Executive Assistant to the CFO

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.; Virginia Beach, Northern (VA, KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is seeking an Executive Support specialist to assist the CFO with organizational and administrative tasks.

You’ll manage the CFO’s calendar, prep for meetings, handle confidential materials, and coordinate travel and events to ensure smooth operations. You will collaborate with finance leaders to generate reports, follow up on action items, and maintain strong professional relationships with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years of equivalent administrative experience with senior management.
• Proficient in MS-Office; Excel, Word and PowerPoint are must.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build relationships with senior counterparts.
• Proactive, energetic, independent and able to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Manages the CFO calendar and schedules all meetings and events.
• Prepares agendas, reserves facilities, records and transcribes minutes.
• Coordinates travel and expense reports; arranges visits for CFO guests.
• Monitors Finance KPIs and prepares monthly reports.

Skills

Proactive

Communication

Teamwork

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Main Purpose of the Role:
Provide organizational and administrative support to the CFO. Support the CFO in meeting preparations, executing work plans and handle ad-hock projects. A self-motivated individual, who represents the CFO in all day to day activities. Responsible for confidential and time sensitive materials.
Organization of all CFO meetings, social events and conferences that the CFO requires, assisting to coordinate all administrative aspects to ensure a successful outcome.
Manage tasks, insure follow up of all assigned by the CFO projects, insures preparation for every meeting.
Brings to the CFO attention all relevant information and relieves the CFO of clerical, administrative, monitoring and other tasks as needed; Meets and professionally interacts with any visitors to Finance department, managing contacts and professional connections.
Working closely with the CFO, Managers and Supervisors, to assist with special projects, analyzing documentation, reviewing the results of the department, initiating ideas to further improve the department processes and handling the social aspects and the team spirit of the department.
Main Tasks:

• Manages the CFO calendar/ schedule for all meetings and events, responds to all calls; advises and raises conflicts/ issues upfront; Insures all participants are well prepared for the CFO’s meetings & all relevant reports/ data is prepared;
• Prepares agendas, reserves and prepares facilities, and records and transcribes minutes/ protocol of all meetings;
• Keeps manager on schedule for reports submission and insures all the needed information obtained;
• Organizes and maintains file system, and files correspondences, contracts and other records.
• Arranges and coordinates travel schedules and reservations, handles expenses reports. Arranges visits for CFO guests.
• Manages and follows office attendance and office management (office equipment, days off, communications)
• Properly communicate both orally and in writing and proofread material for the CFO to ensure communication is appropriate.
• Manages CFO tasks using task management system; Follow up; reminders; reports to the CFO.
• Following the CFO projects and implementation of work plans.
• Monitoring, controlling and supporting tasks performance of the Finance department.
• Managing and monitoring Finance KPIs
• Initiating and developing reports and tools in order to follow-up on the performance of Finance department.
• Preparing presentations and reference materials for Management meetings.
• Managing monthly reports submissions.
• Preparing ongoing reports of the Finance activity for senior management presentations.

Requirements

• Proactive, energetic & independent
• Result oriented and quick response
• Proficient in MS-Office tools; Excel, Word and PowerPoint are must.
• Academic education: Bachelor’s Degree and at least 3 years of equivalent administrative experience working with higher management in another global or large company.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills, ability to work as a team and build good working relationships with senior counter parts.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.

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Finance sets the fiscal strategy and oversees monetary aspects to achieve ZIM’s objectives while increasing profitability.

This includes planning, organizing and controlling financial activities, analyzing decision-making processes related to cash flow, investments, risk management and financial statements.