Receptionist

Confidential; Chorley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly team and positive working env

Career development opportunities

Competitive remuneration and benefits

25 days holiday + Birthday

Job summary

St. James's Place plc, a leading wealth-management firm, is seeking a Receptionist in Chorley to be the first point of contact for clients and visitors. You will answer calls, greet guests, prepare meeting rooms, and support the team with daily administration.

We value professionalism, discretion, and excellent communication. Full training will be provided, with opportunities to develop within the office environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as Receptionist or Office Administrator in a professional office environment.
• Must be organised and tidy with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent telephone manner and communication skills.
• Discretion and ability to handle confidential information.
• Grounding in Word, Outlook, and CRM software (Salesforce) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Full reception duties: answering the phone, taking messages, preparing client teas and coffees, and readying meeting rooms.
• Be the friendly first contact for client enquiries and visitors.
• Assist other team members with day-to-day office tasks.
• Update and maintain databases and filing systems.
• Perform general administrative tasks and prepare information for meetings.
• Keep electronic filing tidy and organised; manage post.

Skills

Communication skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Discretion

Telephone manners

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Salesforce

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Receptionist

Location: Chorley, Lancashire

Salary: Up to £27,000pa depending on experience

Full-time - in Office

Working as part of the team at an Appointed Representative of St. James s Place Plc.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Receptionist to work for an SJP Partner Practice. You will be the first point of contact both for visitors to the office and for telephone calls received so an enthusiastic and professional attitude is essential.

The Role: Receptionist

Specifically, your role will involve:

• Full reception duties, answering the phone, taking messages, making client teas and coffees, preparing meeting rooms for client visits
• Being available as a friendly point of contact for client enquiries as and when necessary
• Helping other members of the team with day‑to‑day office support duties when required
• Updating and maintaining Databases and filing systems
• General administrative tasks
• Preparing information for meetings
• Ensuring the electronic filing system is kept tidy and well organised
• Managing incoming and outgoing post

Full training on telephone and computer systems will be given.

About you:

• Has work experience as a Receptionist and or Office Administrator in a professional office environment
• Is organised and tidy
• Has good attention to detail
• An excellent telephone manner
• Enjoys dealing with people and has first class communication skills
• Is confident and can work with total discretion

A good grounding in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Client Relationship Management Software, ideally Salesforce is essential

Although not a requirement for the role, an ability to use Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office Programs would be useful.

The Rewards:

• Being part of a friendly team and a positive working environment
• The chance to extend your skills and experience
• A highly competitive remuneration and benefits package
• 25 days holiday per year, plus Birthday, in addition to annual office closure over the Christmas/New Year period which does not come out of holiday entitlement.

St. James s Place plc (SJP) is a leading, a highly regarded FTSE 100 Wealth Management company which distributes a range of Investment and Retirement products and financial solutions to a High Net Worth client base.

SJP has funds under management in excess of £240 billion. This business is well established and highly successful.

Please note that this Partner Practice will conduct a standard Financial and Identity check on any candidates who are offered a role within this Practice.