PA to Partners

Your new company
Looking for a role where your organisational skills, friendly manner, and attention to detail really make a difference? Working for a Top 50+50 Accountancy Practice and Real Living Wage Employer, with over 300 team members across Devon and Somerset - and we''re growing!This role is full-time permanent in Axminster. Salary is open but looking between -35k40k.
Hours are 36.25 per week.

Your new role

• Diary and email management:
  Proactively manage and coordinate the Partners'' complex diaries, including arranging and scheduling internal and external meetings, appointments, and travel. You will also monitor and manage their inboxes, flagging urgent emails and drafting responses on their behalf.
• Client liaison:
  Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, suppliers, and staff on behalf of the Partners. You will handle all communication with professionalism, tact, and discretion, and build strong, positive relationships.
• Administrative and secretarial support:
  Provide comprehensive administrative assistance, including:
• Typing, compiling, and preparing reports, presentations, and correspondence.
• Setting up new clients and updating internal systems with accurate information.
• Managing and maintaining an effective filing system for both digital and physical documents.
• Drafting and formatting letters of engagement and other official documents.
• Workflow coordination:
  Assist with the firm''s workflow management, chasing clients for outstanding information to ensure deadlines are met.
• Meeting preparation:
  Organise and prepare documents for meetings, take accurate minutes, and follow up on action points.
• Office support:
  Liaise with other members of the administrative team to ensure cover and support during periods of absence.
• Financial administration:
  Support with general financial administration, such as handling expenses and basic bookkeeping.
• Ad-hoc duties:
  Assist with special projects and other tasks as required to support the Partners and the wider team.

What you''ll need to succeed
Previous EA/ PA experience
Proficient experience of Microsoft Office packages
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Experience of working with people at board level
Minute taking experience

What you''ll get in return

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 days annual leave after three years'' service.
• Annual salary review.
• Death in service 3 x annual salary.
• Access to Westfield Rewards and Health scheme.
• 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
• Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
• Introducing clients and team member commission schemes.
• Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6% after 4 years'' service).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity after one year''s service.

What you need to do now
If you''re interested in this role, click ''apply now'' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn''t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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