ASA Recruitment

Outbound Call Centre Consultants
Temporary - Full time
Immediate - October
£7.50/hr
Edinburgh

ASA's client is a financial services organisation based in Edinburgh. They have a number of new vacancies for experienced contact centre candidates available on a temporary basis.

Job Description
Outbound calls to obtain outstanding information on existing policies and updating relevant systems with collated information.

Essential Experience
·Good telephone manner
·Strong attention to detail

If you have the relevant experience please contact the Commercial team at ASA.

Posted: 30/09/2010
RefNo: 119015

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Are you interested in Social Work? Do you have administration experience?

Our client urgently require clerical assistance for a variety of projects

This role will involve;
- some reception work
-copy typing
-dealing with petty cash
-answering telephones
-using excel and outlook
-filing, faxing, photocopying as required

As this is a social work unit, the ideal candidate will have a tactful nature and an understanding of confidentiality, whilst remaining confident in difficult situations.

The successful candidate must have a full Enhanced Disclosure for this role.

Posted: 29/07/2010
RefNo: 98975

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FULFILMENT OPERATIVE - HADDINGTON - £5.80 - £7.62 (Shift dependant)

Company Profile:

East Lothian based print & mailing company.

Job Profile:

Temporary day to day or week to week bookings for 8 or 12 hour shifts working in a busy warehouse. Work can involve filling envelopes, adding inserts to magazines, sending out mailers etc

Candidate Profile:

Candidates will preferably come from the local area or have transport due to the location of my client. You will be nimble fingered to allow you to carry out the work quickly. You will also be able to speak, read and write English to a high level as 100% accuracy is required.

PLEASE APPLY BY SENDING YOUR CV TO crobertson@asarecruitment.co.uk. PLEASE STATE IF YOU HAVE TRANSPORT OR NOT.

Posted: 29/07/2010
RefNo: 119636

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WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE - HADDINGTON - £5.80 - £7.62 (Shift dependant)

Company Profile:

East Lothian based warehouse facility.

Job Profile:

Temporary day to day or week to week bookings for 8 or 12 hour shifts working in a busy warehouse. Work will involve heavy lifting, packing, loading and unloading vehicles etc. Dayshift and nightshift work potentially available.

Candidate Profile:

Candidates will preferably come from the local area or have transport due to the location of my client. Due to the nature of the role you will be physically fit and flexible with regards to work hours.

PLEASE APPLY BY SENDING YOUR CV TO crobertson@asarecruitment.co.uk. PLEASE STATE IF YOU HAVE TRANSPORT OR NOT AND WHICH SHIFTS YOU ARE AVAILABLE FOR WHEN APPLYING.

Posted: 29/07/2010
RefNo: 119634

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ASA Recruitment's client are looking for a Temporary Shipping and Receiving Clerk for approximately 3 months. The successful candidate require to have import and export experience, SAP advantageous, dangerous goods experience, 15T Forklift License and Side Loader.

Posted: 29/07/2010
RefNo: 117713

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ASA Recruitment’s client is a world known FMCG company, synonymous with many household name brands.

For their Supply Chain operation in Switzerland they have a vacancy for a Finance and Reporting Manager.

The role will suit someone with previous experience in Financial Management and Supply Management/Supply Chain.

The role:
· To evaluate current prices and valuations of products
· Competitor analysis
· Analysis of supply costs and shipping costs
· Negotiation of prices with suppliers
· Liaison with brand Finance Directors (various European locations)
· Analysis of trends and forecast prices, variations and gross profit

The Person
· Dynamic individual with relevant Finance Management and Supply Chain Management experience
· FMCG Sector experience desired - food sector
· Fluent in English
· European languages desirable but not essential
· Excellent communication skills essential
· Ability to influence decision makers and deal with Senior Management essential
· Ability to motive and lead a successful team
· Excellent project management experience essential

This is an exciting opportunity to join a global brand and develop a successful career. A highly competitive package is on offer.

Interested applicants with the relevant experience should apply with a cover letter and current CV/Resume.

Posted: 28/07/2010
RefNo: 119592

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Are you an experienced recruitment consultant or experienced in Sales or business development and living in the Aberdeen area?
At ASA Recruitment, Scotland’s largest privately owned recruitment consultancy we require a consultant to run the Commercial desk by placing candidates for clients in Sales & Marketing roles, HR & Training, Office support, Legal & Contact Centre Services.
Your responsibilities would include servicing the needs of existing clients by sourcing and placing candidates, but a large part of the role includes establishing new clients through cold calling to sell the benefits of the service we offer.
It is desirable you have experience within the Commercial field but not essential.
At ASA Recruitment we look for a strong work ethic along with the determination to achieve targets and meet the needs of clients and of course our candidates. Working this desk could be compared to building and managing your own business because working hard to create a good reputation for yourself will lead to great benefits.
In return ASA Recruitment offers a competitive basic salary; an uncapped commission scheme; childcare vouchers; death in service insurance; pension scheme and healthcare insurance.
If you are interested in the challenge and benefits ASA Recruitment offers then please send your CV to hrapplications@asarecruitment.co.uk

Posted: 28/07/2010
RefNo: 119610

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ASA's global investment client, based in Edinburgh city centre is seeking to recruit a Treasury Risk Manager for their group treasury function.

A new role of Treasury Risk Manager has been created in the team. Working collaboratively across the organisation, particularly with senior finance managers, you will have the opportunity to provide holistic management of the full range of risks they may be exposed to. You will have a previous background in corporate treasury and will seek to make a strong personal contribution in this challenging and fast paced role.

Reporting into the Corporate Liquidity Manager, this is a high profile role with exposure to both internal senior management, the Group Finance Director and key external stakeholder's, notably the FSA. Excellent influencing and relationship building skills are essential to your success in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own, develop & communicate Treasury Risk management reporting to the Group Treasurer, Group Finance Leadership, risk committees and Boards as required
• Provide advice and support to Group Treasury, Business Units, Group Finance and Group committees with respect to Treasury risks and regulatory requirements and best practices impacting Treasury risk management
• Develop and manage the Treasury Policy on behalf of the Group Treasurer, including managing the implementation of a new policy and ongoing compliance reporting against this policy
• Own, develop and manage Group Treasury's credit risk process including responsibility for the daily limit monitoring process, compliance and other reporting, and the accurate and efficient maintenance and allocation of credit limits
• Design, implement and manage the Credit Dashboard, incorporating credit portfolio reporting and trend analysis, external MI and internal credit views and expertise as collated from SLI & Group Risk committees and investment managers.
• Support the Corporate Liquidity Manager in the development and management of the FX risk management process for shareholder investment, transaction and translation exposures
• Maintain the consolidated liquidity risk register and manage the process for identifying and quantifying liquidity risk in conjunction with Bus to help quantify risk buffer targets and in support of the shareholder cash investment strategy
• Maintain and manage the Group's annual contingency funding plan review processes, the standing implementation process, and assist with issue management in support of the overall contingency funding planning process
• Act as point of contact within Group Treasury for regulatory matters on risk issues

TECHNICAL CRITERIA REQUIRED

Essential:
• ACT qualified
• Significant experience of handling financial information and communicating recommendations to senior management in the financial services sector
• Previous practical experience of cash management or corporate treasury preferably in the financial services sector, with post Qualification experience in at least some of the following:
o Treasury activities, preferably within a corporate treasury environment
o Financial Risk Management
o Balance Sheet Management / Asset & Liability Management
o Financial Analysis
• Experience of risk-capital requirements, processes and reporting
• Ability to support and influence senior decision-makers on both strategic and tactical issues
• Ability to handle large and complex amounts of financial information in various forms
• Understanding of the major metrics that stakeholder's (investors / rating agencies / regulators) use and the likely impact on these metrics of a particular course of action
• An understanding of UK and International regulatory frameworks
• Strong attention to detail, particularly regarding the coherence and consistency of reported numbers and a detailed understanding of regulatory requirements
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Track record in relationship building skills

Desirable:
• Fully qualified Accountant or Actuary
• Advanced MS Excel skills, including macro creation and model building
• Proven experience of reporting financial information in a plc environment.
• Experience of working in an Investment background or with investment backed products

For further information regarding this and other exciting opportunities in Edinburgh FS, contact a member of ASA's FS recruitment team on 0131 266 6222

Posted: 28/07/2010
RefNo: 118535

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Hedge Fund Trading Analyst/Programmer
London

Our client is a commodity investment management company focused on derivatives trading in oil markets. They are seeking an individual to:

§ Help build a systematic and quantitative trading strategies in commodities
§ Maintain and develop their database of prices
§ Looking for systematic trading opportunities
§ Building some simple pricing tools for non-US denominated oil swaps
§ Develop tools for better execution of current strategies

This role will grow into a systematic trader with their own capital to trade

Requirements:

§ Degree in a numerate field, Statistics/Engineering/Computer Science
§ Proficiency in Java and/or C++, SQL and VBA
§ Experience with a statistical language such as R or MATLAB.
§ Working with large data sets from a computer modeling point of view
§ A demonstrable interest in and understanding of systematic trading, financial derivatives and markets
§ Organised and deadline focused with the ability to manage projects effectively to completion
§ Ideally 1 to 2 years experience, however, strong graduates may be considered.

If you are interested in further details on this career opportunity please contact ASA.

Posted: 28/07/2010
RefNo: 119604

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As Scotland's largest independent Recruitment Consultancy, ASA Recruitment are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Recruitment Consultant to our Kirkcaldy Branch. The ideal candidate should have the drive and tenacity to sell to our large existing database and also to new clients and build business within an exceptionally strong team.
Relevant training will be given, however, you will need to prove that you have the attributes required to be a self starter who can work with the minimum of supervision and can benefit from the high earning capacity of this role. The successful candidate should demonstrate high levels of persistence and confidence in order to achieve targets in a competitive environment, along with strong interpersonal skills. Whilst previous experience within the Construction and/or Industrial Recruitment sector is desirable, consideration will be given to experienced consultants who wish to move from other sectors.
In return ASA Recruitment offers an excellent basic salary; an uncapped commission scheme; childcare vouchers; death in service insurance; pension scheme and healthcare insurance.
If you are looking to join Scotland’s largest and growing independent recruitment consultancy where you will have the opportunity and freedom to excel then send your CV and cover letter to hrapplications@asarecruitment.co.uk

Posted: 28/07/2010
RefNo: 119608

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ASA Recruitment's client is a manufacturing company in Dunfermline currently seeking temporary part-qualified Accountants to
carry out work for a number of assigned projects. You will provide support and analysis which can be used by the business to drive
High Performance results.

The main accountabilities include a mix of roles including support or full accountability from:

Project estimate at completion
Bid v actual
financial modelling
forecasting
analysis for internal customers and Project Controlling Manager

You should be part-qualified, have experience of working in a Project/manufacturing background and have
proficiency in Excel spreadsheets. Experience in cost accounting is essential.

Posted: 27/07/2010
RefNo: 119591

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ASA’s Client, a large distribution Warehouse are seeking to recruit and temporary HR Recruitment Assistant to work within a busy and pro active team. If successful your responsibility will include:

Interface with Job Centre re scheduling of interviews, assessment sessions and drug testing sessions
Prepare contracts and employee files for new starters
Update HR system
Responsibility for schedules and accurate data input to the time clock system
Maintain accurate data in all other HR systems
Provide support to HR Team as and where necessary
Maintain and audit all personnel filing systems. Audit of eligibility to work in the UK and Police Background Checking
Facilitate induction sessions for new starters and assist Recruiter in tracking performance of workers
Facilitate audits of temporary workers to assess motivation and engagement in the role and devise plans with the Recruiter to drive performance
Track and monitor attendance and attrition and produce timely reporting around these metrics and analyse the data

Desired Qualifications:

Excellent organizational skills, and ability to keep accurate and thorough data.
Exhibits flexibility and focus regarding tasks at hand.
Excellent communication skills, verbal & email
Expert Computer skills - Microsoft Office - and in particular Advanced Excel skills
Creative approach to improving quality

Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure

Posted: 27/07/2010
RefNo: 119576

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ASA Client, a successful distrubution company are currently seeking to recruit a temporary HR admin Assistant to help during peak period.

Responsibilities:

· Provide support to HR team in facilitation of agency recruitment, assessment, and induction to Distribution Centre
· Assist with the administration around induction of new agency workers
· Maintain the accuracy of information in HR database system and to key changes as and when necessary. (terminations, shift changes, address changes etc)
· Assist with updating company documents as and when necessary to ensure that documents comply with current legislation such as eligibility to work in the UK.
· Provide weekly reports in the following areas: incoming new hire information, weekly headcount report, absence and labour turnover
· Maintain and audit all personnel filing systems. File all personnel paperwork into personnel files in a timely manner. As directed by line manager, audit personnel files and track down missing paperwork as appropriate
· Conduct audits of engagement of temporary workers at Gourock and Glenrothes fulfilment sites
· Participate in local site FC/ HR projects

Experience/Skills:

· Experience as a Human Resources Assistant or Recruitment Co-ordinator within a large scale fast-paced Operations/Production/Manufacturing environment is preferred.
· Possess a can do/will do attitude
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Excel and strong HR Systems knowledge preferably Peoplesoft
· Quality of work- Consistently provides the highest quality service. Completes work accurately. Pays attention to detail
· Interpersonal skills- Develops and maintains good working relationships with internal customers. Treats others with respect. Builds trust and rapport.

Posted: 27/07/2010
RefNo: 119578

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ASA's client is a well established Tour Operator.

They are looking for an experience Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their vibrant team.

The successful applicant will be:
- Experienced in dealing with all aspects of the Purchase Ledger.
- Have an excellent phone manner.
- Good working knowledge of excel.
- Work well as part of a team.

The offices are based in the centre of Edinburgh and easily accessible by public transport.

Posted: 27/07/2010
RefNo: 119580

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One of ASA's prestigious clients requires an experienced Financial Controller for their office in Aberdeen.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director you will be responsible for the Business Development, Profitability and Asset Management of the company.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Supporting Commercial Business proposals.
Ensure that monthly financial information is produced to the standards at Board Level within the agreed time scales.
Ensure proper controls are maintained over the assets and liabilities.
Creation of business plans from initial assumptions through to P&L, Balance Sheets and Cash Flows.
Liase with the Auditors, Overseas tax advisors and other external advisors.
Credit Management.
Property Management.

Skills & Experience

Fully ACA or ACCA Qualified Essential.
Experience of running a finance function within a service company would be an advantage.
International accounting and tax experience is would be an advantage but not essential.

Competitive salary plus excellent benefits.

Posted: 27/07/2010
RefNo: 119590

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