EA - Equity Research

Executive Assistant

£20.00 – £25.00 per hour
9am - 6pm / 8am – 5pm
Near Farringdon & St Pauls
Ongoing temporary

My client, a well-established global investment bank based near St Pauls, is looking for an experienced, driven and enthusiastic EA with a career as an Assistant in Financial Services. The EA will support teams, working at Partner and Managing Director level, within their Equity Team.

The main purpose of the role is to actively provide support to 3-4 Partners / Managing Directors, who require help with arranging a high volume of meetings, complex international travel and setting up local and international video and phone calls, as well as expenses in Concur.

The hours can be either 9 am – 6 pm or 8 am – 5 pm and the team works in the office Monday to Friday.

• Maintain busy calendars, prioritise meeting requests and related logistics
• Book travel arrangements and process expense reports timely
• Coordinate and schedule complex meetings and phone / video conference calls
• Manage a high volume of incoming phone calls; place, receive, screen and route calls
• Take detailed and accurate messages
• Share responsibilities with other members of the phone team Compliance with firm policies and guidelines
• Provide administrative support in a team-oriented environment
• Perform general administrative duties including but not limited to time entry, copying, scanning, archiving and other ad hoc projects as requested

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a Team Assistant, supporting a busy team is a MUST. Experience of working in 1:1 or 1:2 roles will not be considered.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Team Assistant within Banking would be highly advantageous in order to allow you to transition into this role with ease and be familiar with the financial terminology
• Above all, they want to meet EAs who genuinely love their job and enjoy supporting others and making their day to day workload easier and more efficient. They want someone who will go above and beyond and will always be thinking three steps ahead.