Partners Secretary - 12 month Fixed Term Contract
* Full-time
* Office Location: London (Gresham Street)
At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.
Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.
We are seeking a talented individual to join our London Audit team as Partners Secretary.
We are seeking an individual who is proactive, fast at solving problems and can manage multiple different tasks at one time. The individual should be able to work under time pressure and have previous experience as an administrator. A strong work ethic is important together with a willingness to work collaboratively in a team.
You will be joining a productive team of Secretaries who thrive of close collaboration with one another and the Partners that they support. A fantastic opportunity to work in a fast paced and thriving business.
This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract role with possibility of longer term beyond that. It is to be based at our London Office with office attendance at minimum 3 days per week.
Responsibilities
* Provide full administrative support in any capacity to 2x Partners, 2x Directors and pool of managers. This includes (list is not exhaustive): diary management, arranging meetings, travel bookings, and other support as required
* Providing the client with polite, friendly, and professional contact through all forms of communication
* Creating and formatting engagement letters
* Managing our bank letter process
* Managing KYC for onboarding new clients
* Arranging client and internal meetings
* Ad hoc secretarial and administrative duties, i.e. room bookings, printing, billing, expenses
Education and Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
* Demonstrable experience of administrative support to, and managing diaries of, senior stakeholders, ideally within a professional services environment
* Detailed knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Ability to organise time to meet deadlines, planning and organising work efficiently
* Ability to work well in a pressurised environment with the ability to prioritise work
Benefits
* Private medical insurance
* Life assurance
* Pension contribution
* Generous holiday package
* Option to purchase additional holiday
* Shared parental leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Season ticket loan
* Eye care support
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.
We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.
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