Wealth Management - Administrative Assistant - London

at  Goldman Sachs

Wealth Management
Goldman Sachs Wealth Management specializes in creating comprehensive wealth management plans for high net worth individuals and families, as well as select institutions, including foundations and endowments. Wealth Management teams work one-on-one with clients to advise and deliver customized strategies drawn from our deep investment experience, diverse wealth management capabilities and global reach. Our Private Wealth Advisors (PWAs) deliver an unparalleled investment platform inclusive of the full product and service offerings of Goldman Sachs and beyond, which may include tax and estate planning, philanthropic planning and private banking and lending services. As client needs evolve, this close relationship allows the team to offer complementary services and new opportunities by leveraging the resources of Goldman Sachs and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Support stakeholder diary management, including the management of complex calendars across multiple time zones
• Arrange stakeholder travel; organize and provide detailed travel schedules and process related expenses in a timely manner. Be the main contact for expense questions
• Stakeholders are ~20 professionals ranging from Associates, Vice Presidents, and Managing Directors
• Coordination of internal and external meetings and all logistics, including booking of conference rooms, guest registration, ensuring materials are organized
• General team admin including phone answering and relaying messages, photocopying/scanning/printing, participation in ad-hoc projects, and planning team events
• Assist with various marketing and client engagement initiatives
• Adhering to Compliance regulations and gaining the relevant approvals
• Regularly facilitate knowledge sharing within the team and ensure relevant information is disseminated accordingly
• Act as an integral member of the team; maintaining a high level of awareness of current priorities and support required
• Flexibility to support assistant colleagues and cover when necessary
• Help with ad-hoc requests from Wealth Management professionals

Required Skills

• Prior experience as an assistant – preferably 3-5 years and ideally from a banking, financial services or corporate background
• Highly motivated team player with a positive “can do” attitude
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - ability to display a consistent, professional degree of written and verbal communication
• Strong attention to detail
• Maintains a positive attitude and a customer service orientation
• Proactivity with excellent organisational and problem solving skills - ability to take initiative, follow up where necessary without prompting and seek clarification when needed
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment
• Has the ability to take on multiple and varied projects
• Demonstrates high degree of integrity and recognises the need for confidentiality
• Comfortable working with people at all levels across the organisation
• Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Support stakeholder diary management, including the management of complex calendars across multiple time zones
• Arrange stakeholder travel; organize and provide detailed travel schedules and process related expenses in a timely manner. Be the main contact for expense questions
• Stakeholders are ~20 professionals ranging from Associates, Vice Presidents, and Managing Directors
• Coordination of internal and external meetings and all logistics, including booking of conference rooms, guest registration, ensuring materials are organized
• General team admin including phone answering and relaying messages, photocopying/scanning/printing, participation in ad-hoc projects, and planning team events
• Assist with various marketing and client engagement initiatives
• Adhering to Compliance regulations and gaining the relevant approvals
• Regularly facilitate knowledge sharing within the team and ensure relevant information is disseminated accordingly
• Act as an integral member of the team; maintaining a high level of awareness of current priorities and support required
• Flexibility to support assistant colleagues and cover when necessary
• Help with ad-hoc requests from Wealth Management professional