Senior Administrative Assistant — Strategic Exec Support

Northern Trust Corp; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Sr. Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to senior managers and partners in West Michigan.

The role focuses on document creation, file management, travel planning, and meeting scheduling within a collaborative team environment. The successful candidate will bring professional communication skills, familiarity with the financial services sector, and strong analytical abilities to support business development and cultural initiatives

Qualifications

• Professional communication skills (verbal and written) required.
• Financial Services industry knowledge preferred.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills required.
• Technical skills/systems knowledge (e.g. Microsoft Office and Workday); event support knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and executive support to senior manager and other partners in West Michigan.
• Composes and creates documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Maintains and organizes files, ensuring confidentiality.
• Manages database files.
• Handles travel arrangements and processes travel expense reimbursements.
• Schedules meetings and conferences.
• Supports special projects and data gathering for reports as required by the manager or partners.
• May monitor department expenses and assist clients or vendors as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Finance knowledge

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Workday

Event support

Tools

Microsoft Office

Workday

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Sr. Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to senior managers and partners in West Michigan.

The role focuses on document creation, file management, travel planning, and meeting scheduling within a collaborative team environment. The successful candidate will bring professional communication skills, familiarity with the financial services sector, and strong analytical abilities to support business development and cultural initiatives