Executive Assistant – Financial Acumen

Flowz Staffing; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowz Staffing is seeking an organized Executive Assistant with strong financial acumen to support our leadership team in a fast-paced environment. You will manage calendars, communications, and critical documents while handling sensitive financial information with discretion.

The ideal candidate combines executive support skills with proficiency in Excel, Word, and Microsoft 365. You will work with financial statements, track projects, and coordinate with clients and stakeholders to keep

Qualifications

• Experience as an Executive Assistant or similar role.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to review financial statements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and 365.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage executive calendars, appointments, meetings, and scheduling logistics.
• Handle professional email correspondence and stakeholder communications.
• Prepare, organize, proofread, and maintain business documents and records.
• Anticipate executive needs and manage priorities, deadlines, and follow-ups.
• Track projects, deliverables, deadlines, and action items.
• Review income statements and balance sheets to support reporting.
• Assist with financial tracking, data entry, and documentation.
• Maintain accuracy across Excel, Word, and financial reports.
• Coordinate with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Provide general administrative and operational support with confidentiality.

Skills

Executive support

Organization

Communication

Financial acumen

MS Excel

MS Word

MS 365

MS Teams

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Teams

Macabacus

Tagnifi

Job description

We are hiring: Executive Assistant – Financial Acumen

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Type: Onsite / Remote

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented Executive Assistant with strong financial acumen to provide executive, administrative, project, and financial support in a fast-paced professional environment.

This role is ideal for someone who combines exceptional executive support skills with confidence working with financial statements, Excel, and business data . The successful candidate will be comfortable managing competing priorities, communicating with clients and stakeholders, and handling sensitive financial information with accuracy and discretion.

• Manage executive calendars, appointments, meetings, and scheduling logistics.
• Handle professional email correspondence and stakeholder communications.
• Prepare, organize, proofread, and maintain business documents and records.
• Anticipate executive needs and proactively manage priorities, deadlines, and follow-ups.
• Track projects, deliverables, deadlines, and outstanding action items.
• Review and interpret income statements and balance sheets to support business reporting.
• Assist with financial tracking, reporting, data entry, and documentation.
• Maintain accuracy and consistency across Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, and financial reports .
• Coordinate professionally with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Provide general administrative and operational support while maintaining confidentiality.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience as an Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Financial Support Specialist , or in a similar professional role.
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to review and interpret financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel , with strong Microsoft Word and Microsoft 365 skills.
• Exceptional organizational, proofreading, analytical, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional, friendly, and client-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment, and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• High level of discretion when handling confidential business and financial information.

Strong experience with Microsoft 365, Excel, Word, and Microsoft Teams is important.

Experience with or willingness to learn financial and business tools such as Macabacus and Tagnifi is a plus.

The Ideal Candidate

You’re dependable, polished, proactive, and service-oriented . You naturally think one step ahead, take ownership of your responsibilities, and understand that accuracy matters—especially when working with financial information.

You’re equally comfortable working with people and numbers , communicating with clients and executives, and keeping projects and priorities organized.

A great sense of humor and the ability to build a strong, collaborative working relationship with the executive you support are definite pluses!