Fixed Income Administrative Assistant

Grant-Shannon Staffing; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant-Shannon Staffing seeks an experienced, full-time administrative assistant to support the fixed income department of a downtown Minneapolis investment firm. Responsibilities include preparing monthly client letters, updating marketing materials, assisting with RFPs, and handling spreadsheets, charts, data maintenance, and mail merge tasks.

Ideal candidates will have strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Numerical aptitude and experience with financial materials is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly client letters.
• Update marketing and client materials.
• Assist with Requests for Proposals.
• Utilize spreadsheets and charts; perform data maintenance; mail merge; and other support duties.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Numerical/math aptitude

Multi-tasking

Integrity and discretion

Independent and collaborative work

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Job description

Experienced, full-time administrative assistant needed to provide support to fixed income department of entrepreneurial investment management firm located in downtown Minneapolis. Responsibilities to include:

• Preparation of monthly client letters
• Updating marketing and client materials
• Assisting with Request for Proposals
• Utilizing spreadsheets and charts; database maintenance; report preparation; mail merge functions; and other support duties

KEYS

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) merge function on Word and charting on Excel linking Excel with PowerPoint
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with particular attention to detail
• Numerical/math aptitude
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Ability to work with the highest degree of integrity and discretion; meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a diverse group of people in fast-paced environment
• A strong preference for administrative assistant experience in financial firm or interest in financial industry