Office assistant

Purpose of the Role To support the Administration/Reception/Secretarial teams with post room activities, typing, scanning, filing, storage, Catering/Room Set ups and general Office duties. Who we are At MHA, we work with a wide variety of clients across multiple industries and really get to grips with the inner workings of a company. This in-depth understanding allows us to offer new ways to help businesses fulfil their commercial potential. Our culture is one of innovation and growth. We’re hungry to help businesses succeed and recognise that doing so will require creativity, individuality and flair. At MHA we want to uncover your potential. We nurture teams of talented individuals, enabling them to rise to new challenges. Main Responsibilities Undertake retrieving files from and sending files to storage. Undertake office filing and collecting documents from all floors for GDPR purposes. Undertake printing, photocopying, binding, laminating of documents. Undertake printing and distributing of course notes and PowerPoint presentations. Undertake copy typing as requested by Senior Office Manager for the secretarial team i.e. letters, accounts, file notes, reports, bills, etc. Undertake local by hand deliveries and going to the bank. Undertake collection and removal of confidential wastepaper, waste cardboard and waste plastics for recycling from all floors if necessary. Undertake de-scaling of kitchen equipment. Undertake tasks requested by the Senior Office Manager and Office Supervisor. Cover post activities i.e., open, sort and distribute incoming post; frank outgoing post and take sacks to loading bay. Scanning of incoming post. Cover new client set-ups in CCH/iManage client database and credit searches. Assist with meeting room set-ups i.e., furniture, equipment and catering requirements Assist with telephone and IT equipment issues. Assist with photocopier faults toner replenishment on all floors. Assist with issuing temporary and new security passes i.e., take and print photos, log pass numbers. Assist with reception cover i.e, field telephone calls, take messages, arrange couriers. Assist with preparing refreshments for meetings / partners. Assist with contractor and landlord issues and visits. Assist Senior Office Manager with setting up new starters. Assist with petty cash, cheque requisitions, preparing disbursement T10 forms. Assist with company acquisition projects i.e., relocating staff, equipment and furniture. Ad hoc tasks, as required. Qualification and Skills Experience of an office environment (2 years minimum) Keyboard skills IT literate (Word, Excel, Outlook) Good communication skills Good telephone manner Accuracy and attention to detail Flexibility and able to multi-task Organisation Enthusiastic and willing to learn Why join us Over the last few years, we have won multiple industry awards such as National Firm of the Year, Tax Team of the Year, Graduate and Non-Graduate programme of the Year, Best Advisory Services and most recently the gold standard accreditation by Investors in People. The offering Genuine Work Life balance 33 days holiday Inc. bank holidays, plus the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days (28 days on a training contract, with the opportunity to buy 5 days) Competitive salary package Employee Recognition awards Paid CSR time Accredited Investor in People New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential And more! It s an exciting time to join the firm so take your next career step with us. Our application form takes just a few minutes to complete and includes some diversity questions. MHA is a committed member of Access Accountancy and as such, we track our diversity stats and actively work to improve on these, year on year, looking at new ways to promote our roles to the widest audience. Any data collected is fully anonymised before sharing with any external parties, as per our Data Protection Policy and is not visible to hiring managers, or used in any way during the selection process. Our application form takes just a few minutes to complete and includes some diversity questions. MHA is a committed member of Access Accountancy and as such, we track our diversity stats and actively work to improve on these, year on year, looking at new ways to promote our roles to the widest audience. Any data collected is fully anonymised before sharing with any external parties, as per our Data Protection Policy and is not visible to hiring managers, or used in any way during the selection process. Req ID: 1040