Executive Assistant

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm in Singapore is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support to senior executives. The role involves managing correspondences, travel arrangements, and scheduling meetings. Candidates should possess at least 5 years of relevant experience and strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. This position requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience required.
• Ability to interact with internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Must be organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and secretarial support to Partners/Directors.
• Handle written correspondences and manage files.
• Liaise with clients and manage diaries.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Flexibility to adjust priorities

Education

'O' or 'A' level qualification

Private Secretarial Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description Summary

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

Our Financial Services Assurance Practice works with organisations to strengthen trust and transparency by building, maintaining and providing trust over financial reporting in a fast changing, technology-driven world. As Asia’s top financial services practice, our audit approach is at the leading edge of best practice. We draw upon our extensive industry knowledge for our clients including top blue chip companies in the asset management, banking, capital markets, and insurance sectors. We provide our clients with insights, empowered by leading technologies, into marketplace developments and global opportunities.

Job Description

A career in Administration and Secretarial Services, within Internal Firm Services, will give you the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees. You’ll focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receiving and directing incoming calls or emails to the appropriate parties, arranging business travel, tracking expenses, and coordinating meeting arrangements.

How will you value-add?

As an Executive Assistant, you’ll work as part of a team of subject matter experts and extensive industry experience, helping our employees solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing effective administrative and secretarial support to our Partners/Directors
• Handling written correspondences and reports; file management
• Liaising with clients and managing of diaries
• Making travel arrangements, scheduling internal and external meetings
• Coordinating events and relevant logistics where needed
• Supporting engagement economics reporting and monitoring follow-up actions by teams
• Assisting with preparation of presentation materials
• Providing buddy support / covering duties to executive assistants who are absent
• Performing any other ad-hoc duties as required

Requirements

• At least an 'O' or 'A' level qualification. Candidates with a Private Secretarial Diploma will be preferred
• Must possess at least 5 years of relevant experience, good interpersonal skills as well as the ability to interact effectively with all levels of internal staff and external stakeholders
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office application such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint is essential
• Must be meticulous, organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment, including having the flexibility to adjust and react to changing priorities

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified due to the high number of applicants for this role.