Alhaji foods Hiring for Finance & Admin Assistant Job at London, England Full Time

Finance & Admin Assistant

Background to Recruitment

• Alhaji Suya is a results-orientated food processing and manufacturing company, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide high quality products and services to its customers. As part of our expansionary effort to become UK’s leading company in African and Caribbea, we are looking for an experienced Finance and Admin Assistant to join our business on a full-time basis to undertake a variety of general administrative, store, clerical and finance related tasks and create a more sustainable workflow and increase productivity at Alhaji Suya. As a small but aggressive team, the incoming Finance and Admin Assistant will participate in a diverse range of duties, which will open up a fantastic opportunity for growth and development within the Finance and Administration Team. Full training on systems and processes which are unique to the company will be provided, however the candidate needs to be open minded and willing to take on new challenges. If you are open to new challenges and opportunities, in a customer focused environment, please apply and be part of a friendly and dedicated team.

Role Description and Conditions

The Role & Responsibilities Description:

• Office account management, documentation and reconciliation including expenditure management and tracking;
• Undertaking a range of administrative and logistics duties to ensure the smooth running of operations activities at Alhaji Suya, including purchasing for office items and maintaining stock levels;
• Inspection of orders and ensuring appropriate store management system is maintained;
• Ensure appropriate records are kept for all despatch to various outlets/departments within the organisation;
• Managing purchase orders including: raising requisitions; receiving goods and posting invoices;
• Maintaining the required filing structure and inputting daily closing data/accounts (from various departments/outlets) into company Accounting system;
• Management of payments and coordinating them from the bank and within company Accounting system;
• Communicating with office suppliers (cleaners, maintenance, security etc.) and ensure timely payments to vendors and suppliers of services;
• Contribute to monthly management and periodic statutory reports;
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and peers to ensure the smooth running and timely payment of debtor accounts;
• Responding to relevant client enquiries, taking accurate phone messages, dealing with incoming emails and transferring calls to relevant departments within the organisation to ensure queries are dealt with accordingly;
• Assisting with set up of new employees;
• Have responsibility for the security and safety of staff and equipments within Admin control;
• Assisting with processing a monthly payroll;
• To perform other administrative duties as may be assigned and cross work with other administration roles within the business as required.

Requirements/Specifications: Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Computer/Administration/Accounting related certification (or proven previous experience and skills acquired within corporate systems);
• Candidate with any other relevant qualification with basic computer application knowledge – such as Microsoft applications, e.g. Word and Excel, will be an advantage;
• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar role within manufacturing, production or any relevant sector;
• Ability to use QuickBooks Accounting package or readiness to learn;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Well presented, organized, courteous, and able to use own initiative to resolve office and other logistic issues;
• Ability to multitask, manage a workload and produce high quality, on-time work;
• A willingness to learn, teach and expand existing skill set with the small admin team in place;
• High organisational skills and solution orientated;
• Good level of English in speaking and writing;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well cross-culturally with teams in different regions of the world;
• Have a positive attitude and willingness to ‘get the job done;
• Be adaptive and organised while being curious and enthusiastic.

Job Title: Finance & Admin Officer (FAO)

Location: Alhaji Suya , Greenwich & Elephant & Castle UK

Reporting to: Finance & Admin Team Leader

Job type: Full-time

Probationary period: 6 months

Remuneration: Attractive and negotiable

Reference ID: AS210011

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £18,500.00-£20,400.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work remotely:

• No