Float Assistant - Equity Research

Salary: Competitive and based on experience

Location: Canary Wharf

Our client is seeking a versatile, charismatic, and adaptable Float Executive Assistant to join one of the top-ranked Research departments. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a relatively inexperienced EA who is keen to learn and build up their skills within a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will provide the highest level of support to top-ranked analyst teams based in London, managing and coordinating extensive European and International travel, assisting with marketing plans, maintaining effective relationships with clients, and handling various administrative tasks.

• Opportunity to work in a top-ranked Research department
• Fast-paced environment ideal for skill development
• Extensive interaction with high-profile clients

What you'll do:

As a Float Executive Assistant in Equity Research, your role will be multifaceted. You'll be responsible for managing and coordinating extensive travel arrangements, ensuring cost efficiencies at all times. You'll assist with marketing plans, identifying conflicts or opportunities for marketing, conference attendance, client roadshows and necessary travel. Your excellent communication skills will be put to use as you act as a contact point for the team, building an excellent rapport to maintain effective relationships. You'll also handle various administrative tasks such as processing expenses, organizing events, providing assistance with research products, and dealing with ad hoc requests.

• Manage and coordinate extensive European and International travel
• Assist with the teams' marketing plan
• Ensure all messages are passed on in an efficient/appropriate manner
• Act as a contact point and ambassador for the team
• Manage, coordinate and process all expenses in a timely manner for all analysts
• Organize events including client lunches, roundtable dinners with guest speakers, conferences
• Provide assistance with teams' Research product when required
• Deal with numerous ad hoc internal and external client requests for data etc and general ad hoc tasks

What you bring:

As a Float Executive Assistant in Equity Research, you bring along a set of unique skills that make you stand out. You're highly motivated and always thinking outside the box. Your flexibility allows you to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment while juggling multiple tasks. Your excellent communication skills enable you to interact effectively both internally and externally. As a good team player with strong organisational skills, you can handle pressure well while dealing with multiple deadlines. Your resourcefulness makes you a consistent self-starter who takes initiative to deliver results.

• Highly motivated with the ability to stay one step ahead
• Flexible and adaptable in a fast-pace environment with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent communicator, with strong verbal and written skills
• Good team-player with strong organizational skills
• Resourceful self-starter who enjoys taking initiative to deliver results
• Some EA experience, preferably within financial services entity or other blue chip environment
• Advanced knowledge of all Office applications - Word, Excel and Powerpoint

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a global leader in the financial services industry, with offices in over 43 countries worldwide. They are committed to being an essential part of their client's investment process and focus on risk-reward essentials to help clients validate their investment decisions. The company values integrity, excellence and a strong team ethic. They provide a workplace where people can learn, achieve and grow - a philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an integral part of their culture.

What's next:

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