Personal Assistant

Tradition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services sector is seeking a Personal Assistant to support Senior Executives in their London office. This role involves high-level administrative tasks, effective communication with stakeholders, and demands strong organizational skills to handle multiple responsibilities in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in company administration and committee support.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support to Senior Executives.
• Organize travel and manage schedules effectively.
• Take minutes for meetings and coordinate company events.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Highly organized

Strong technical IT skills

Problem solving ability

Self-motivated

Job description

Tradition is the interdealer broking arm of Compagnie Financière Tradition and one of the world's largest interdealer brokers in over-the-counter financial and commodity related products. CFT is represented in over 28 countries, employing over 2,500 people.

Tradition’s goal is to provide superior client services. It believes its business success is a direct reflection of its employees and recruits. As such, teamwork, creativity, reliability and integrity are components of a work ethic taken very seriously since the company was founded in 1959.

Tradition is currently seeking to appoint a Personal Assistant to be based within the London office.

Main responsibilities within the Personal Assistant position include:

• Provide confidential high level administrative support to Senior Executives including: diary management, scheduling meetings, planning off-sites, car bookings, dinner reservations, processing Concur expenses, organising travel and preparing travel itineraries
• Ensure all correspondence and relevant materials are produced in a timely and accurate manner
• To coordinate, attend and take minutes for Senior Executives and any other relevant meetings
• Organise events and functions across the company
• Manage company hospitality debentures and the events portal
• Oversee the employee travel portal, coordinate updates and deal with queries
• Manage company merchandise
• Any other duties reasonably requested

Key skills, experience and competencies required to be successful in this role:

• Previous experience including company administration, board / committee support and experience of taking minutes.
• Excellent communication skills with experience communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks
• Experience working in Financial Services industry is beneficial
• Strong technical IT skills
• Proactive approach, with willingness and adaptability to pick up and with new challenges
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to perform in pressurized environment
• Self-motivated, able to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative with minimal guidance and support team mates
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Tradition do not accept agency CV’s. Please do not forward CV’s to our employees or Talent team. Tradition are not accountable for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. The Talent team will reach out to trusted agents when required.

Please note, due to the large volume of applications for this position, only suitable candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful.

Tradition welcome all suitable applications and are an equal opportunity employer who value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications and merit.

By applying for this role, you agree that we may retain your details on our system for a period of 6 months and may contact you for any future vacancies that may arise within the Tradition Group.