On top of our last vacancy we are now also recruiting for a fluent French-speaking Assistant.
Part-time: 25hrs per week across 5 days (9.30am – 2.30pm preferred)
Location: Clapham Junction (5 minute walk from Clapham Junction station)
Remuneration: £14,300 p.a. (£22,800 FTE) + pension, benefits, discretionary annual bonus
Are you looking for a flexible, varied role to fit in with your other commitments?
Would you like to become part of a growing team of young financial services professionals?
We are the market-leading financial services company dedicated to arranging international finance solutions in France and Spain. We are looking for a responsible Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and office tasks. The duties of the assistant include providing support to managers and employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing the company’s general administrative activities.
Brief Description
The successful applicant will:
• Assist with colleagues filing, printing, collating and diary organisation
• Work with the Consultants to help prepare and submit files
• Make calls to French estate agents, notaires and banks (in French)
• Contact potential clients to arrange a Consultant call
• Help clients via phone and email to complete French paperwork
• Enter data into various systems – including sales leads, invoices, expenses
• Pick up and maintenance of administrative and kitchen supplies
• Answer, screen and forward any incoming phone calls while providing basic information when needed
• Visitor and meeting management
• Assist with all other related admin tasks when required
Required Skills and Experience
The successful applicant will need:
• To have a native level of English and a fluent level of French (both written and spoken)
• To be a self-starter; with a friendly, positive and can-do attitude
• A proven ability to work accurately and quickly, and a desire to understand the detail
• The ability to juggle multiple tasks and effectively manage workload to meet deadlines
• A flexible outlook, an openness to learn and a willingness to both follow instructions and to suggest improvements
• To be very IT literate with Microsoft packages (specifically Excel, and Outlook) with experience of using a CRM system
• Client-facing sales experience (ideally in a property-related or business environment).
• To be educated to degree level to at least a 2:1
• Previous experience within an office environment is required
If this is you, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@internationalprivatefinance.com.