.Role title: Administrative Manager, OperationsGrade: 11Reports to (title): TBDVersion date: September 2024Business BackgroundWho are LRQA?LRQA stands for dedication to clients, market firsts, and deep expertise in risk management. We've grown to become a leading global assurance provider, bringing together outstanding expertise in certification, customised assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training.While we're proud of our heritage, it's who we are today that really matters, because that's what shapes who we and our clients can become tomorrow. By staying true to our shared values and combining decades of collective experience, we support our clients in building a safer and more sustainable future.What do we do?We help our clients negotiate a rapidly changing world, by working with them to manage and mitigate the risks they face. We serve a wide variety of industries, with a core focus on Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, Transportation & Mobility, Technology & Telco, Construction & Manufacturing, Energy and Renewables and Chemical & Processing.Our products and services range from independent third-party auditing to certification and training; we also offer consultancy services, real-time assurance technology and data-driven supply chain transformation programs. Our innovative end-to-end solutions help our clients shape their own future, rather than letting it shape them.LRQA currently operates across 51 countries, has more than 2,500 colleagues, generates around £350m in revenue, and supports more than 60,000 clients across a diverse range of sectors and markets.The next chapter for LRQAAs the preferred assurance partner for our clients, we are relentless in helping them respond to the era of Assurance 4.0. Our decades of sector expertise in assuring assets and management systems, ensuring product integrity, responsible sourcing, navigating the energy transition and achieving net zero, and strengthening cybersecurity maturity will help them to anticipate, mitigate and manage risk wherever they operate, freeing them to focus on growth.With solid expertise and heritage in our sector, coupled with well-timed accelerated investment and a leadership team that is fully committed to delivering our vision, LRQA's next chapter is set to be an exciting, transformational period of growth. We're well placed to build on everything we've done and further our ambitions for the future. At such an exciting time key talent is critical, and this role is a great opportunity to be part of our next chapter.Role purpose:The Administrative Manager will be responsible for the overall administration of the region.Key Responsibilities:Review and approve travel agency estimates for auditors against budgets, minimum gross margins.Process expense reports for auditors (Staff and Contractors) and invoices in a timely manner (based on SOPs)