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Receptionist/Administrator – Carlisle

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Based in our Carlisle office

We are looking for a full time Administrator/Receptionist with excellent customer service skills and experience of supporting all activities that facilitate the smooth day to day running of a busy office.

The successful candidate will enjoy a fast paced and varied role, should have excellent interpersonal skills, be organised, possess good attention to detail and have a high level of written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities include; greeting visitors, both over the phone and face to face, typing, diary management, maintaining accurate client data, management of petty cash, ordering stationery and general office/administration duties.

The successful candidate will be joining a family run business, who are a multi award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants, tax and business advisers in Cumbria and Lancashire.  Led by the same senior management team and partners for the last 25 years, they are supported by a hard-working high performing team.

Applicants should have GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English and good working knowledge of MS Office suite.

The closing date for applications is 31st January 2025.

As a growing, forward-thinking company, we believe that in order to deliver the highest quality services, we need the brightest and the best people as part of our team.

That is why we are always interested in hearing from potential new recruits who are professional, enthusiastic and committed to excellent customer service.

If you think you are the kind of person who can make a difference to our clients, then we’d like to talk to you, please fill in the expression of interest form below.

Expression of Interest Form

1. Contact Details

2. Personal Details

3. Your Application

Please be aware that while we cannot guarantee employment opportunities, we will consider all enquiries carefully

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