Personal Assistant

Company: Global Financial Services

Role Title: Personal Assistant

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days office-based

Salary: £50,000–£55,000 + bonus & benefits

The Opportunity

An established, global financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Personal Assistant to support senior finance leadership within a highly regulated, fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will provide high-level executive support to multiple senior stakeholders, with primary responsibility for one senior leader and lighter-touch support to others.

Key Responsibilities

• Comprehensive diary management for senior leaders, including proactive scheduling, prioritisation, preparation time, task reminders and deadline management
• Managing communications on behalf of senior stakeholders, including meetings, calls and inbox coordination
• Liaising with senior internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, brokers and clients
• Full executive secretarial support, including travel management, expenses, invoices, document preparation and administrative coordination
• Supporting meeting logistics, including agenda preparation, papers, minute-taking and action tracking
• Preparing presentations and reports (PowerPoint-heavy), including board and committee materials
• Supporting team and company-wide events

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as a Personal Assistant supporting senior executives within a large, complex organisation
• Demonstrable experience managing complex diaries across multiple time zones
• Strong communication skills with sound judgement, diplomacy and discretion
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Calm under pressure and adaptable in a constantly changing environment
• Confident building relationships at Executive level, internally and externally
• Comfortable working within regulated environments and handling sensitive information

Backgrounds of interest include:

Professional Services, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Insurance or top-tier Law Firms.

(Industry background is flexible, provided the candidate has supported senior stakeholders in a complex, global setting).

Working Environment & Culture

• Professional, collaborative and high-performing environment
• Strong emphasis on integrity, accountability and discretion
• Supportive culture with a focus on wellbeing, flexibility and career development
• Fast-paced and globally integrated organisation

Benefits (indicative)

• Competitive bonus
• Pension contribution (c.10%)
• Health & wellbeing allowance
• Flexible working hours (core hours approx. 9:30am–5:30pm)

Who is recruiting for this role: Indra at C&C Search

Ref: 1314489

Please apply online asap for this position, if your experience aligns and sounds like you!

For this role C&C Search is acting as an employment agency.

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