Available Positions:

POSITION TITLE: OFFICE MANAGER

DESCRIPTION:
Ariadne Capital is seeking a high calibre, mature individual to competently and pro-actively manage all front of house and back-office operations.  This is a demanding and varied role utilising a cross-section of core skills from personnel, procurement, finance and office management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage all front of house operations; reception, calls, meet & greet, refreshments, booking meeting rooms, ensuring the excellent appearance of the office premises
• Handle all procurement in an efficient and cost-effective manner; ordering of supplies, equipment, stationery items , and branded business stationery
• Provide the in-house Finance function; inputting all accounts in Sage and collating receipts, invoices etc to send to accountants. Collating employee information  for Payroll accountants
• Assist the CEO to manage the Key Professional Services Firms, Advisors, Authorities & Key Suppliers; Lawyers, Accountants, Compliance Consultants, Insurance Brokers and Pension providers, IT Services Firms, Landlord, Inland Revenue, HM Customs & Excise, FSA etc
• Assist with the Human Resources and Recruitment process; collating and managing the incoming Talent cv’s, arranging interviews, meeting potential candidates, collecting references, managing the Induction Process
• Maintain the Personnel, Options, Holiday and Absence records for the company, pro-actively manage the calendar of key dates for probationary periods, appraisal reviews and birthdays
• Organise Events including cocktail receptions, charity evenings, corporate and industry related events
• Administer all company Insurances, Share Option Scheme, Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Working on ad-hoc projects according to the changing business needs

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• A mature, flexible self-starter, pro-active & self-motivated
• Able to think “outside of the box” and be ahead of the curve
• Strong and confident communicator
• A naturally warm and pleasant disposition
• Intelligent and keen to develop knowledge
• Well presented
• Extreme attention to details in all areas

EXPERIENCE/TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Essential

• Minimum eight years of work experience
• Experience managing people is a must
• Experience in high-pressure, results-oriented start-up cultures is necessary
• SAGE line 50 (2+yrs experience)
• Advanced MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Advanced MS Outlook – email, calendar, contacts, tasks
• Proficient Typing – 50 wpm
• Graduate Calibre

Highly desirable

• Background as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Office / Operations Manager
• Interest and exposure in Banking, Consultancy, Venture Capital, Technology and New Media arenas
• Experience of the Personnel and Finance aspect of role would be a big advantage
• Additional Languages

COMPENSATION/OPPORTUNITY

• Salary circa £26,000
• Bonus
• Share Options
• Medical Insurance
• 20 days holiday

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your curriculum vitae to: talent@ariadnecapital.com

This completes the positions available at this time. However, we are always looking for talented, motivated individuals. If think you might have the right skills to work in a fast-growing, pan-European venture capital group, we'd like to hear from you.