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Trading Assistant - Commodities

People First
People First
London, South East England
£22,000 - £25,000 per annum
Transport & Logistics - Export Clerk
Permanent
17 Nov
81
18426601
Perm

Job Title: Administrative Assistant, Trading Support - Food Division
Skills: Knowledge of Japanese would be advantage but not essential, background in trading support/ Shipping
Salary: £23-25K (Depending on experience)
Location: The City

Major international company based in the City is seeking an efficient administrator to wor kin a trade support role.

The Role
The role would involve issuing commercial invoices, arranging payments, simple accounts and dealing with general correspondence between head office, supplier and customer

In addition, the person will be involved in providing support to futures traders including daily/monthly reconciliation against statements, communicating the daily results to Head office, issuing DR/CR notes for future profit/loss and arranging Payment /account booking of liquidation and commission

In addition, there would be some secretarial work such as making hotel reservations for visitors, expenses etc

The Person

This is a busy role in a fast-paced department, so you will need to demonstrate the ability to prioritise the workload, as well as finding ways of working efficiently in order to get the job done. This is a department where seasonality comes into play, so you will need to be aware that certain periods in the year will be busier than others.
 

 

 

People First is a leading employment agency with a global network of offices in Europe, Australasia and North America. Thank you for your application and we will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible. We would however like to make you aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to invite for interview those candidates whose skills and experience most closely match the job description. For more information about People First and to view our other current vacancies, please visit our website. Please note that it is the responsibility of candidates applying for this vacancy to make enquiries of the UK Government about any relevant immigration requirements, and any other conditions that must be satisfied by law for a worker taking up employment within the UK

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