Office Administrator – Family Office
Part-time, Permanent, Work
Cape Town, Gardens
Posted 12 months ago
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE
A family office is seeking a dependable and self-driven Office Administrator to oversee office operations, financial admin, and property-related coordination in their Cape Town office.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. General Administration
- Oversee day-to-day office functions including stationery and consumable orders.
- Coordinate with service providers and manage maintenance tasks for the office premises.
- Handle courier and postage duties, telephone answering, and document filing.
2. Financial & Banking Administration
- Manage beneficiary database, remove outdated entries, and conduct six-monthly reviews.
- Set up and process weekly/monthly payments for trust entities.
3. Medical Aid & Insurance Coordination
- Submit and reconcile medical aid claims and statements.
- Review and correct responses, ensuring all documents are filed.
- Maintain insurance files, process claims, and perform monthly reconciliations.
4. Insurance Administration
- File annual policies
- Submit insurance claims and file supporting documentation
- Process a monthly reconciliation of outstanding claims.
5. Vehicle and Property Administration
- Manage documentation and annual registrations for the Trust’s vehicles.
- Support beneficiaries with residential property repairs, coordinating with contractors and obtaining necessary approvals.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal applicant will have the following competencies:
1. Work experience and industry exposure
- Matric essential; relevant Office Admin diploma or degree advantageous.
- Atleast 5–10 years’ experience in a similar administrative or secretarial role.
- Exposure to financial admin duties will be beneficial.
2. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to liaise with clients and service providers across all levels of seniority.
- A mature, confident and resilient individual who is friendly and accessible.
- A flexible, self-driven individual who is able to work autonomously while maintaining open channels of communication with the team.
- Trustworthy and honest with the ability to manage confidential information in a discrete and sensitive manner.
- Customer focused and friendly with a passion for service excellence.
3. Excellent Administration and Organisational Skills
- Highly organised with the ability to multitask and priories effectively
- Systems orientated with attention to detail and the quality of the work
- A proactive individual who uses their initiative to ensure service and performance are always to the highest of standards.
- Possess flexibility and adaptability to manage changing work requirements and varying volumes of work.
4. Excellent Computer Skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365: Excel, Word and Outlook with knowledge of Google docs and working in the cloud.
- Knowledge of Pastel an advantage.
Interested?
Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button below
Closing date for applications: 9 June 2025
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful
Job Features
| Job Category | Admin, Office & Support |
| Location: | Kloof Street, Gardens |
| Reporting to: | Accountant |
| Nature of contract: | Permanent - half day |
| Hours of work: | 8.30am – 12.30pm (Mon – Fri) |
| Salary range: | R22 000 – R25 000/month CTC package (commensurate with skill and experience |
| Benefits: | Parking and a company cell phone |
| Closing date for applications: | 9 June 2025 |
| Interested? | Please click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button above which will take you directly to Google application form |