Job description
Would you like the opportunity to work within a growing, dynamic, wealth management firm? Our client is looking for someone to join them as Receptionist on a permanent basis.
- Answering the phone within three rings, screening calls, and taking detailed messages
- Meeting and greeting clients and visitors to the firm in a warm, courteous and professional manner
- Ensuring all client-facing areas including, the office, the reception area, and meeting rooms are presentable, Covid-secure, and free of clutter at all times
- Managing the meeting room booking system, including requests, resolving clashes, monitoring pre-meeting preparation, and post-meeting clear down
- Manage incoming and outgoing posts, ensuring that the outgoing post is properly franked and ready for evening collection
- Arranging couriers both nationally and internationally as required and maintain the requisite log
- Ensuring both floors of the office have sufficient stationery supplies and that the kitchens are well stocked
- Being responsible for the maintenance of all office functions, including but not limited to the office supplies, consumables, post and courier services and third-party supplies
- Acting as the point-of-contact for external suppliers, cleaners and building management
- Taking minutes at fortnightly Operations Committee and monthly Risk Committee meetings
- Assisting the wider management team, including scheduling meetings, helping with travel arrangements, purchasing gifts for clients, filing and data entry
- Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer as required on office projects
- Being responsible for expense submission for senior members of staff within the firm
- Assisting with new joiner set-up, liaising with the Human Resources (HR), Compliance, and IT departments
- Well–presented, courteous, and able to act as an ambassador of the company.
- Communicates and acts in a professional manner at all times
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including a good telephone manner
- Tactful, trustworthy, diplomatic. Must always maintain confidentiality
- Pro-active, resourceful, and a problem-solver
- Detail orientated with an accurate and methodical approach to work
- Reliable, flexible and positive, hardworking and conscientious
- Team player with experience of working in a team environment, able to identify and help others when required
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- Minimum A-Level (or equivalent) educated with excellent English and Maths skills
- Basic typing skills required
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Outlook
- Good knowledge of the other Microsoft Office suite programs is not essential but desirable
- Previous experience in a similar client-facing position
Please note due to the high volume of applications that we receive only successful applicants will be contacted.
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