Receptionist / Secretary I - Durban, South Africa - Adams Adams

Adams Adams
Adams Adams
Verified Company
Durban, South Africa

1 week ago

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Description

Duties and responsibilities

  • Reception duties including, inter alia, answering telephones and screening calls, dealing with post/ courier, receipting documents served at the office, purchasing stock and other necessities for the running of the office, attending and seeing to clients and other parties that come to the office
  • Assisting with the general running and functioning of the office
  • Filing, photo copying, scanning and general office duties
  • Organising business trips and office events and assisting with office marketing or social initiatives as required
  • Attending to accounting matters including capturing invoices, billing and preparation of invoices and credit notes, collections/ Debtors, etc
  • Dealing with ad hoc enquiries
  • Making telephone calls to clients and other parties as required
  • Handling routine correspondence
  • Typing/ dictation
  • Preparing correspondence/ documents for approval by partners or other professionals
  • Assisting with High court and other litigation notices and pleadings
  • Assisting with and attending to intellectual property matters (including at least trade mark, patent, registered design, and copyright matters) as required
  • Opening and closing files/ cases
  • Filing correspondence/ documents and updating computer records
  • Diarizing files

Skills and knowledge

  • Computer literate in Word
  • Typing speed of 60+ wpm and excellent dictation skills
  • Fully conversant in English
  • Ability to work independently, to work under pressure and to use initiative
  • Ability to prioritize
  • Ability to handle information related to the department with confidentiality
  • Good organizational skills

Qualification/s

  • Matric/ National Diploma or equivalent qualification
  • Secretarial Diploma/Certificate (preferably legal)
  • 4+ yrs relevant experience as a secretary

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