Executive Assistant

The Role

As Executive Assistant to the CFO, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-level, proactive support, ensuring the smooth and effective running of the Finance and Strategy function. You will operate at the heart of key financial and strategic decision-making, partnering directly with the CFO across Executive Committee and Board activity. This is a role for an Executive Assistant who wants genuine visibility of – and contribution to – enterprise-level priorities, including shaping agendas, influencing outcomes, and enabling the leadership team to operate at pace.

Beyond traditional executive support, you will work closely with a highly engaged, fast-paced CFO who values clarity, discretion, and proactive thinking to anticipate priorities, support decision-making, and help drive key initiatives forward. This will involve handling sensitive information with discretion, identifying opportunities to improve processes, and acting as a central point of coordination across internal and external stakeholders. The role requires a highly organized, adaptable individual who can operate with confidence at a senior level and contribute to the overall effectiveness and impact of the CFO’s office.

Success in this role will come from anticipating needs, bringing structure to complexity, and acting as a trusted extension of the CFO – someone who enables priorities to move forward without friction.

You will be a highly organized and proactive Executive Assistant with significant experience supporting senior executives at C‑suite level within a fast‑paced corporate environment. You’ll bring strong commercial awareness and demonstrate the ability to operate as a trusted strategic partner, anticipating priorities and contributing to effective decision‑making.

With exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, you are confident engaging with senior stakeholders and capable of handling sensitive information with the utmost discretion. Your attention to detail is matched by your ability to think ahead, manage competing demands, and adapt quickly to changing priorities.

You are solutions‑focused, resilient, and naturally collaborative, with a track record of improving processes and driving efficiency. A high level of professionalism, sound judgement, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team are essential to succeed in this role.

Rewarding you

• A competitive salary (depending on experience)
• 28 day annual leave plus bank holidays
• Generous annual bonus plan
• We provide membership of the Railways Pension Scheme, a Defined Benefit arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay
• 4x Life Assurance cover
• Colleague referral scheme

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Health cash plan
• Eye care vouchers
• Flu vaccination

Lifestyle

• We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave
• Buy and sell holidays
• Give as you earn scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Flexible half days leave
• Electric vehicle leasing
• Cycle to work scheme

Please apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by Friday 10th July 2026.

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