Office Administrator

Xjtag; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading electronics testing company in Cambridge is seeking an additional member for its administration and finance team. This part-time role involves assisting the office manager with various tasks, including processing orders, invoicing, and maintaining internal systems. The ideal candidate should be adaptable, have good communication skills, and possess a solid understanding of Microsoft Office applications. The company offers a friendly working environment and comprehensive training, with a salary range of £25,000 - £28,000 FTE.

Benefits

Relaxed working environment

25 days paid annual leave

Life assurance (3x salary)

Employee assistance programme

Training and development

Qualifications

• Comfortable with calculating percentages.
• Good working knowledge of Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple tasks.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with an accounts system is useful but not required.

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 for customer trips and exhibitions.
• Processing supplier invoices.

Skills

Calculating percentages

Good written and verbal communication

Flexibility and adaptability

Team collaboration

Tools

Word

Outlook

Excel

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 part time basis (minimum 25 hours per week) 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 for exhibitions
• Processing of supplier invoices

Requirements

• Comfortable with calculating percentages
• Good working knowledge of Word, Outlook and Excel
• 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 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 (pro rata) (+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: £25,000 - £28,000 FTE