Personal Assistant

A global Investment Management Firm based in the West End is looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to come on board and work within their Client Solutions Team. The role will be supporting up to 4 senior people.

This role is a perm position and successful candidates must have previous experience working in financial services.

The Personal Assistant will be responsible for:

• Managing communication with numerous internal and external contacts
• Extensive diary management
• Coordinating a high volume of international and domestic travel to include hotels, taxis and visas
• Orchestrating meeting arrangements with colleagues and external parties including company visits, lunches, large events and conferences
• Coordinating expenses and invoices
• Handling daily mail and filing systems
• Preparing documents and presentation materials in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Preparing briefing notes and packs for company meetings
• Participating in special projects as required
• Strong administrative support to the team
• Covering the other PA's workload in their absence

The Personal Assistant will need the following skills:

• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent organizational skills, multi tasking and prioritization abilities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Ability to work under deadlines and to accommodate last minute changes
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Ability to anticipate needs, particularly for repeated tasks
• Demonstrates outstanding work ethic
• Flexible on working hours and understanding of the business demands
• Produces high quality, accurate timely work
• Ability to pick up new systems quickly

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Please note that any references to salary or pay rates in this advertisement and in the salary refinement section are indicative only and should only be used as a guide.