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Description
The Executive Assistant 1 provides administrative support and client services for senior executives and their team(s). This individual works independently, completing many tasks within tight timelines. The incumbent demonstrates: excellent customer service, a detailed knowledge of organizational operations, procedures, and personnel policies.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Manage schedules and coordinate meetings for the Managing Director of Strategy and two Executive Directors of Corporate Development.
- Assist with coordinating customer and other visitor meetings that happen onsite involving securing a room; food or beverage if needed and ensuring security has visitor information.
- Assist in management of communications received by members of the executive team to streamline process for executives and ensure information is prioritized based upon importance or other guidelines as assigned by the executive team.
- Assist in the development of division or department wide communications from executive leadership to staff.
- Assist with identifying, monitoring, and communicating project status, milestones, and deliverables to ensure successful delivery of information to the appropriate parties.
- Manage confidential and highly sensitive information regarding the executives and/or area supported. Demonstrate a high degree of discretion when handling said information containing private or secure information for executives.
- Organize and compile information for executives and their team on various office reports to ensure accuracy and consistency of information organization-wide.
- Prepare expense reports for executives, including for CME Ventures.
- Provide comprehensive travel planning (international and domestic) for executives and assist at times their team members.
- Workday Payroll time delegate for Strategy and Business Development team
- Finance Talent Champions Coordinator-Duties include scheduling speakers within the division and across the company for division events/activities and logistics around those events. Also involves helping create agenda/schedules for the year along with other activities such as social events for the Chicago team, Boot camp sessions for new employees and charity events.
- Participate in team meetings (both leadership and full team meetings) - may need to be flexible 1 or 2 meetings a month for early start full team and Finance Talent Champions events.
- Assist with Chicago team onboarding of new employees
- Coordinate with Corporate Security’s Office on materials for Executive Committee and Board meetings.
- Back-up to CFO Executive Assistant when needed
Skills & Software Requirements:
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, Confluence, Google Workspace, Concur, Workday Systems
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