Job of the week: Executive Assistant – Part Time | Accenture | London

Accenture UK

London – Fenchurch Street

This is a 9 – 12 month Fixed Term contract opportunity

We are currently seeking an Executive Assistant who is looking for an exciting and challenging career with Accenture – an employer that enables you to make a real difference.

As an Executive Assistant the key aspects of your role will be

• Work with Accenture Leadership to understand client business objectives and identify specifically how their role can contribute to the achievement of these objectives
• Attend meetings and client presentations as required to build relationships and support client facing activities
• Manage and monitor delegated client activities
• Track and monitor budgets and expenses
• Manage diaries
• Document and database management
• Call handling

The key skills we are looking for to complete this role are:

• Excellent customer service skills
• IT and Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Effective team player, flexible but with the ability to work independently
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise effectively
• Strong interpersonal skills with confidence to interact with people at senior levels
• Ability to work within agreed timescales
• High level of accuracy
• Pro-active, display initiative and work well under pressure

The successful candidate will have experience in an Executive Assistant or similar role in a fast paced environment where managing conflicting priorities is key. Ideally educated to A’Level or equivalent standard.

Executive Assistant support is provided to Accenture Leadership only, on the basis of an average ratio of 1 Executive Assistant to 5 Accenture Leadership.  The Executive Assistant also works as part of team of   4 – 8 Executive Assistants.

What’s in it for you?

Choose Accenture for an exciting career, where the variety of opportunities and challenges allows you to make a difference every day. A place where you can develop your expertise working with the best people worldwide in a dynamic, team-focused environment. The only place where you can use your skills to provide high-quality, long-term services for our Global Fortune 500 clients, helping them achieve high performance. If this is your idea of a typical working day, then Accenture is the place to be.

We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialised skills faster to help tailor your career plan. On top of this, we have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ holiday per year, a gym subsidy, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Please also note that Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Closing date for applications 12th January 2014.  Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found