Team Assistant - 3 month contract with potential to go Full Time/Permanent

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Team Assistant - 3 month contract with potential to go Full Time/Permanent. Terms and conditions vacancy

• A cool, young and fun culture
• Flexible start and finish
• Supportive and open management team

Immediate start - 3 month Contract

Well it's all about how we help everyday Aussies to Grow their nuts at Squirrel and we have a lot of fun doing it.  We are a young, very successful fintech business that is committed to changing the bad old ways of the superannuation industry and it's hidden commissions, kick-backs etc.
We have a fun, enthusiastic team and surprise, surprise - we're growing fast.  That's exactly where you come in as part of our Fund Operations team as a Team Assistant on an initial 3 month contract with the potential for it to become a permanent full time position.
Working across a number of functions including software development, finance, accounting, client services and operations this role will keep you busy.

Day to day your duties can include:

As a Team Assistant you'll be assisting our busy operations team and our fund accounting team with administrative support including:

• Creating Self Managed Super Funds for our clients 
• Preparing documents for superannuation rollovers
• Contacting super funds on behalf of our clients 
• Opening of client bank accounts, trading and insurance accounts
• Updating client details on a daily basis, so excellent attention to detail is a must!
• Dealing with clients high demands 
• Being able to react quickly, on the spot to client requests and to work competently under pressure in order to complete those tasks
• Contacting our clients for any requirements relating to their super fund, both by telephone and email
• Follow up with external parties on behalf of client services/ fund operation teams
• Mail collection and distribution
• Data entry of accounts (AP/AR)
• Managing stock levels within the office - stationary, food & beverage
• Working with the Executive Assistant to coordinate client events and team building activities 
• Setting and re-setting meeting rooms
• General office housekeeping

Naturally we will provide comprehensive training on the Squirrel systems and business processes so you can be the guru our clients and team expect.

Our ideal candidate:

• We are looking for people with outgoing personalities and those who get a real buzz from helping others. To go with your great personality, you should have:
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills;
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Outstanding organisation skills
• Someone that can work with their own initiative, as well as part of a very fast paced and growing team
• Excellent English language skills – verbal, spelling, grammar.
• Have a ‘can do’ attitude
• Natural problem solving skills and mindset – we love saying yes to all our clients.
• And a good sense of humour
• Last thing - you must be a permanent resident - we love backpackers but we're looking for someone who can stay with us for a bit longer :)

Benefits to you:

• A cool, young and fun culture - we're nothing like a bank - a massive balcony, help yourself to drinks, food etc;
• Flexible start and finish
• We're growing really fast - so for the right people the career opportunities are huge;
• Supportive and open management team (though the boss plays some really bad 80s & 90s tunes);
• Attractive staff benefits and a great location in between Town Hall and Wynyard Train Station the centre of the CBD.

The next step

Well like most things we do at Squirrel it is simple.  Click Apply to send through your CV and lets see if we're a good match together. 

Note to Recruitment Agencies
Squirrel has decided to deal directly with candidates to ensure we are perfectly aligned, however if you come across an outstanding person who you believe fits our culture – we'd be happy to meet them. By referring a candidate your acknowledge and accept that Squirrel does not accept agency terms and conditions and will pay a fixed introduction fee of $500.00 due once a successful candidate joins our team.