Risk - Administrative Assistant - Birmingham

Goldman Sachs, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an experienced Administrative Support professional within the Risk Business team in Birmingham. This role involves high-level coordination of meetings and travel, alongside comprehensive administrative tasks. The firm values diversity and provides opportunities for professional growth, making it an ideal environment for motivated individuals looking to excel in a fast-paced financial setting.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion programs

Training and development opportunities

Benefits and wellness programs

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office suite.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates complex meetings and handles high volume of calls.
• Maintains detailed calendars and manages travel arrangements.
• Provides administrative support and manages confidential information.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma (HS) or Associate's Degree (AA) required, Bachelor's Degree (BA or BS) preferred

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Job description

Job Description

RISK

The Risk Business identifies, monitors, evaluates, and manages the firm's financial and non-financial risks in support of the firm's Risk Appetite Statement and the firm's strategic plan. Operating in a fast paced and dynamic environment and utilizing the best-in-class risk tools and frameworks, Risk teams are analytically curious, have an aptitude to challenge, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides administrative support in a complex team environment
• Coordinates complex, senior-level internal/ external meetings and conference calls.
• Handles a high volume of phones calls and interacts with high level business leaders in a professional and effective manner.
• Supports internal and external managers or clients.
• Responds and follows up on client requests.
• Maintains complex and extremely detailed calendars and prioritizes meeting requests and related logistics.
• Coordinates a high volume of domestic and international travel arrangements and processes expense reports.
• Prepares and distributes divisional correspondence, memos, letters, reports or other documents as requested.
• Maintains understanding of firm policies and handles certain issues independently.
• Manages monthly invoices and arranges for payment.
• On-boards new hires, processes new employees, transfers, termination, etc.
• Responsible for participation in general administrative duties (copying, filing, faxing, archiving), ad-hoc projects, committees and or group events.
• Orders supplies and keeps inventory well-stocked.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Prefer 4+ years of experience.
• HS and/or AA required, BA or BS preferred
• Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong organizational skills, providing high quality output with high attention to detail.
• Self-starter with ability to anticipate and solve problems quickly and efficiently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of general business, corporate and government cultures.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential and non-routine information.
• Demonstrated dependability and sense of urgency about getting results.
• Comfortable working with people at all organizational levels.
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment.
• Excellent judgment; independent thinker and resourceful.
• Team player with a positive attitude.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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