Red Door Recruitment
Receptionist + Administrator | St Albans | Up to £30k
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A successful, modern, and expanding company within professional services is looking for a Receptionist/Administrator to join their close-knit team based in St Albans.
This is a key position within the firm as it is the first point of contact for clients. The overall responsibility is therefore to provide a professional and efficient service both internally and externally!
What’s in it for you?
- Salary: Up to £30k depending on experience
- Hours: 37.5 hours a week based in the office, no hybrid working
- 25 days holiday, pension, Life Assurance 4x salary
Key Responsibilities
- Front-of-house support: Greeting visitors, managing calls, maintaining reception, and preparing meeting rooms and refreshments.
- Mail, couriers & records: Handling incoming/outgoing post, arranging couriers, logging client records, and ensuring secure document management.
- Scanning & digital filing: Supporting the transition to digital archiving, scanning documents, and uploading reports and working papers.
- Diary & admin coordination: Scheduling meetings, organising catering, drafting template correspondence, and assisting with client onboarding and AML documentation
- Inbox & information management: Monitoring partner inboxes, maintaining the online technical library, and circulating weekly updates.
- HR & team support: Assisting with training administration, work-experience coordination, data cleansing, and general HR/L&D tasks.
- Charity & social involvement: Acting as Charity Champion and helping organise internal social events
- General business support
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What The Employer Is Looking For
- Minimum of three years’ professional experience within a receptionist/front of house role and/or running /working in a restaurant, bar, retail outlet or other public facing role
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook
- It would be desirable for the candidate to have a working knowledge of a switchboard but not essential
- Able to deal confidently and effectively with clients, employees and partners
- Good written and oral communication skills are essential
- Able to adapt communication style to draft appropriate correspondence
- Self-reliant and pro-active working style, able to use own initiative
- Must be able to multi-task
- Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
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