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About us
Alvarez & Marsal is a global professional services firm offering turnaround management, corporate restructuring and performance improvement for companies and stakeholders. Blending operating managers, functional experts and consultants, we are committed to our core values. A&M has evolved from a boutique player to the premier independent global professional services firm with a reputation for providing leadership, problem-solving and value-creation to under-performing and robust companies across the industry spectrum. The firm today tackles wide ranging issues, with a focus on preserving and maximizing enterprise value.
Executive Assistant
We are looking for an outstanding professional, used to working in a busy but fun environment, organised and a team player. The ideal candidate will be looking for a challenging role in a dynamic, entrepreneurial and highly professional company and will have experience in dealing with tight deadlines; extensive diary management; being one step ahead of their MD? requirements and understands the importance of building relationships with clients and their teams.
In order to succeed in this role you must be versatile and have a very flexible and entrepreneurial approach. Ownership of all the tasks is a must-have. The role requires someone who is extremely personable, friendly and confident. You will be primarily responsible for organising and coordinating business meetings and managing schedules for our Managing Directors and providing ad hoc support to the wider team.
This is a fantastic job for someone who is hands on and likes a busy, rewarding and challenging role, in a fun and friendly environment. You must have solid experience in admin support to senior executives, excellent communication and organisation skills, attention to detail and be used to working under pressure. The role requires someone who is proactive, innovative (solution orientated) and who is looking for a dynamic and varied role.
Responsibilities include but not limited to
?cheduling and organising meetings
?aintaining and coordinating calendars
?oordinating various internal and external marketing events in fluid connection with the Firm event? team
?sing Salesforce.com to track and monitor marketing activities
?reparing time and expense reports
?oordinating travel plans, hotels, and car service
?anaging the invoicing process
?etting up conference calls
?eeting and greeting clients and other visitors
?upporting with onboarding new team joiners
?anaging confidential information, emails
?reating and amending decks in PowerPoint
?sing Excel to maintain team documents
?ssisting with client research
?rovide shadow cover for other team EAs
?ore hours are 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday
Essential requirements
?ust have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential information at maximum discretion
?ust be able to interact and communicate with all levels of the organization
?xperience working with senior clients
?bility to multi-task in a fast paced environment; constantly prioritise/ reassess tasks
?xcellent oral and written communication skills
?ust be proficient with a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software specifically, MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and various other internet applications
?ust be organised and detail oriented
?bility to work independently and within a team
?bility to be pro-active and involved in executive business dealings
Diversity & Inclusion
A&M? entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work?uided by A&M? core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity?re the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity and we foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Voluntary Inclusion
It is Alvarez & Marsal? policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Unsolicited resumes from Third-Party recruiter
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters were engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.