Executive Assistant

Role: Executive Assistant
Salary: £39 – 41k + Benefits
Location: City of London

Our client is an innovative, growing investment firm based in the City of London. They specialise in Investments/Fund Developments, and with their rapid growth are seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to join and strengthen their team. You will be supporting the CEO and senior managing directors as their Executive Assistant.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Extensive diary management
• High volume travel and accommodation arrangements, both domestically and internationally including providing detailed itineraries
• Producing and amending important documentation for board reports (i.e. spreadsheets, letters, PowerPoint presentations etc)
• Update the database and produce various reports on a regular basis (including updating charts and daily portfolio reports, posting news, new issue details, maintaining fund trends reports and various portfolio management reports)
• Organising meetings including booking rooms, refreshments, providing necessary documentation and greeting visitors
• Maintaining and improving key records and files
• Providing ad-hoc assistance for projects and research activities
• Processing expenses and general administration

Experience and attributes

• Experience as an Executive Assistant from a private equity or financial services background
• Educated to degree level or above
• The ability to multi-task with a busy and varied workload whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication skills
• Use initiative in order to pro-actively assist the team above and beyond delegated tasks
• Strong organisational skills and proven ability to manage time effectively
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint and extensive experience using database systems
• Enthusiasm, proactive, hardworking and a positive attitude are a must

If you are interested in progressing your financial services background career in this investment firm, and meet the above criteria apply now!