Title:

Graduate Business Assistant

Location:

West Sussex

Salary:

GBP 17,000 per year (+ car & bens)

Description:

Our client, a successful energy management company, is seeking a Business Assistant to work alongside the Chief Executivein his role to grow and develop the business.The role will involve roughly40% finance40% commerce/contracts20% general office dutiesKey tasks will include anything from financial modelling to forecasting, undertaking actions to arranging meetings,chasing up information from staff/clients to collating data on potential business acquisitions, almost anything whichwill help to free up a busy Chief Executive. This is not a letter typing/telephone answering job. The right person willsee what they can do without having to be asked, and be able to do it themselvesTraining both on the job and externally as required will be givenThis is not a technical role, but an interest in environmental issues would be good.This job is exciting, varied and rewarding, but will require commitment and a proactive approach. The suitable personmust also be reliable and trustworthy.Key Deliverables" To support the Chief Executive at a commercial and strategic level in order to expand commercial operations whilecontrolling costs to ensure optimum financial performance" To project the Company image and manage effective and communicative relationships with clients etc." To provide marketing, PR and information-gathering support to the Business Development TeamThe ideal candidate:-" will have a good degree (2:1 preferred) in Business Management/Commerce/Accountancy/Marketing, possibly evenEngineering with Business/Finance modules" must be proactive" must be able to work unsupervised" must be keen to advance their career rapidly" must be able to take on different tasks and challenges" must be keen to learn new skills" must be personable and good communicator - they will interact with the company's Management Team/ parent company'sboard and clients at Director levelSalary: GBP 17,000 depending on qualifications, experience and fit with job specificationLocation: Based in Crawley but with UK and European Travel4 weeks holidayCompany Car (private mileage repayable)Company contribution to pension scheme after one yearCompany-funded Life InsuranceLap TopMobile PhoneFree Parking at Crawley Office