Secretary - Business Consulting PI - National - CBS - AWS - CNS Executive Assistants - Kolkata

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom. At EY, we don't just focus on who you are now, but who you can become. We believe that it’s your career and ‘It’s yours to build’ which means potential here is limitless and we'll provide you with motivating and fulfilling experiences throughout your career to help you on the path to becoming your best professional self.

The Opportunity: Secretary-National-Business Consulting PI-CBS - AWS - CNS Executive Assistants - Kolkata

To provide secretarial and administrative assistance to a portfolio of partners and/or directors. Duties include diary management, travel arrangements, time reporting, expense reporting, invoices and the provision of meeting support.

Your key responsibilities:

• Managing office of the Partner (Practice Leader)
• Managing communication - responding responsibly to emails / communications with internal and external stakeholders
• Own and manage administrative operations with excellent business / commercial acumen
• Main KRA will be to free up Partner's and practice team's bandwidth from routine and operational activities
• Coordinating and supporting client facing teams, managers, HR, Accounts, Admin and IT for day-to-day work
• Providing timely and effective support to Partner, Director and Manager for travel and stay booking, Forex etc.
• Expense claim management for the team - collecting, processing and submitting claims in a timely and accurately
• Managing meetings, calendars, organizing meetings and presentations for the office of Partner / practice team

Skills and attributes for success:

• Competent at managing responsibilities in a high-pressure and high commitment atmosphere.
• Hard Worker, Quick learner & ability to assume responsibility.
• Well-groomed appearance
• Good written and communication skills – English
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Possess leadership skills, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks independently and work under pressure.
• Good knowledge of computer& Microsoft Office eg: Email, Excel and Word
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing business environment
• Good typing speed

To qualify for the role you must have

• Graduate / Post Graduate in Finance or Business Management or Mass Communications / Public Relationship Management or HR
• Schooling from convent (English medium)
• Excellent know how of using computer / emails / ppts / word / xls / internet etc.

Ideally you’ll also have

• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory responsibility.

What we look for:

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful and able to sustain postivie energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach. 

What we offer

With more than 200,000 clients, 300,000 people globally and 33,000 people in India, EY has become the strongest brand and the most attractive employer in our field, with market-leading growth over compete. Our people work side-by-side with market-leading entrepreneurs, game- changers, disruptors and visionaries. As an organisation, we are investing more time, technology and money, than ever before in skills and learning for our people. At EY, you will have a personalized Career Journey and also the chance to tap into the resources of our career frameworks to better know about your roles, skills and opportunities.

EY is equally committed to being an inclusive employer and we strive to achieve the right balance for our people - enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing our people to build their career as well as focus on their wellbeing.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.