Brachers are looking for an experienced Administrator to join our busy Collections & Recoveries team based at our offices in Maidstone, Kent.

The purpose of role is to provide general administrative support to the department with particular emphasis on insolvency related tasks. The main areas of responsibility are:-

1. Processing clients’ instructions using the department’s debt recovery system, including but not limited to setting up and updating cases, performing conflict checks and file closures. Processing payments and paying supplier invoices. Obtaining copies of supporting documentation from clients such as application forms, statements etc.
2. Issuing various court processes, including generating legal proceedings such as Claim Forms, Judgments and enforcement applications both manually and via electronic data transfer; performing consumer, business and land registry searches.
3. Assisting with the maintenance of the department’s insolvency portfolio including regular data entry; dealing with routine correspondence; simple file reviews; confirming claims have been lodged and admitted for dividend purposes; validating dividend payments and insolvency dates. Also performing annual BK discharge reviews and IVA completion reviews and recording same on Nexum in order to ensure customer’s credit files are updated accurately.
4. Mail sorting and distribution; cross referencing mail items and performing mail scanning duties; filing and other general administration duties, including delivery and collection of cheques; secure waste disposal etc.
5. Supporting the Administrator (Finance) in relation to the remittance and invoicing processes, including generating daily and weekly remittances, importing postings; processing payments; reconciliations and running reports etc.
6. Generating various daily, weekly and monthly reports for distribution internally and submission to clients. Assisting with the preparation of internal and external audit files.
7. Accurate data entry and reconciliation, including primary responsibility for the completion and submission of the settlement reporting and tracking obligations
8. Assisting with holiday, absence and telephone cover, including where necessary liaising with clients and customers.
9. Carrying out tasks as and when required by the Partners/Team Heads and Leaders in charge of the team.

To be successful in this role you will need:-

• Grade B or above in GCSE/O Level Mathematics
• Grade C or above in GCSE/O Level English
• Administrative experience with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Word and Excel)
• A background in or knowledge of accounts payable, receivable and reconciliations would be an advantage but not essential.
• Good organisational skills to prioritise work effectively to ensure deadlines are met.
• Excellent attention to detail
• A professional attitude

Brachers LLP offers a friendly and welcoming environment. Whilst we expect our people to work hard we also want them to enjoy their work and establish successful careers with us. Therefore, we offer everyone the opportunity to train, develop and grow as well as a very competitive reward package.

If you have the passion, drive, experience and skills we are looking for and are looking for a new, challenging, full-time role, we would love to hear from you.

Please send your CV together with a covering e-mail to humanresources@brachers.co.uk. The closing date for applications is 20 January 2017.

We are not currently seeking CVs from recruitment consultants and so would ask that you refrain from making contact at this time.