Executive Administrative Assistant II
The Executive Administrative Assistant II provides highly skilled, diversified, confidential, and administrative support of an executive nature to a senior executive of a Company division, performing complex and technical activities requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment. Works with persons at all levels of the company, as well as external organizations and customers and handles highly confidential materials. Facilitates management details and serves as an intermediary with important delegated administrative functions to relieve executives of administrative responsibilities and details. May supervise various offices administrative and support personnel. Coordinates and facilitates high-level executive functions with wide latitude for independent judgment. Assists with numerous highly confidential functions including merger & acquisition early stage meetings and due diligence document organization. Compiles, formats, prepares and distributes Board of Directors and Committee meeting materials, minutes and records.
Depth & Scope:
- Prepares, edits, and types a variety of confidential materials, reports, correspondence, and statistical tables
- Answers telephone, screens calls, takes messages and receives visitors
- Organizes mail and other executive paperwork, forwards to appropriate party and/or responds independently as appropriate calling attention to priorities
- Establishes and maintains highly confidential files and records
- Manages the office of a Senior Executive and requires comprehensive knowledge of executive operations, policies, practices and personnel
- Coordinates and facilitates high-level executive functions with wide latitude for independent judgment
- Schedules appointments and coordinates arrangements for meetings, conferences and travel itineraries
- Performs a variety of duties to conserve the time of the executive, such as keeping personal business bookkeeping records and other personal business items as directed
- Demonstrates a high level of tact and discretion due to the frequency of high level internal and external contacts. Requires a thorough understanding of executive's job and methods of work
- Assists with numerous highly confidential functions including merger & acquisition early stage meetings and due diligence document organization
- Compiles, formats, prepares and distributes Board of Directors and Committee meeting materials, minutes and records. May participate in other Board activities such as Board website, or preparation of annual meeting documents
- Communicates and coordinates with internal departments, community leaders, organizations, shareholders and high-level customers acting as a liaison between the President or Senior Executive in order to resolve issues and concerns and to relieve executive of administrative details
- Researches information and assembles and prepares data and special reports, providing analysis and summaries (e.g. SEC research, merger & acquisition or Proxy activity)
- Conducts projects as assigned such as coordinating regulatory exams
- Analyzes complex information requests and determines appropriate action
Education & Experience:
- Associate's degree and/or Bachelor's degree or progressive work experience in addition to experience below
- 3+ Years of related experience
- Exceptional clerical and administrative skills
- Knowledge of division organization, terminology and operations
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Proven organizational skills, with ability to keep others focused, on task and efficient
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with ability to work with all levels of the enterprise
- Demonstrated PC skills, including proficiency with spreadsheets, reporting tools and presentation software
Preferred qualifications:
- Proficient in supporting Executive level individuals
- Experienced in managing board deliverables
- Expertise in travel arrangements and expense bookings
- Strong scheduling capabilities
- Agility in adapting to dynamic environments
- Skilled in handling multiple calendar demands and prioritizing essentials
- Commitment to upholding confidentiality
- Location: NYC
Physical Requirements:
- Domestic Travel Occasional
- International Travel Never
- Performing sedentary work Continuous
- Performing multiple tasks Continuous
- Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
- Responding quickly to sounds Occasional
- Sitting Continuous
- Standing Occasional
- Walking Occasional
- Moving safely in confined spaces Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) Occasional
- Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) Never
- Squatting Occasional
- Bending Occasional
- Kneeling Never
- Crawling Never
- Climbing Never
- Reaching overhead Never
- Reaching forward Occasional
- Pushing Never
- Pulling Never
- Twisting Never
- Concentrating for long periods of time Continuous
- Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations Continuous
- Reading, writing and comprehending instructions Continuous
- Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Continuous