Sr. Administrative Assistant

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 58,884,000 - 98,140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Volunteer time off

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation, a major financial institution based in Buffalo, NY, seeks an experienced administrative professional to provide high-level secretarial support to senior management. Responsibilities include liaison work, drafting non-routine communications, managing calendars, coordinating travel, and preparing presentations and management letters.

The role requires an Associate's degree or equivalent and about 4 years of progressive administrative experience.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience.
• 4 years progressive secretarial/administrative support experience.
• Pay range is $20.55 - $34.25 per hour (USD).

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between manager and bank personnel; answer questions on departmental matters.
• Create non-routine correspondence and communications for manager.
• Perform high level administrative/projects and relieve management of day-to-day operations.

Skills

Liaison

Calendar management

Travel coordination

Expense tracking

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Provides high level, more complex secretarial/administrative support to senior management employees or groups in the Bank

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between manager and bank personnel, responding to questions and issues on departmental matters.
• Creates non-routine correspondence and communications on behalf of manager.
• Perform high level administrative / project assignments, relieving management of many day-to-day operations and ensuring smooth functioning of department.
• Prepare and arrange business presentations, management letters, and other communications to include agendas, meeting minutes.
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendar for manager.
• Coordinate all travel arrangements.
• Prepare disbursements and billings for approval.
• Maintains financial expense records.
• Adhere to applicable compliance/operational risk controls in accordance with Company or regulatory standards and policies.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Associate's degree or equivalent in experience
• 4 years progressive secretarial/administrative support experience with demonstrated development of skills on-the-job
• M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $20.55 - $34.25 Hourly (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location

Buffalo, New York, United States of America

About M&T Bank

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank's traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers. We are a bank for communities- combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution. As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year. Our core values - integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor - drive the work we do. We seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.