About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Administrative Assistant with prior Investment Banking experience to join our team in our London office. You will support our Bankers by providing diverse and confidential administrative support, including extensive calendar management, coordinating travel, processing expenses, gathering and reporting information, and responding to mail. You will act as a trusted partner in a global environment that encourages excellence, rewards high performance, and promotes diversity and inclusion.
Responsibilities
- Diary management, including organising internal/external meetings
- Arranging conference calls and video conferences internally and externally
- Booking and making all necessary arrangements for complex domestic and international business travel
- Handling expenses using Concur system – with a general understanding of the bank’s policies
- Filing call reports on a weekly basis using Insight
- Pre-empt and highlight to the Business Manager out of policy expenses
- Ensure relevant Deal Related Expenses (DRE) is captured
- Develop knowledge of banker’s clients, transactions and specific individuals where possible
- Establish professional and effective communication at all levels with internal stakeholders, assistants in your area and cultivating relationships with external clients and their assistants
- Handling sensitive and confidential material and information
- Manage professional responses to telephone calls, taking ownership of queries
- Management of email system, prioritising and responding where appropriate
- Understanding the internal systems such as Concur Smartforms/Insight (training will be given for all internal systems)
Requirements
- Proven administrative assistant experience preferably in Investment Banking Financial Services environment
- Excellent communication skills at all levels written and verbally
- Confidence at dealing with people of all levels both internally and externally
- Proactive style and ability to work independently and as a team player
- Capable to multitask and prioritise
- Capable to work efficiently in a pressurised environment
- Excellent PC skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience using Concur
- Accurate typing – approx. 50 wpm
- Flexible approach to overtime and out of hours working patterns
- Mature, calm and professional attitude at all times
- Accuracy and numeracy
Skills
- Administrative Services
- Attention to Detail
- Customer and Client Focus
- Planning
- Prioritization
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Event Planning
- Office Administration
- Problem Solving
- Facilities Management
- Oral Communications
- Recording/Organizing Information
- Research
- Written Communications
Location
- London
Work Type
- Onsite
Benefits
- Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen
- Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover
- 26-weeks paid maternity leave
- 16-weeks paid paternity leave
- Inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers
- 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs
- 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
- Ability to change your core benefits
- Option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances
- Access to a wellbeing account
- Travel insurance
- Critical illness cover
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program
- Virtual GP services through our private health care plan
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
- Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
- Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program
- Discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions
- Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community
About the Company
- At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
- We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success.
- We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths.
- Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development.
- At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
- Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success.
- Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability.
- The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
- We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.
