Office Administrator (full time)

Xjtag; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics testing company in Cambridge is seeking an administrator to support the office manager. The role involves preparing orders, processing invoices, and maintaining internal systems. Ideal candidates will be self-starters with strong communication skills and able to work in a small team. A flexible approach is essential, as the job involves a wide range of tasks. The company offers a friendly working environment, training, and benefits including 25 days of annual leave and a salary banding of £24,000 - £28,000.

Benefits

Relaxed working environment

25 days paid annual leave (+8 bank holidays)

Life assurance (3x salary)

Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) share scheme

Training and development

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of office applications.
• Very good written, email and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with an accounts system is useful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare orders for shipping and arrange deliveries.
• Process purchase orders and invoice customers.
• Maintain the internal product tracking system.
• Book travel arrangements for customers and exhibitions.
• Process supplier invoices.

Skills

Calculating percentages

Office applications

Team collaboration

Prioritizing workload

Communication skills

Job description

Location: Cambridge, UK

XJTAG is a world‑leading developer of electronics testing products. The company has grown to provide a wide range of products and services for testing complex electronics to customers all over the world. We are looking for an additional member in our administration and finance team on a full time basis assisting the office manager in day‑to‑day accounts and office duties. As in any small business, you will get involved in a wide range of tasks, often not strictly ‘in the job description’, to help and support the whole business.

A successful candidate will receive on the job training after which they will be able to facilitate jobs outlined in the ‘responsibilities’ section below. In addition they will be a self‑starter, able to identify areas in which they can help our office manager with additional administration tasks.

Responsibilities

• Preparing orders for shipping and arranging deliveries
• Processing purchase orders and invoicing customers
• Updating and maintaining our internal product tracking system
• Booking travel arrangements, including itineraries for general customer trips as well as exhibitions
• Processing of supplier invoices

Requirements

• Comfortable with calculating percentages
• Good working knowledge of office applications
• Comfortable working as part of a small team and have a flexible and adaptable approach
• Ability to prioritise workload and handle multiple tasks
• Very good written, email and verbal communication
• Experience of using an accounts system useful but not required as training will be given
• Permission to work in the UK

Benefits

• A relaxed, friendly and inclusive working environment in our office on the edge of Cambridge
• 25 days paid annual leave (+8 bank holidays)
• Life assurance (3x salary)
• Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) share scheme
• Training and development provided both internally and externally
• Employee assistance programme with a range of wellbeing measures and benefits
• Salary banding: £24,000 - £28,000