PLEASE READ:
This is a 18 month contract with potential for extension
Successful candidate must be available ASAP
This position is fully in office (Bay Street)
Successful candidate must have prior experience supporting multiple C-Suite executives
Your new company
Hays Specialist Recruitment has partnered with a private equity company located in Toronto, ON. We are looking to hire a Executive Assistant to join their team on a contract basis of 18 months, which has the possibility of extension.
Your new role
• Support senior Executives: CFO, Managing Partners, Managing Directors, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents
• Calendar management in Outlook, requiring interaction with both internal and external executives and assistants globally, to coordinate a variety of complex meetings that may be in different time zones
• Organize complex travel arrangements as required, ensuring they align with budgetary constraints and company policies, partnering with Direct Travel, and update executives' calendar with details and ensure they are organized
• Create and modify PowerPoint presentations (i.e. Marketing Materials, Investor Relations documents) including formatting of charts, graphs and images
• Interpret and anticipate the needs of the team and proactively bring together appropriate resources to be supportive in addressing upcoming travel, corporate events etc.
• Facilitates meetings, virtual & onsite, sits in on meetings, prepares minutes, agendas, follow up,
quarterly reporting.
• Coordinate and book all company events - books the venues, catering, flights, accommodation and speakers.
• Promptly respond to requests from internal and external individuals with accuracy and a courteous demeanor
• Be the point of contact for any in-house meetings, always greet guests with professionalism and a friendly demeanor
• Expense management through Concur - tracking and managing expenditures
• Process invoices through Dynamics 365
• Facilitates any office moves, works with vendors, contractors
• Occasional after-hours assistance - coordination of multiple time-zone meetings and travel logistics
• Assisting with ad-hoc projects
• Additional administrative tasks including: mail, copying and binding
• Handle confidential information with the utmost discretion
Requirements:
• A minimum of three (3) years' experience as an Executive Assistant - experience supporting multiple executives is a must
• Completed post-secondary education
• Highly proficient in MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Experience processing expenses using Concur is an asset
• Experience creating and updating PowerPoint presentations
• Extremely organized, must be able to manage multiple priorities and work comfortably and efficiently in a fast-paced, corporate environment
• Personable, high EQ and knows when to jump in and work as a team when needed
• Exceptional professional decorum with the ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally
• Team player and collaborative, can work well with the other EAs to support the changing needs of the business
• Overtime may be required. Must be available to respond to changes, scheduling conflicts, travel
changes