Office Assistant

Rinicom Ltd is an award-winning SME based in the centre of Lancaster, specialising in advanced wireless communications and video processing across the rail, maritime, security and defence sectors. In addition to our commercial work, we have a strong focus on R&D and innovation.

We’re currently recruiting for an Office Assistant to support our finance, engineering and sales teams. The role is Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day.

Desirable Qualities

• Ability to work alone and use initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Following / implementing procedures
• IT literate (MS office)
• Knowledge of finance systems (Sage)
• Ability to handle a varied role

Key Responsibilities

• General administration
• Support with finance and purchasing – raising purchase orders and quotations; dealing with credit card transactions, petty cash, and expenses; manage staff holiday system
• Responsible for shipping process, following import and export procedures
• Project support with communications, document control, purchasing, and claims for payment
• Support with operational improvements and enforcing company policies and procedures within the office
• Support with audits
• Manage items on loan from clients, following temporary import procedures where necessary Maintain a safe and secure working environment by managing Health and Safety
• Maintain files and documentation in accordance with company guidelines
• Meeting preparation
• Answer telephone queries

Training will be given where needed.

Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• NEST pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Location within walking distance from the city centre and railway station
• Cycle to work scheme

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Rinicom Ltd, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and safe workplace for everyone. If you are excited about this role but your experience and/or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway; you might still be a good fit for our growing business!

If you would like to apply for the position, please send your CV and a covering note to office@rinicom.com

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
• Transport links

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lancaster: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person