Office Admin Assistant – East London at Land Bank Careers

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africa’s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank’s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Support the delivery of a consistently excellent customer experience acting as the first point of client contact at the provincial office.

In addition, responsible for the daily handling and reconciliation of petty cash and financial and general administrative duties to support the Provincial Manager and other staff in accordance with established procedures, guidelines and schedules.

Daily activities within the Provincial Office include reception, switchboard, fleet and asset management.

Key Performance Areas

1. Office administration and secretarial duties

Maintain office filing and storage systems and keep filing / document management system up to date

Create list of documents to be destroyed as part of the annual document clean-up process.

Monitor and order office supplies such as stationery & refreshments etc.

Maintain supplier vendor list.

Open, sort, and distribute incoming mail, and prepare outgoing mail as directed.

Perform errands that assist daily functions e.g. post office and banking.

May be required to perform additional secretarial duties.

Attend meetings and take the minutes as and when required.

Type documentation, letters and memorandums, minutes and reports as and when required.

2. Perform reception and switchboard function

Meet and greet clients, ensuring that clients are directed to the appropriate individual

Answer telephones, direct calls, take messages and return calls as appropriate

Responsible for directing of general queries to the appropriate individual.

3. Support financial and payroll administration

Asset Control and Purchase

Keep and update records of all assets in building and submit to Head Office to ensure that all items are bar-coded.

Periodically conduct stock take and update records to ensure balancing.

Payment Requests

Prepare request for payments requisition together with supporting documentation; i.e. invoices, reports, memos, letters, client (financial statements) and other documents, as directed by the Provincial Manager.

Provide documentation sourced from files and records as requested.

Provide information for auditing purposes as directed by Provincial Manager.

Update all the relevant registers:
Remittance register

Bond, Section 14, ISF and Production loan registers

Motor vehicle register

Petty cash register

Perform procurement related activities:
Arrange with Procurement for the office building maintenance and repairs

Prepare requisitions and memo’s to the head office for maintenance and purchase approvals

Support fleet management including:
Service schedules

Booking of cars

Reconciling mileage reports

Manage Petty Cash:
Control the petty cash as per policy and relevant financial processes and procedures.

Accounts payable: handle procurement sundry related invoices in accordance to the required financial processes and procedures.

Preferred Minimum Education and Experience

Relevant office or business administration certification or

Relevant diploma,

Experience in administration in a similar position – 2 years

Critical Competencies

Microsoft Office applications and SAP

Clerical Experience

Service orientation

Financial Principles

Additional Requirements

Extended hours as and when required.