Receptionist / Secretary

We are supporting a family firm of accountants located in Thanet, who are looking to appoint an experienced and highly professional Receptionist/Secretary.

The ideal candidate will exhibit excellent communication skills and competency in general office administration with a polished and professional attitude who create a positive first impression.

The working hours are Monday to Friday 09:30 to 17:30 with an hour for lunch.

Key responsibilities and tasks

• Welcoming clients and visitors upon arrival at reception
• Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate
• Organising diaries
• Scheduling and confirming appointments
• File, organise, scan and copy documents in a timely manner
• Typing of client correspondence
• Sending out client correspondence / emails and other supporting functions

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent administration and typing skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, among others
• Excellent organisational skills; ability to multi-task
• Professional and friendly manner as client facing role
• Common-sense approach to problem solving
• Able to take direction

Only suitable candidates will be directly contacted about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates in any way unless consent has been obtained.