Robert Walters
Float EA GCM
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Float EA GCM
Location: Bank Street, Canary Wharf
Role Type: Contract - 12 months
Work Setup: Hybrid - 4 days in the office
Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.
Who You Will Work With
Our client is a global financial services firm that manages wealth, navigates complex markets, and designs strategic financial objectives. The firm provides risk management solutions across a variety of sectors, emphasising long-term relationships, and innovative approaches to financial challenges.
What You'll Do
Secretarial/Administrative Support:
- Built and maintained strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients across domestic and international teams through extensive verbal and written communication, ensuring seamless collaboration across business units.
Diary Management:
- Manage complex diaries with exclusive control, acting as a gatekeeper to ensure schedules run smoothly.
- Coordinate meetings, video conferences, and calls, ensuring all details (venues, dial-in information) are confirmed and conflicts resolved proactively.
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Travel & Expenses:
- Organise travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, visas, currency exchange, and ground transportation using firm-approved tools.
- Prepare detailed agendas and itineraries for business trips while processing monthly expenses efficiently via systems like Concur.
Absence Cover (Buddy System):
- Work collaboratively with the buddy group to provide consistent coverage during lunch breaks, holidays, or absences within the team.
- Maintain up-to-date handover notes and provide phone coverage/support to Bankers outside your designated team when required.
What You Bring
- Proven experience as an Executive Assistant in a high-pressure environment (Investment Banking experience preferred).
- Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to handle last-minute changes.
- Confident communicator who can liaise effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels.
- Proactive problem-solver with a "can-do" attitude and attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Outlook), Concur, CRM systems, and Zoom.
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What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you.
This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
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