Executive Assistant - Fixed Term Contract

A fabulous opportunity has arisen for an Executive Assistant to provide full organisational and logistical support to the Chief Technology Officer. The successful candidate should have extensive experience of working within the financial Services industry sector and will be available at short notice for interview and to start.

This is a year long fixed term contract with real potential to convert to a permanent position.

The successful EA will be proactive in their approach and will enjoy building strong working relationships with their boss. Primarily supporting the CTO, you will ready to support up to three additional executives with diary and inbox management. An exciting role for an individual looking to join a collaborative, professional team who truly value their staff.

Duties will include (but not limited to):

• High volume diary/management
• Inbox management
• Travel arrangements and itineraries
• Financial administration (expenses/POs and invoicing)
• Document production (meeting agendas, presentations, correspondence and reports)
• Liaising with internal/external stakeholders
• A willingness to assist with administrative tasks and ad hoc projects

Skills and personal attributes:

• Experience (minimum of 5 years) of working at senior level within a financial services environment
• Advanced MS Office
• Multi tasking skills and the ability to juggle a varied high volume workload
• Attention to detail
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written)

The role will pay up £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience

Lily Shippen are experts in recruiting top business support talent, including PAs, EAs, Receptionists, Private PAs and Office Managers, on a temporary, permanent and fixed-term contract basis. We work with clients across the UK from our offices in London and Manchester, as well as servicing international and remote roles.