Business Assistant

Role - Business Assistant

Harrogate/Working from Home - Flexible

Duration - 3 months

Your role is focused on providing administrative support to a Business Team or Senior Manager.

• Owns a work process or supports a broader series of directly related processes in a specific area of work. Solid core competencies in one specific work area.
• Work is framed within a well-defined process and standard procedures. Deals with an increased variety and diversified situations for which more than one solution may apply.
• The incumbent must carry out straightforward investigations and evaluate pros and cons of available alternatives. Identifies customer/business needs in a diversified and less standardized environment and meets them by offering assistance and advice.
• May provide guidance to less experienced colleagues. Builds stable working relationships inside and outside own work area.
• Able to effectively exchange and explain information with greater tact and diplomacy (content and context) to line management, peers and business counterparts. Standard oral and written English language skills.
• Supervision on progress. Works with moderate guidance and support from others; Will escalate issues as necessary.
• Planning horizon: Up to monthly in general outlook terms. Incumbent prioritizes own work to deliver against agreed targets/ deadlines.

Key Skills

• Analytical
• Excel experience
• VLOOKUP
• Experience in Counter/market analysis tool
• Stakeholder Management

**Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer