Admininstrator

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ADAS Horticulture, part of the RSK Group, works closely with the industry. Horticulture faces huge challenges to increase marketable yields for diverse crop types, whilst using fewer natural resources to minimise environmental impact. Reducing the water and carbon footprints of horticulture production, has promoted new insights and innovative practice for energy management in both protected and field based systems. Labour availability is becoming a critical issue for many horticulture businesses and automation / robotics is becoming an important option for many businesses to consider to remain viable (e.g. Breaking the Chain (2017). Food and Drink Federation, 28pp). Maintaining high crop health and produce quality is essential for efficient and economically competitive production. Sustainable pest, disease and weed control is challenged by constant biological evolution to overcome control methods, increasingly stringent pesticide regulation and changing production systems.

ADAS Horticulture works with a variety of clients to deliver projects across the fruit, vegetable and ornamentals sectors. We are seeking to recruit an administrator to support the delivery team in a part time role, 32 hours per week, with flexible start and finish times.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial administration for the RSK ADAS Horticulture business.
• Ability to compile audits and manage claims for R&D projects.
• Contract administration to maintain accurate contract data on our CRM system (FocalPoint), providing quality control, advice and guidance and processing contract data amendments.
• Assist Contract Managers to register new tenders and projects and to provide quality control of all relevant documentation.
• To provide financial and contract administration support for Contract Managers to assist with forecast monitoring and to improve contract profitability.
• Working with Contract Managers to review and issue sales invoices to clients as planned. Monitor and follow up on outstanding debt to maintain cash flow.
• Raise purchase orders for suppliers.
• Provide financial support to Contract Managers by collating and presenting contract data/reports.
• Reconciliation of activities on contracts on a monthly basis to maintain accurate financial forecasting.
  
  

Key Skills Required

• Knowledge and experience of, and confidence in, working with CRM systems.
• Good knowledge and understanding of all aspects of financial procedures.
• Accurate and numerate.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• High level keyboard and computing skills using MS Word, Excel and databases
• Good communication skills, both oral and written, with senior managers, peers and clients
• Excellent team working skills
• Self-motivated and capable of working without supervision
• Capable of working under pressure with good time management, prioritisation and multi-tasking skills.
  
  

Benefits

• Contributory Pension Scheme and Company Life Assurance.
• A flexible benefits programme including private health care.
• Regular training and career development.
• Competitive Salary.
• Flexible hours (Monday to Friday).
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays and private healthcare.
  
  

We operate an open and relaxed management culture that nurtures continuous improvement and innovation. This also enables us to achieve a staff turnover rate that’s consistently below the industry average. Adopting a proactive growth strategy helps us to run a sustainable and profitable business while providing new and exciting career opportunities for all.

As an entrepreneurial organisation, we encourage and foster the growth of our employees. When joining RSK, a mentor works with you to ensure you set and achieve your goals. We want to accelerate your professional development, including opportunities for a promotional fast track.

Further, retaining staff is the building block of a successful organisation. As a company, RSK wants to ensure you maintain a healthy work life balance, with many opportunities for flexible working hours, locality flexibility, social activities, and community involvement projects.

The company prides itself on providing its staff with a rewarding and challenging career, encouraging Continuous Professional Development, allowing employees to reach their full potential. Having been recently placed within the top10 UK environmental consultancies (Environmental Analyst, December 2017) and number 42 in the Sunday Times Fastrack 200 which rates the success of private companies in the UK, there has never been a more exciting time to join.

All candidates applying for positions with RSK Group must be eligible to work in the UK/European Economic Area.

RSK is committed to our Corporate Responsibility strategy. We seek to minimise our impact on the environment; to engage positively with the community and education groups; to provide a safe and supportive atmosphere in which to work; and to promote Corporate Responsibility throughout our supply chain.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer