Executive Assistant
Leicester (Office Based)
C £35,000 p.a.
- Are you an assertive, highly organised and commercially minded Executive Assistant?
- Do you enjoy a fast paced environment with the ability to contribute innovative ideas for new business opportunities?
- Do you want to be a vital player in a team where you can add great value to the progression of the company, and be recognised and rewarded for outstanding effort and performance?
The Company:
ER Recruitment is excited to be working exclusively with our client, who is a market leading company that provides concept to delivery services in Events, Production, Brand Management and PR.
The company are looking for an individual who is confident, commercially minded and hands-on. The successful person will be creative, ambitious, results-focused while also being fun and professional.
Role & Responsibilities of the Executive Assistant:
- Provide executive and personal support to the Managing Director.
- Take ownership of the company calendars and arrangement of meetings.
- Act as the 'eyes and ears' of the MD, to contribute to the overall business growth.
- Be proactive in understanding and knowing the commerciality of the industry by working to develop and support the business and its clients.
- Strengthen the Senior Management Team by providing support, advice and innovative insights to drive positive change.
- Create client contracts in line with Service Level Agreements on behalf of the Account Managers.
- Support processing and reporting of monthly payroll with the company's accountant.
- Reconcile and process all inbound and outbound invoices.
- Be a central business administration support function for the organisation, its clients and its associated projects.
- Take ownership; develop and enforce company-wide policies and procedures.
- Lead on all the businesses' external policies, insurance, contracts and their affiliated renewals by directly managing a five-figure budget and negotiating the best deals for the business.
About You as the Executive Assistant:
- Previous experience in an all-rounded role encompassing executive and personal assistance to the leader of a business, as well as elements of office management and basic finance tasks.
- Exceptional administration, organisational and management skills
- Excellent time management ability to schedule and implement all tasks in hand
- A strong communicator with a broad vision and ability to plan ahead
- A tenacious individual of a confident nature
- A commercially minded individual with a professional approach
- Results focused with the ability to demonstrate a personal approach with creative thinking, intuition and flair
- Successful multi-tasker when juggling conflicting priorities and time pressures
- Highly focused on detail and can manage situations with transparency and humility
- A collaborative team player with a fun nature and positive outlook
Please note by applying for this role you give consent for ER Recruitment to retain your CV for up to 24 months for the purposes of assisting you to find your next role unless you notify us otherwise.
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