Receptionist London, England
Job description
Receptionist needed for Corporate Insurance Brokers in London the City for their high-end fast paced firm. Whilst you are providing excellent reception and front of house customer service you would also be helping with some administration work. This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in a very exciting company with a vibrant atmosphere. As their ambassador creating that first impression, you would also be booking in lunches with the catering team and carrying out diary management. This firm has excellent benefits offered including great Bonus and Private Health. Previous FOH receptionist experience from either a company, or a 4 or 5* Hotel, or ex-cabin crew experience welcome.
Reception Duties:
- Overseeing the switchboard and being the firms ambassador for some incoming calls
- Screening telephone calls and forwarding messages
- Meeting and greeting in a warm, friendly manner to clients, staff and visitors
- Utilising the meeting room calendar / meeting room software
- Setting up conference calls
- Overseeing the catering team who are setting up/clearing meeting rooms ensuring that the cleaning teams have kept the space tidy at all times
- Booking lunches, liaising with hospitality teams for drinks and lunches for guests
- Keeping check on office supplies and ordering if necessary
- General administration (photocopy, fax, scanning)
- Sorting and distributing post daily and ordering couriers
- Assisting PAs and Directors where possible
- Booking Travel and Accommodation
- Other ad hoc duties as requested from time to time
Requirements:
- Previous FOH or Cabin Crew experience
- Wonderful communication and administration skills
- Able to successfully communicate at the highest level
- Ability to prioritise and have attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment
- Excellent telephone manner, well presented and polite
- A team player
- Knowledge of MS Office
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CANDIDATES: PLEASE DO NOT COLD-CALL OUR OFFICE - Unfortunately we simply aren't able to take any calls unless the candidate has been asked to call us specifically. We simply don't have the personnel to assist with cold-calls.
We would love to get back to everyone however due the sheer volume of applications we will only be able to reply if we feel we can successfully place you in one of our corporate roles. Thank you so much for understanding. We will do our best with your application and thank you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Free fitness classes
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
- Quarterly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, EC2R 7AS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
- English (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, EC2R 7AS
