Fund Assistant/receptionist

4 weeks ago


Bryanston, South Africa Eskom Pension and Provident Fund Full time

**Provide specific administrative support to customer **queries**
- Attend to various standard enquiries, as well as urgent pension related enquiries in the absence of the advisors; escalate as and when necessary.
- Assist dependents with the completion of claim documents.
- Complete and timeously submit EPPF death claim forms, attach certified documents in accordance with standard procedure in the absence of an Advisor.
- Refer pensioners with medical enquiries to the relevant departments within their respective medical aid scheme.
- Receive, issue (duplicate) and submit EOS forms in accordance with stipulated procedure.

**Manage the Reception area**
- Greet visitors arriving at reception, enquire as to the nature of their visit and direct them to the appropriate individual/office.
- Welcome and make all visitors feel comfortable while they are waiting in the reception area.
- Maintain a clean and tidy reception area at all times to ensure a positive perception of the EPPF.
- Receive deliveries and arrange for the relevant staff member to collect deliveries from reception.
- Receive and dispatch mail to the correct staff member.

**Receive mail**
- Receive and process mail from all entry points (reception, walk-in centre, corporate secretariat, regional offices and internal departments) by sorting, dating, scanning and indexing documents appropriately.
- Upload documents to member records accurately.
- Consult with team regarding untraced mail, establishing where to direct it.
- Distribute mail and file for audit purposes.
- Start pensioner cards process to issue pensioner card by scanning pensioner cards photos and saving as required.

**Distribute workflows**
- Start workflows where no automation process exists and directing documentation to the correct sections for further processing.
- Receive additional documents on claims, stamp and scan to member record.
- Receive and start workflows on monthly trust advances/payments from benefits where information is sent to Benefits investigations directly.
- Accurately record Notes on system.
- Inform Legal of documents which require their attention in a timely manner.

**General office administration**
- Update telephone list on the intranet for the Fund, monthly.
- Print detailed telephone expenses report per extension monthly.
- Report faults reported to the relevant stakeholders immediately in order to minimise any break in service.
- Develop and maintain the office filing system in a retrievable manner.
- Management of stationery in compliance with allocated budget.
- Provide Supervisor and Manager with various reports from the system e.g., monthly statistical report.
- Manage returned mail appropriately.

**Management of the Switchboard**
- Manage all telephonic queries appropriately, capture messages accurately, and disseminate information to the correct individual(s).
- Update new and internal extension migration on the system.
- Log all calls received and transferred, preparing standard monthly reports reflecting nature of calls received per Business Unit.
- Answer queries related to the EPPF operations and escalate them to the appropriate staff member to address, when required.

**Coordinate use of meeting rooms**
- Check that meeting rooms are clean, and that they are adequately equipped by inspecting daily.
- Coordinate all meeting room requests, confirm the booking and attendance with staff members.
- Report any faults in the meeting rooms to the relevant Maintenance stakeholders as and when required.
- Organise equipment and other logístical requirements, upon request, by contacting the relevant internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate the catering with specified providers for all events happening in the various boardrooms, based on authorised requests.

**Technical competencies**
- Basic knowledge of benefit administration
- Working knowledge of focused client service
- Interpersonal and communication skills

**Required **minimum** **education**
- Grade 12 (Matric)

**Required **minimum** work **experience**
- Proven work experience as a Receptionist, Front Office Representative or similar role
- At least 1 years' experience within a retirement fund industry (advantageous / preferable)


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