Bilingual Russian speaking Executive Assistant - Oil and Gas Sector

Company: Oil and Gas industry

Employment Type: 6-month Maternity Cover (with a possibility to extend)

Position: Bilingual Russian/English speaking Executive Assistant to Director

Remuneration: up to £30K (depending on suitability/experience)

Starting: ASAP

Location: West End

About:

A leading British engineering, construction and installation contractor in the oil & gas and renewable industries, is looking for a bilingual Executive Assistant (English/Russian) to support a busy Director at the London head-office. Previous PA experience at senior management level preferred, a degree in interpreting and/or translating advisable.

Duties will include:

• Diary and itinerary management, travel and accommodation arrangements (often at short notice),
• Translating business correspondence, interpreting telephone calls, internet research and e-mail
• Monitoring along with bookkeeping, faxing, scanning, typing, filing and mail processing, handling basic accounting functions – collecting invoices, making entries in an accounting system, preparing payment schedules.
• Touch-typing is required, advanced MS Office skills essential

The successful candidate will have:

• Fluent English and Russian - knowledge of French is a plus.
• The knowledge of online accounting systems like Sage, QuickBooks or similar is a plus.
• The right candidate will be flexible, enthusiastic, patient, efficient, a quick learner and an even-tempered communicator who is able to take initiative when necessary and perform their duties under pressure.
• Right to work in the UK is a must.

Please send your CV for immediate consideration.