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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is responsible for promoting transparency and integrity in business. We are the UK Competent Authority for audit and set the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes as well as UK standards for accounting, auditing, and actuarial work.
We are looking for a Personal Assistant who can provide efficient and proactive support to the Director of Professional Bodies Supervision (PBS) with some occasional support to the Director and team of Corporate Reporting Review (CRR).
The role involves:
* Proactively manage diaries and co-ordinate meetings
* Manage the Director e-mail and correspondence, including possible sensitive information, answering and drafting replies as well as delegating to others, where appropriate
* Issue important letters and other documents to external stakeholders, particularly at the major audit firms
* Proactively track all work for the Director, including highlighting possible deadlines and helping to ensure they are met
* Drawing attention to urgent matters and/or dealing with items on own initiative
* Prepare and/or format complex documents in Windows packages
* Prepare and/or distribute agendas, presentations and papers for meetings, including team and management group meetings
* Attending meetings and logging action points for follow-up
* Screen and handle telephone calls, responding independently to any issues and questions
* Arranging external and internal meetings for other members of the team
* Schedule internal meetings, such as team meetings and 1-2-1s for the Director
* Organise national and international travel requirements in line with company travel policy
* Record hospitality received
* Prepare monthly expenses and/or invoices and timesheet analysis and administration
* Assist with event planning and making sure the event runs smoothly
* Create and maintain up-to-date key internal and external contacts
* Sharing of knowledge and providing assistance to other teams in Supervision and for other Divisions
The Person:
* Professional and/or financial services background
* Good team player with the flexibility to adapt quickly and respond to changing business needs
* A good knowledge of the methods and practices of your own work and working knowledge of other methods and practices in the department
* Excellent keyboard skills
* An excellent level of English spelling and grammar
* Accurate with good attention to detail
* Financial industry acronyms
* Experience of working as a PA in an office environment
* Advanced level of IT packages including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneNote and Teams
Please apply by following the link to our website and uploading a copy of your CV and covering letter as a single document upload. In the covering letter, please set out, by reference to the person specification above, how you meet the required skillset.
The FRC offers remuneration packages, including 30 days annual leave, ability to buy extra leave, generous employer pension contribution of 10%, staff Employee Assistance Programme, and the opportunity to save at least 25% on the purchase of a new bike through the Cycle to work scheme.
The FRC believes that equality of opportunity and diversity is important in the work that we do and we are strongly committed to being an inclusive employer. Our values of being fair and independent support this commitment.
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