Business Support Administrator

You'll be an integral part our business support team; providing proactive support to our Deals & Restructuring department.

This role is perfect for a confident administration professional, who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to get involved with a diverse range of responsibilities.

What you'll be doing day to day

With two areas of responsibility no two days will be the same.

• Business Support:

+ Providing the Partnership with any personal assistance as and when required.
+ Support in team meetings with minute taking.
+ Assistance with preparing presentation slides and reports in accordance with the Firm's brand and risk procedures.
+ Involvement in marketing support activities.
+ Processing expense claims and reconciling statements with the finance team.
+ Facilitate travel and accommodation arrangements.
+ Co-ordinating diaries and meeting management for staff as and when required.


• Client Engagement and work portfolio management:

+ Manage the 'Know Your Client' and Anti-Money Laundering clearance processes and reviewing letters of engagement to clients in accordance with brand and risk procedures.
+ Maintenance of client contact and relationship databases.
+ Controlling and monitoring various logs including those covering assignment reviews.
+ Supporting the WIP and billing review processes.


• Educated to A level (or equivalent) minimum, with grades A-C/5-9 in English and Maths


• Ideally have experience within a professional services environment.


• Have excellent IT skills, in particular, an extensive knowledge of MS Office.


• You'll have strong adaptable communication skills.


• You'll be proactive, efficient, organised and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.


• Strong attention to detail and ownership for the delivery of high-quality work is essential.


• Have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to use own initiative and have problem-solving skills.


• Have excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise work.


• Be comfortable handling sensitive information in a discrete and confidential manner.
  
  Why work at PKF Francis Clark


We're the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England. We have nine offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

The firm, which celebrated its centenary in 2019, has annual revenue of over £65 million and a 900-strong team based across our offices. Our continuing growth offers you the opportunity to expand and develop your career in a direction that interests you.

We offer a supportive and flexible culture, taking your career seriously to enable you to be the best you can be. Since September 2022, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work.

We work hard to ensure that ours is a culture where you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. We ranked as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in 2023, and again in 2024 when we rose nine places to 24th in the list of the UK's Best Workplaces (Large Organisations).

We've also been ranked 46th out of 89 in the UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2023 (Large Organisations) and 40th out of 79 in the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023 (Large Organisations). PKF Francis Clark has been highlighted as a top achiever among the UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we're ranked 28th among England's Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers by the Department of Education and High Fliers Research.

Whilst we're proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms, which together are ranked as the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK by Accountancy Age. As part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries, the opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world are endless.


• Pension


• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary


• Group income protection


• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare


Health & Wellbeing benefits:

• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday


• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family


• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family


• Cycle to work


Other benefits:

• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts


• Gifts for career and family milestones


• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations


• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation


Please note

• These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee's post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wag