Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Residential Sales Administrator
Department: Residential
Issue date: December 2022
Role description
You will be responsible for supporting the Residential department with any administrative and
secretarial duties that are required within the Wharfe Valley. Your consistent and efficient support
will help the team make the best use of their time in line with business objectives.
You will practice high levels of discretion and confidentiality with regards to any information that
you may be privy to.
In addition to carrying out a range of day-to-day administrative activities, you will also have
responsibility for specific projects and tasks, as required and directed by the Senior Management
team.
Key responsibilities
- Carry out a range of secretarial duties including; compiling letters, responding to emails,
creating memos, compiling reports, audiotyping, filing and archiving.
- Efficient and effective diary management.
- Provide supporting documents for meetings and appointments.
- Respond in a timely manner to any internal and external queries via email, face to face and
telephone – delegating where appropriate.
- Carry out any administrative tasks for onboarding new properties; ensure all required
documentation is retrieved from relevant parties and uploaded to the Company system.
- Regularly and accurately updating the Company system throughout the property sales
process, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Compile relevant letters to appropriate parties throughout the sales process, ensuring the
procedure is followed accurately.
- Accurately log disbursements and create invoices for the client.
- Liaise with clients and suppliers throughout the sales process, ensuring all parties are kept
informed.
- Check that commission claims from Sales Negotiators are accurate.
- Dealing with anti-money laundering checks.
- Raise invoices to Solicitors to claim any commissions.
- Work closely with other administrators across the departments to ensure admin
requirements are met.
- Compile any ad-hoc reports as requested by Directors.
- Carry out any other reasonable duties required by the business.
- You are expected to adhere to the Company Standards of Service and Health and Safety
compliance.
Skills
Attributes
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise tasks
- Strong desire to satisfy customer needs and achieve results
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Conscientious, hard-working and self-disciplined
- Ability to work to deadlines/targets for self and others
- Works effectively and calmly under pressure
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Active team player
Essential
- Highly articulate with a clear telephone manner
- Excellent customer service ethic
- Excellent IT skills – with a good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and
Outlook
- Ability to multi-task
- High attention to detail
- Highly organised
- Highly self-motivated
Desirable
- Experience of working in an office environment
- Previous secretarial experience
- Strong understanding of the Company’s products and services