Executive Assistant to CFO

u&u Recruitment Partners; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Employee discounts

Wellbeing benefits

Hybrid working

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners invites an experienced Executive Assistant to partner with the CFO of an established financial services organisation in Sydney. This high-trust role focuses on keeping the CFO organised, prepared and ahead of competing priorities, with complex diary and inbox management and meaningful exposure to Board and executive committee processes within the Finance leadership team.

The role offers true 1:1 partnership with the CFO, exposure to senior stakeholders, and a hybrid

Qualifications

• Experience as EA to a CFO or senior finance executive.
• Financial services experience preferred.
• Strong track record coordinating Board or executive committee papers.
• High emotional intelligence and sound judgement when dealing with senior stakeholders.
• Proactive, resilient and able to manage competing priorities while keeping a senior executive on track.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted 1:1 support to the CFO, keeping them prepared and ahead of priorities.
• Own a complex executive diary and high-volume inbox.
• Coordinate Board papers for the CFO and coordinate Board and committee meetings.
• Coordinate Finance Leadership Team meetings, town halls and key events.
• Build relationships with Board members, executives and senior stakeholders.
• Prepare presentations, briefing materials, reports and executive communications.
• Track key actions and deadlines to ensure commitments stay on course.

Skills

Diary management

Inbox management

Board papers prep

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Calendar coordination

Event coordination

CFO support

Tools

Board papers tooling

Job description

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant to work in a true 1:1 partnership with the CFO of an established financial services organisation.

This is a high-trust role where you will be relied upon to keep the CFO organised, prepared and ahead of competing priorities. Alongside complex diary and inbox management, you will have meaningful exposure to Board and executive committee processes, senior stakeholders and the broader Finance leadership team.

What’s in it for you?

• Join an established, stable and values driven financial services organisation;
• True1:1 Executive Assistant toa busy CFO;
• $120,000 - $125,000 + super;
• Flexible and hybrid working, with one day working from home;
• Strong exposure to Board and executive committee processes;
• Partner closely with senior leaders across Finance and the broader organisation;
• Fitness Passport, employee discounts and comprehensive wellbeing benefits;
• Work alongside an established EA network, including the EA to the CEO; and
• Ongoing learning, development and career support.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant to work in a true 1:1 partnership with the CFO of an established financial services organisation.

This is a high-trust role where you will be relied upon to keep the CFO organised, prepared and ahead of competing priorities. Alongside complex diary and inbox management, you will have meaningful exposure to Board and executive committee processes, senior stakeholders and the broader Finance leadership team.

What’s in it for you?

• Join an established, stable and values driven financial services organisation;
• True1:1 Executive Assistant toa busy CFO;
• $120,000 - $125,000 + super;
• Flexible and hybrid working, with one day working from home;
• Strong exposure to Board and executive committee processes;
• Partner closely with senior leaders across Finance and the broader organisation;
• Fitness Passport, employee discounts and comprehensive wellbeing benefits;
• Work alongside an established EA network, including the EA to the CEO; and
• Ongoing learning, development and career support.

The role

• Provide trusted 1:1 support to the CFO, keeping them prepared and ahead of priorities;
• Own a complex executive diary and high-volume inbox;
• Coordinate Board papers for the CFOand coordinate Board andmultiple committee meetings;
• Coordinate Finance Leadership Team meetings, town halls and key events;
• Build strong relationships with Board members, executives and senior stakeholders;
• Prepare presentations, briefing materials, reports and executive communications; and
• Track key actions and priorities, ensuring commitments and deadlines stay on course.

The ideal candidate

• An experienced EAwho has partnered with aCFO or othersenior finance executive;
• Previous experience within financial services is preferred;
• Strong experience preparing and coordinating Board or executive committee papers;
• High emotional intelligence and strong judgement when working with senior stakeholders; and
• Proactive and resilient, with the confidence to manage competing priorities and respectfully keep a senior executive on track.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.