Executive Business Assistant
Salary: Competitive and based on experience
Location: Canary Wharf
Our client is seeking a highly professional Executive Assistant to join their Corporate Investment Bank in EMEA. This role offers an exciting opportunity to provide comprehensive support within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing complex schedules, coordinating travel arrangements, handling internal and external clients, and performing various administrative tasks. This position requires a strong work ethic, flexibility, and a common-sense approach due to the demanding nature of the role.
- Opportunity to work in a prestigious Corporate Investment Bank
- Highly varied role requiring flexibility and adaptability
- Chance to utilise your strong PA background and skill set
What you'll do:
As an Executive Assistant within the Corporate Investment Bank, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth operations on a day-to-day basis. Your excellent organisational skills will be put to use as you manage high volume email correspondence and perform advanced diary management. You will be the first point of contact for both internal and external clients, showcasing your professionalism at all times. Your ability to coordinate complex travel arrangements will be crucial in this role. Additionally, you will handle expense processing and become an integral part of the business by understanding group priorities and expectations. Your responsibilities will also include managing meetings and conference calls as well as performing general administration duties.
- Manage complex, high volume email correspondence
- Perform advanced, proactive diary management
- Handle both internal and external clients professionally
- Coordinate complex travel arrangements within policy guidelines
- Process coverage expenses through Concur, reimbursement, personal amounts owing and monthly account reconciliations
- Become an integral part of the business, understanding group priorities and expectations
- Manage internal/external meetings, conference calls, telepresence/Blue Jeans
- Perform general administration duties such as room bookings, filing, photocopying, stationery ordering and business cards
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for this Executive Assistant position brings a wealth of experience from a solid PA background. Your exceptional client handling skills coupled with your ability to build relationships will be key in this role. You are fully competent in diary management with an understanding of how to juggle competing priorities. Your strong executive communication style sets you apart as does your experience in effectively arranging travel plans. You take ownership within your role demonstrating pro-activity at every turn. Your technical capabilities are strong and you have a good awareness of expense systems and cost control initiatives. Despite working under pressure, you maintain a calm and composed manner, always delivering high quality results with a keen attention to detail.
- Professional client handling and relationship building skills with all clients, bankers and admin cover groups
- Full competency in diary management with an understanding of competing priorities
- Strong executive communication style
- Experience in effectively arranging travel and producing accurate itineraries
- Pro-activity and ownership within the role
- Strong technical capabilities with awareness of expense systems and cost control initiatives
- Ability to work under pressure while maintaining a calm and composed manner
- High level of attention to detail delivering high quality results
What sets this company apart:
Our client is a prestigious Corporate Investment Bank that values their employees and promotes a supportive and inclusive work environment. They are known for their commitment to providing opportunities for professional growth and development. They believe in fostering a culture of excellence where every employee is valued and can make a significant contribution to the success of the business.
What's next:
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We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi @ robertwalters.com. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line.