Executive Assistant Job Description
Marcilly Recruitment's client, a growing private equity firm in Mayfair, is seeking an Executive Assistant to join their high-calibre, non-hierarchical team. This is an amazing opportunity to join highly regarded figures in the industry whilst the firm is still in its early stages. There will be long-term career growth within the investment firm, working across their operations and administrative function in an entrepreneurial environment with a dynamic team.
Executive Assistant Benefits:
Salary: £45K - £55K
Benefits: generous discretionary bonus; pension; healthcare; profit share scheme; company ski trip; life assurance; 25 days holiday
Hours: 09:00 – 17:30
Location: Mayfair – five days a week with occasional flex if needed
Start date: ideally ASAP but happy to wait a notice period
Executive Assistant duties will include but are not limited to:
- Day-to-day diary management for the CFO and senior members of the investment team
- Setup external meetings, along with meeting room preparation
- Provide secretarial support to a range of committee meetings, including diarising them, coordinating attendance, booking rooms, arranging room set-ups, arranging refreshments as required
- Event planning - both internal and external, including international client events and travel
- Coordinating international travel, creating itineraries, booking hotels, flights, and visa applications
- Expenses and finance management
- Print, compile and prepare materials in advance of all meetings
- Working with facilities in order to ensure the office is well looked after
- Supporting the CFO in office projects
- Assisting in company marketing materials, company newsletter, and social media
- Client gifting and marketing initiatives
- CRM management
- Helping to manage the operations of the firm such as HR admin, systems and processes, hiring, technology
- Preparing board packs and investment packs
- Support with office management and meeting and greeting visitors
- Investor relations support
- Team support when needed
The Executive Assistant requirements:
- 2-5 years of professional experience, with at least two years working in finance
- Experience of working as a Team / Personal or Executive Assistant before
- The ability to follow instructions carefully and provide clear, confident communication both internally and externally
- Proactive, able to organise and prioritise a varied workload, and meet deadlines
- Calm under pressure
- Exceptional attention to detail whilst always maintaining the highest standards
- Able to work with a high degree of autonomy and independence
- Be flexible and able to undertake additional or alternative tasks and duties
- Be able to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and discretion
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office
- Desire to work in a collegiate and dynamic team, to be a true team player
- Extremely resourceful, resilient and adaptable
- Strong educational background with a degree or strong A levels highly desirable
The successful Executive Assistant must have 1-2 years of experience working within financial services, ideally private equity.