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Keikantseng Ruth Motswadira

Keikantseng Ruth Motswadira

Business Administrator
Soweto

Summary

Business Administrator, highly skilled in providing administrative support and managing the everyday task of running the office.

Focused and resourceful and passionate to increase efficiency and streamline business/ office tasks and, accept direction and follow office procedure

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Business Administrator

G-WEST Funerals
02.2010 - Current

Reporting to the Managing Owner

  • Provide leadership, directing and coordination of Insurance Administration activities with the view to enhance processes and systems to continue to meet emerging customer demands and expectations.
  • New business: Administering, verifying and issuing all new funerals policies within agreed timelines.
  • Group schemes: Effective administration of all group schemes from on boarding new schemes to daily management of existing schemes, including claims settlement.
  • Claims Administration: Handling and settling of all insurance claims.
  • Lead and manage all aspects of 4 Branches, achieving operational and financial goals.
  • Oversee daily operations, ensuring smooth running of customer service, sales, and administrative functions.
  • Recruit, hire, and train branch staff, providing on going coaching and development.
  • Stay up to date on industry trends and competitor activity, adapting strategies as needed.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and safety standards.
  • Be a strong advocate for the branch and its employees, representing their needs and interests.
  • Overseeing the day-to-day operations of a branch, including managing staff, ensuring efficient workflow, handling customer inquiries and complaints, managing inventory and supplies, and ensuring compliance with operational policies, procedures and regulatory body such as FSCA.
  • Ensure that processes and procedures are complied with at all times.
  • Ensure that cost is contained, and efficiencies are improved.
  • Ensure timely customer service query resolution.
  • Ensure company standards in respect of funeral services are adhered too.
  • Manage supplier relations.
  • Manage all staff issues (Head Office and 4 Branches)
  • Ensure overall quality standards are met at all times.
  • Ensure seamless working relations with the Insurer department for speedy resolution of claims and approvals.
  • Reporting office progress to senior management and working with them to improve office operations and procedures
  • Coordinated company events and meetings to foster teamwork and boost employee morale.

Call Centre Administrator (Red Phone)

Legal Wise
03.2009 - 12.2009

Reporting & administrative support to 2 Attorney Relations Managers

  • Provided administrative support to 4 Legal Advisors
  • Managed the Switchboard
  • Attended to queries from internal & external Clients
  • Verified the policy status of Members
  • Liaise with Legal Wise Branches & Attorney Branches daily
  • Prepare the monthly report
  • Managed office inventory levels, ensuring adequate supplies were available while minimizing waste and unnecessary spending.
  • Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations.
  • Maintained personnel records and updated internal databases to support document management.
  • Provided exceptional customer service to both internal and external stakeholders through prompt response times and thorough issue resolution efforts.
  • Coordinated company events and meetings to foster teamwork and boost employee morale.

Special Project Assistant

Legal Wise
03.2009 - 12.2009

Coordinating the appointment of 2009 Legal Wise Attorney Panel

Reporting to 2 Attorney Relations Managers

  • Organized entire project lifecycle communicating progress, needs and resolutions with entire team from start to finish.
  • Provided administrative support such as scheduling meetings managing documentation filing systems related to special project activities.
  • Enhanced team collaboration with regular communication and status updates, resulting in increased productivity.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management And Industrial Psycholog

North -West University
Mahikeng
01.1998 - 04.2006

Matric Certificate -

Ipelegeng High School
Schweizer - Reneke
01.1994 - 12.1994

Skills

    Strategic planning and execution

    Business development

    Operations management

    Time management

    Team leadership

    Team management and development

    Relationship building with stakeholder and partners

    Customer service orientation

    Excellent interpersonal, managerial and leadership skills

    Good verbal and written communication skills

    Microsoft Office Suite

    Time Management

Software

Ms Office(Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Gensoft (GenLife Financial Services)

LEZA System (Legal Wise)

SAP (SmartCall Insurance)

AIMS (Assupol Insurance)

Timeline

Business Administrator

G-WEST Funerals
02.2010 - Current

Call Centre Administrator (Red Phone)

Legal Wise
03.2009 - 12.2009

Special Project Assistant

Legal Wise
03.2009 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Commerce - Human Resource Management And Industrial Psycholog

North -West University
01.1998 - 04.2006

Matric Certificate -

Ipelegeng High School
01.1994 - 12.1994
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