Job Description
My client is an Entrepreneur in the food industry who owns a well established and popular chain of restaurants. Seeking a switched on, resilient and sparky PA to assist with his private and business life. This is a traditional PA role, working in dynamic and fun team and supporting a charming boss. This role will normally be based from lovely open plan offices in Central London.
Duties will include:
- Diary management for all business and personal matters
- General PA duties including accurate dictation and message taking; typing correspondence and any other administrative duties
- Arranging domestic/international travel and accommodation where required, VISA’s, liaising with multiple travel agents & driver
- Liaising with accountants, insurance brokers, private bank and wealth managers
- Keeping on top of office post and at various homes and flagging important correspondence
- Maintaining an extensive filing system
- Screening telephone calls and emails, and handling when appropriate
- Liaising with other private staff such as housekeepers, boat crew re. pay, holidays etc
- Overseeing and paying bills (property utilities, contractors, personal staff salaries etc)
- Handing and annotating monthly expenses
- Managing contacts to ensure information is up to date and accurate
- Ad hoc projects
Skills & Experience:
- At least 5 years' PA experience
- High attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
- Advanced Outlook, excel, PowerPoint
- Can-do attitude and willingness to learn & expand knowledge
- Very good written and verbal communication
- Tact and discretion
- A forward thinker with the ability to pre-empt situations or issues before they arise
- Ability to stay calm in often demanding situations – initiative and judgement: making decisions
where appropriate
- Flexibility
*Please note due to the high volume of CVs we receive, we are only able to respond to successful applicants.