PA / Team Assistant (Finance)

How you'll spend your time...

• Responsible for diary management, including arranging internal and external meetings, calls, and video conferences across multiple time zones

• Acting as the point of contact between the executives and internal or external colleagues

• Support the wider cultural integration e.g. help with subjects for Townhalls, coordinate feedback, run the 'get to know' initiative.

• Supports the coordination of materials for key meetings

• Plan, book and arrange all travel

• Communicating with support functions in London

• Processing invoices and liaising with the Accounts Payable teams

• Prepares and processes expenses on time

• Taking minutes for team meetings as required

• Provide a professional and confident representation of the EMEA Finance business unit

• Handles highly sensitive correspondence and information in a confident manner

• Build effective working relationships across the business

• Carry out additional ad hoc duties as required

To be successful in this role you will have...

• Proven experience in a similar role

• Fluency in business English, written and spoken

• Strong administration, organisational and time management skills.

• Advanced PowerPoint, Word and Excel

• Ability to multitask and prioritise tasks

• Great verbal and written communication skills

• Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure

• Ability to work on your own as well as part of a team

• Flexibility and adaptability to juggle a range of different tasks

• Strong attention to detail

About Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses.

We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,500 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 650 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements.

Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base.

We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.

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