Overview
As Administration Manager in the City of London, you will lead a small, hands-on team to deliver a high-quality administrative function. You balance people leadership with direct execution, covering governance, vendor management, and core admin activities. You will shape processes, monitor spend, and provide management information to senior stakeholders. This role offers ownership of a broad function in a collaborative, client-focused environment.
Pay / Benefits
- hybrid working
- up to £55,000 salary
- international environment
- ownership of broad administration function
- small team culture
- hands-on leadership opportunities
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a small team, allocating work and mentoring others
- Balance people management with hands-on administration
- Deliver senior management support and coordinate a broad range of admin tasks
- Manage vendors, invoices, expenses, and budget oversight
- Oversee events, internal processes, and documentation
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and governance controls
- Prepare management information for senior leadership and report on operational risks
- Collaborate with London office and international colleagues to resolve day-to-day issues
- Proactively prioritise competing demands and maintain service quality
Key requirements
- Experience managing and developing a small team
- Experience in administration, office management or similar corporate environment
- Ability to balance people management with hands-on work
- Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with vendors, invoices, expenses and budgets
- Ideally experience in financial services or a regulated environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and strong attention to detail
- Proactive, flexible and hands-on approach
- stakeholder management
- communication
- proactivity
- flexibility
- attention to detail
- Microsoft Office
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