Estates Administrator position: Cape Town:

My client, a Law firm in Cape Town, is looking for an Estates Administrator to join their team:

• Opening, drafting, liaising, and registration of all estate matters
• Liaise with the clients cordially, telephonically, or physically
• Attending to receiving and sending of all faxes, and emails, associated with transactions
• Consultation with all parties and heirs and obtaining all documentation required for the reporting of the Estate to the master’s Office
• Attending to all Letters of Executorship and/or Letters of Authority from the master’s Office, or following up where necessary
• Attend and placing of all section 29 Advertisements, write to all creditors of the Deceased, obtaining valuations for the deceased estate, where necessary
• Drafting all Liquidation and Distribution accounts in the respect of the Estate, lodging the L&D account with the master’s Office
• Obtaining approval for advertisement in terms of Section 35
• Attend to work in progress daily and diarise necessary follow-ups
• Communicate with all heirs or other parties concerned relating to estate matters
• Send weekly/monthly progress reports to all Estate Agents, Mortgage Bond Originators, Bankers, etc
• Attend to the Finances related to the transaction after registration
• Attend to all Tax assessments related to the estate account in respect of SARS
• Attend to all aspects relating to Estate Duty in respect of the estate, dealing with Capital Gains Tax, where necessary
• Assist with new Wills and Trusts
• Etc

R15 000+ monthly depending on current salary, experience, and seniority