Location: South Africa
Company: Sanlam Group
Who are we?
Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high net worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities.
With assets under management and administration of R200 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading.
At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion – individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment.
Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Europe.
What will you do?
- Operate the switchboard
- Attend to the reception area by welcoming clients and guests
- Manage all boardroom bookings
- Order all branded and general stationery
- Manage consumables and office equipment at hand and the storage of all corporate items
- Liaise with courier companies by managing all incoming and outgoing mail
- Order refreshments for meetings, presentations and the office as and when required
- Ensure that the office is clean at all times by managing the service cleaners
- Liaise with the building manager to ensure that all maintenance and faults are dealt with promptly
- Liaise with vendor suppliers
- Attend to creditors, invoicing, statement processing and reconciliations
- Assist with arrangements for client presentations and functions
- Ad-hoc team support
- Assist to coordinate project tasks and deadlines effectively
- Assist with administrative functions
- Manage Petty Cash
What will make you successful in this role?
- Accuracy and detailed orientated
- Friendly and courteous
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
Qualification and experience
- Matric is essential
- Tertiary and/or industry related qualification would be an advantage
- 3 – 5 years’ experience as a Receptionist (including switchboard duties)
- Experience in dealing with high profile clients is essential
Knowledge and skills
- Proficient in MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Fully bilingual (English and Afrikaans)
- Excellent written skills
Personal qualities
- Friendly and courteous
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
- Ability to perform well under pressure
- Accurate with attention to detail
- Punctual and reliable
- Accountable
- Honest
- Assertive
- Confident
- Resilient
- Learning agility and curiosity