Executive Assistant (C-suite level - Banking sector)

Morgan McKinley's Secretarial & Office Support team, are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to start ASAP working on a temp basis until February 2020, supporting the COO and 2 others but primarily the COO within a Banking organisation based in the Canary Wharf area. The EA will have proven experience working within an Executive Assistant role, at C-suite level within Banking.

Temp hourly pay rate: £21 per hour plus holiday pay

Working hours: 9-5 Monday to Friday (Due to the nature of the role flexibility is required)

Duties and responsibilities will include:

* Provide EA support to the COO and 2 other members of the team
* Own and manage multiple complex diaries, using initiative to resolve conflicts and ensuring efficient scheduling of meetings, co-ordinating with all relevant parties to ensure best possible use of time
* Coordinate and manage complex travel and meeting schedules and itineraries ensuring timely preparation
* Reconciliation and submission of all travel and corporate expenses expenses using knowledge of geography to support arrangements across multiple time zones
* Extensive client liaison and client management, maintenance of client relationships at senior level (including client PAs)
* Take ownership of all enquiries, resolving, escalating or identifying alternative contacts as appropriate dealing proactively with all correspondence and meeting actions
* Advise on most effective and appropriate method of presentation of information and assist in maintaining client/market activity and preparing/distributing information packs, presentations
* Anticipate and provide/collate all relevant documents through understanding the nature of the ongoing work/projects of the team
* Project manage and organise large events/conferences as appropriate to the role

Skills and experience required for the temp EA role:

* Proven Executive Assistant / PA experience working at C-suite within Banking
* Good interpersonal and influencing skills, combining confidence with the ability to liaise at all levels
* Excellent communication skills - assured, clear and concise combining confidence with the ability to liaise at all levels
* Actively support and contribute to a positive working environment through collaboration, commitment and excellence building respect and trust
* A strong team player, recognising the impact and benefit to the team of facilitating and encouraging sharing

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Business 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.