Executive Assistant

7-EACont12/NW

Executive Assistant/EA

12-month contract

Mid-November start

£40K - £50K salary equivalent

09 - 18

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a leading Global Investment Firm as an Executive Assistant on a 12-month contract, supporting 3 Executives, including a Senior Partner.

Our client, who is based in the heart of the West End, is looking for someone with prior EA experience in the financial services. The successful Executive Assistant will have strong organisational skills, show initiative, demonstrate a flexible manner and will be confident using IT.

This versatile Executive Assistant 12-month contract job will include (but not be limited to):

• Multiple diary management; managing constant change and coordinating conferences;
• Global business travel planning. Using online booking tools and travel management systems;
• Managing expenses for travel and entertainment, including complex multicurrency expenses and compiling and maintaining travel records;
• Prompt and confidential liaison between our client and its associates;
• Answer and screen all telephone calls with a diplomatic manner; internally and externally;
• Use a variety of software packages including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with confidence. Accurate and timely typing;
• General support and project management;
• Assisting other EAs when required, whom are either absent or have heavy workloads.

The core hours of this 12-month Executive Assistant contract is 09 - 18 with some flexibility required. Our client is willing to pay between £40K - £50K depending on experience plus a daily lunch allowance.

For this Executive Assistant role, VWA acts as an Employment Agency.