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Nothando Thango

Nothando Thango

Administrative Assistant
Durban

Summary

I am an energetic and driven professional with a robust client servicing background in both the private and public sectors. I’ve excelled as an administrative assistant and legal intern. I am passionate about legal research, client relationship management, and risk mitigation. I have demonstrated a consistent ability to thrive under pressure in the Financial Services industry, achieving significant improvements in client retention and service delivery. I recently obtained an RE 5 certificate and look forward to resuming my legal studies.

Work History

Support Assistant

PPS
06.2024 - Current

· Underwriting and compliance

1. Preliminary medical underwriting: Ensuring that all required medical reports and questionnaires are received.

2. Preliminary financial underwriting: analysing financial data to ascertain if member qualifies for certain products.

3. Performing FICA risk assessments and verifying applicants and beneficiaries

4. Performing FSCA checks and internal accreditation on all FSP's, Key Individuals, representatives.

5. Using a combination of automated tools and manual reviewing processes to determine risk level associated with potential clients and businesses.

6. Verifying, recording and reporting on politically exposed persons and escalating high risk cases.

7. Ensuring compliance with POPIA and FICA

· Client and broker servicing (Telephonic and via email correspondence)

1.Applications and management of cases during the application process and communicating counteroffers.

2.After-sales servicing and feedback: confirmation of benefits, generating policy schedules, updating beneficiaries and banking details

3. Resolving escalated queries

4. Client relationship management

· Administration

1. Quality assurance and capturing of application forms

2. Quoting for prospective and active members

3. Reporting and case management: Updating daily regional statistics of cases with outstanding requirements and tracking status of cases

4. Processing cancellations and reinstatements

· Finance and member account management

1. Updating banking details

2. Scheduling premium collections and updating premium patterns

3. Processing temporary cessation of premium payment requests.

4. Deposit allocation queries

· Sales and members/financial advisor retention

1.Ensuring that financial advisors understand the products and services offered by PPS

2. De-escalating points of conflict and ensuring irate members are serviced and queries are resolved peacefully.

Senior Contact Center Consultant

Discovery Health Medical Scheme
01.2022 - 01.2024

1. Client and broker servicing (Telephonic and via email correspondence): generating manual tax certificates, statements of account, membership certificates and educating on policy benefits

2. Administration: capturing forms, claims and personal information

3. Actioning financial changes and member account management: allocating payments, unsuspending memberships, reinstating policies, withdrawals and educating on payment arrangements.

4. Client relationship management: specialized services and resolving escalated queries within the three day SLA

5. Digital servicing: WhatsApp platform and helping members with website navigation

6. Referring cases of non-disclosure to underwriters

7. Generating sales leads and ensuring member retention

8. Liaising with New Business, Claims department, Pre-Authorisations and Clinical divisions

Education Assistant

Department of Education
10.2022 - 04.2023
  • Administrative support to Principal, Deputy Principal and Human Resources Staff
  • Administrative support to educators: assisting with lesson plans, marking attendance registers and COVID compliance.
  • Provided individualized support and tutoring for students
  • Data capturing
  • Calendar management
  • Minute-taking

Intern: Legal Services

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
02.2018 - 02.2020

· Administrative and clerical support to director and deputy director

· Data analysis and records management

· Drafting of legal documents, settlement agreements, counteroffer letters and contracts

· Project management

· Legal Research

Education

RE 5 Regulatory Examination -

Moonstone Business School of Excellence
2023 - 2023

Bachelor of Arts - Law(Legal Studies) And Political Science

University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, South Africa
02.2012 - 09.2017

Skills

Multi-tasking, analytical thinking and problem-solving

Quote

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.”
Vince Lombardi

Timeline

Support Assistant

PPS
06.2024 - Current

RE 5 Regulatory Examination: Representatives in all Categories of FSP’s

11-2023

RE 5 Regulatory Examination -

Moonstone Business School of Excellence
2023 - 2023

Education Assistant

Department of Education
10.2022 - 04.2023

Senior Contact Center Consultant

Discovery Health Medical Scheme
01.2022 - 01.2024

Intern: Legal Services

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
02.2018 - 02.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Law(Legal Studies) And Political Science

University of KwaZulu Natal
02.2012 - 09.2017
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