Description and Requirements
To assist with the facilitation of business requests for office management, ensure equipment is serviced and maintained and engagement and payment of invoices for third party vendors is managed.
Key Responsibilites
Financial
- Submit invoices for payment via Ariba and ensure correct GL account codes are used and processed in a timely manner.
- Submit receipts for payment in a timely manner via Concur to reconcile Corporate Credit Card expenses.
- Creation of purchase orders when required.
- Assist with account management of vendors.
- Looks for ways to reduce costs for the business.
Operations
- Be a key point of contact for various Office Management requests.
- Assist with preventative and urgent office maintenance and co-ordinates repair work with contractors.
- Establishes policies, procedures, and systems necessary for proper purchasing practices, controls, and services.
- Administering premises management by selecting new office space, liaising with architects and decorators, negotiating new property leases and rent reviews, developing and monitoring compliances.
- Assisting in the recommendation of properties for MetLife to both acquire and/or dispose.
- Negotiating maintenance contracts, providing expenditure and performance data for management, planning premises usage.
- Creation of security cards and locker allocation. Responsible for keeping a register of visitor passes and ensure their return. Deactivate any lost passes.
- Ensure wardens are trained and posters updated on the floor when we have staff turnover.
- Submission of loading dock requests when deliveries are required.
- Ensure first aider room is stocked and kept clean and tidy.
- Adheres to MetLife Records Management policy. Assists the business with retrieval or destruction requests.
- Maintain a good working relationship with building management and third-party vendors.
- Maintains kitchen and stationary supplies for the office.
- Support the Facilities & Wellness Manager by participating in business improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
- Attend Building Management Meetings and Fire Warden sessions when scheduled.
WHS
- Assisting the Facility and WHS Manager in developing and updating WHS policies and procedure.
- Ensuring safe work practices and legal requirements regarding health and safety are met.
- Actioning safety reports and carrying out workplace inspections
- Ensuring safe work method statements are completed
- Ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety regulation
People
- Operate in accordance with MetLife Insurance values, enabling a cohesive and positive working environment.
- Participate in work related team meetings and activities as required.
Core hours will be Monday to Friday. 08:45am to 17:00pm.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in an office management or similar administrative role.
- Excellent organisational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organisation.
- Proficient in the use of office software i.e. Microsoft Office.
- Collaborative mindset and a customer-focused approach.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of work.
- Experience in large matrix financial services organisation an advantage.
- Experience in building and / or facilities management •
- Experience with Project management methodologies and tools.
Essential
- Degree qualified in management, business or related discipline.
Desirable
- Training or knowledge in current OH&S and relevant legislation.
Core Attributes
Customer Focus - a passion and focus on providing service excellence, providing relevant solution that exceed our customer expectations, recognising the importance and value to the business and strives to continually improving the service experience.
Collaboration & Teamwork - listen, share information and works effectively with team members to accomplish goals.
Pro-active -decisive and self-starting mindset, able to look ahead, innovate and continually improve.
Agility and adaptable - is comfortable with change, can adapt actions and thinking in order to suit different conditions or situations.
Integrity - possess honesty and ethical /professional standards - able to be trusted to do what has been asked, or what has been promised.
Ability to deal with pressure - able to organise time well, so that work and tasks don't build up and the ability to cope with the job demands.
Accountability - takes personal responsibility for decisions, acts, and always follows through on commitments.
Problem solving & decision making - can gather relevant information, prioritise and can think on their feet to make timely and informed decisions.
Communication - able to express ideas clearly, effectively and with meaning (written & verbal), and to a variety of audiences. Enables effective communication across the function or team, encouraging constructive feedback and sharing of appropriate information to relevant parties. Uses listening and questioning to check for understanding; has an ability to communicate on all levels.
Learning agility - Is curious and eager to learn and readily recovers and learns from their mistakes.
Benefits We Offer
When you join MetLife Australia, you are joining a company that demonstrates holistic care and wellbeing for employees with benefits and programs that address physical, mental, social and financial health. We offer life insurance benefits, generous paid parental leave, market leading menopause and fertility leave, car leasing and more. As well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP), access to 360Health medical support, volunteer leave and study assistance.
About MetLife
Recognised on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the Diversity Council of Australia Inclusive Employer Award 2023-2024, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by p urpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services.
At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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What We Do
Named one of Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies,” MetLife is leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for more than 150 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife’s building a workforce of diverse and empowered voices that all belong. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
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