Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Executive Assistant will assist top level executives with executive level administrative support such as providing clerical administration, receiving clients and visitors, arranging travel and correspondence, managing executive’s meetings and calendar, developing and preparing presentations and reports, and scheduling meetings. May also be responsible for training and supervising lower-level clerical staff.
Position Responsibilities may include:
- Manage and maintain executive schedules, including scheduling travel and conferences, making appointments, and making changes to appointments.
- Answer and direct calls to appropriate executives and parties and take messages when needed.
- Greet visitors.
- Open, sort, and distribute correspondence, including email, faxes, and snail mail.
- Read and analyze submissions, letters, agendas, memos and determining significance; forward appropriate personnel in a timely and efficient manner.
- Prepare reports, collect and analyze information and prepare presentations.
- Develop and utilize historical information.
- Record meeting discussions and provide minutes.
- Maintain inventory of office supplies and anticipate office supply needs; place orders when necessary.
- Ensure operation of office equipment, order maintenance when necessary.
- Proficient in Access, MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
- Coordinate finances and assist with budget preparation.
- Train clerical staff in policies and procedures and arrange for the set-up of new computers for new employees.
- Prepare executive responses to routine memos, letters, or correspondence.
- Provide clerical and general office support to other offices.
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to other staff members when appropriate.
- Interact with customers when appropriate and problem solve any issues they might have.
- Document complaints and develop an appropriate course of action. Report problems to executives when they cannot be resolved for attention.
- Perform additional duties as required.
Nature & Scope:
- Applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience
- Manages projects and processes while working independently and with limited supervision
- Coaches and reviews the work of lower-level professionals
- Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex; takes a new perspective on existing solutions
Knowledge & Skills:
- Possess a strong work ethic - polished/poised and resourceful.
- Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- High proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
- Tremendous attention to detail.
- Possess the ability to interact professionally with internal and external personnel throughout the Company.
- Exhibit an excellent sense of discretion regarding highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Possess the ability to learn quickly, work independently and prioritize multiple tasks in a deadline driven environment.
Experience:
- 8+ years
Education/Certification:
- Associate’s degree in business / related field or Bachelor’s degree.
People Management: No
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations
Reports To: CEO / CFO