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About Us
We are trusted and respected legal and tax planning experts and our approach to providing a personal and tailored service is the secret of our success. The business acts on behalf of individuals, including businesspeople, entrepreneurs, landowners and works with several charities, philanthropists, and trustees to guide and manage complex legal and financial affairs.
With a close-knit team of around 230 colleagues including 26 Partners across offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London, Turcan Connell’s comprehensive service covers everything required for efficient tax, estate and succession planning and advises on the many aspects of land and property management and transactions. We also handle the complexities of divorce and family law, employment law and dispute resolution advice as well as providing a range of business law services to our clients.
Opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Charities Administrator within our Charity Law team based in our Edinburgh office. The position is on a full-time permanent basis, core hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, 33.75 hours per week. The role will principally be based in our Edinburgh office although we support a hybrid working approach.
Role and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide proactive administrative assistance and services to the Charity Law team and other Partners/fee-earners within the Tax & Succession department working with charity clients. As a Charities Administrator you will undertake day to day administration and management of charity administration. You will be required to maintain and improve administration systems to assist with this.
The successful candidate will deal with all written/email and telephone enquiries from the public/others in relation to charities and to deal with any income receipts/ payouts and tracking of all daily and ongoing tasks. The preparation of papers and documents for meetings will be part of the role and occasional attendance at meetings to take notes and to produce minutes may be required.
You will maintain strong client contact, and keep in contact with other key stakeholders as well as organise files, documents and email, saving documents and emails accurately to our Document Management system. The Charities Administrator also undertakes the administration and process of the monthly Client Payroll cycle in conjunction with our payroll provider.
Person Specification
This is the ideal role for an individual with strong administration skills with the ability to work proactively, directly and professionally with clients and colleagues of all levels. Strong organisation and confident communication skills will be essential as is experience using Microsoft Office packages. Experience working in a similar role within professional services is desirable. A high level of discretion and confidentiality is a requirement of this role as you will be exposed to sensitive information.