PA / Team Assistant – Leading Investment Bank

12-month maternity cover

Near St Pauls & Farringdon

Office-based 5 days per week

£40-42k per annum equivalent

9 am – 5 pm, with flexibility

This role offers an incredible opportunity for an PA / Team Assistant with stable, corporate experience over the past few years, who is polished and confident, with excellent communication skills.

My client, an international leader within investment banking, are looking for a PA / Team Assistant to join their Executive Office – one of the most prestigious areas of the company where you would find yourself working closely with some of the most senior people in the firm, and recognised names within financial services.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Diary and calendar management
• Coordinating and scheduling of meetings and conference calls across multiple time zones
• Managing high volume of phone calls and emails, relaying information in a timely and accurate manner
• Coordinating room bookings for internal/external meetings and VCs across multiple locations
• Coordinating travel arrangements for the team, including: Visa applications, International flight and accommodation bookings and car bookings
• Expense management and preparation
• Taking on ad hoc tasks while maintaining workflow
• Supporting teams in day-to-day issues, needs and queries
• Providing phone / holiday coverage for colleagues

WHO YOU ARE:

• You must have experience of working as a PA / Team Assistant within a corporate environment, ideally financial services, for the past 2-3 years
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook skills
• Able to prioritize a variety of time-sensitive tasks
• Demonstrate dependability and high attention to detail along with the ability to multi-task
• Display a consistent, professional degree of communication skills in person, on phone and by e-mail to various levels
• Comfortable working with people at all organizational levels, internally and externally
• Must be a team player that works well under pressure within a changing environment
• Flexible and adaptable to work and support across multiple teams
• Be resourceful and able to use own initiative in solving issues
• Pro-active attitude when managing diaries
• Discretion to deal with confidential business matters
• Friendly and approachable with can do, muck in attitude.

REF: CLS118517