Office Administration à Afrique du Sud

As the Assistant to both functions, you will work directly with the Head of Accounting and Controlling providing executive support and taking the lead in the day-to-day office administration facilitating its smooth and efficient operation. In addition, supporting project management related activities, for example keeping track of project statuses and providing project support where applicable.

Duties

• Managing the Head of Accounting and Controlling diary to ensure that meetings and appointments are planned and prioritised ensuring optimum use of the time
• Communicating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that a professional image is portrayed
• Planning and organising travel including preparation of detailed itineraries in advance of travel.
• Planning and organising workshops onsite and offsite, including preparation of detailed agendas.
• Preparation of presentations in Ms Powerpoint.
• Liaising with internal and external service providers.
• Organize and support in running meetings.
• Undertaking a range of administrative tasks including raising purchase orders.
• Tracking status of project deliverables and milestones.
• Defining and updating the project management processes, standards and governance,
• Ensuring project plans and project documentation are complete and up to date, provide regular project status updates, help acquire the necessary resources and skills, and contribute to the delivery of business systems to meet identified business requirements
• Organise workshops to identify areas of improvement for projects, documenting recommendations

What You Bring

• Strong administrative experience within a professional environment
• Working knowledge of all Microsoft packages including word and excel
• Highly organised individual with ability to multitask and manage high volume of work
• Confident individual with excellent spoken and written English
• The ability to work well under pressure
• Self-motivated with good attention to detail
• Team player and able to support other colleagues if required

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Time off / Paid holidays
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform