Office Manager Executive Assistant

As an Office Manger / Executive Assistant you will combine highlevel Executive Assistant responsibilities with handson Office Management duties. You will support the Managing Director directlymanaging diaries prioritising workflows preparing for meetings and arranging internal and external engagements. You will also take ownership of office operations events colleague incentives onboarding processes and governance administration including minutetaking for management team meetings and Board meetings.

You will be energetic proactive personable and able to work with discretion professionalism and a strong cando attitude.

As an Office Manager / Executive Assistant we are looking for someone to oversee the following:

1. Executive Support

• Manage the Managing Directors diary emails travel and workflow.
• Prioritise communications and flag key actions requiring attention.
• Arrange meetings with internal colleagues clients brokers solicitors and external stakeholders.
• Prepare meeting papers packs agendas and summaries.
• Provide confidential personal support where required.

2. Office Management

• Ensure the office is opened closed and staffed appropriately each day.
• Liaise with Facilities Management and building teams on all office-related issues.
• Manage office consumables stationery refreshment supplies and branded goods.
• Maintain a tidy professional welcoming office environment.
• Oversee the new office wallboard content in collaboration with Marketing and GTS.
• Act as the on-site point of contact for visitors deliveries and contractors.

3. Meetings & Governance

• Attend management team meetings and Board meetings.
• Take accurate minutes track actions and issue followup summaries.
• Organise internal governance meetings such as MTM Watchlist Team Meetings and others as required.
• Coordinate catering room bookings and logistics for all meetings.

4. Events & Colleague Engagement

• Organise internal colleague incentive schemes such as:
  • Colleague of the Month
  • Birthday celebrations (cards collections gifts)
  • Colleague well-being initiatives
• Plan and deliver corporate events including:
  • Annual endofyear celebration
  • Seasonal team gettogethers (Spring/Summer/Autumn)
  • Customer and stakeholder events (e.g. annual Golf Day)
  • Charity fundraising events
• Arrange travel and accommodation for colleagues where required.

5. People & HR Administration

• Coordinate holiday requests and ensure adequate cover across the business.
• Oversee onboarding for new starters (IT equipment induction schedules welcome packs etc.).
• Support offboarding processes including equipment return and leaver documentation.
• Maintain accurate colleague records particularly as the business moves towards performance management frameworks with annual objectives and quarterly 1:1s.

6. Finance Administration

• Raise Purchase Orders receipt goods and services and coordinate invoice approval.
• Manage expense claims for senior colleagues (MD and SLT).
• Support procurement of office supplies branded merchandise and consumables.

Qualifications :

Essential

• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent time management and forward-planning capability.
• High attention to detail with the ability to multi-task effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint).

Key Personal Attributes

• Proactive and able to act on initiative.
• Self-starter with a positive cando attitude.
• Friendly approachable and helpful with colleagues and visitors.
• Strong problem-solving abilitiesable to anticipate and resolve issues.
• Professional confidential and trustworthy.
• Strong team player who supports others and enhances team culture.
• Driven to deliver high standards for customers and colleagues.

Ethical Conduct & Professionalism

• Uphold and act as a role model for the Charles Street Finance Code of Conduct demonstrating integrity fairness transparency and professionalism in all interactions.
• Promote a respectful inclusive and positive working environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate sound judgement at all times.

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above but not all please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.

Additional Information :

Charles Street embraces diversity and inclusion and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.

If you feel youd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process please dont hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference financial and criminal record checks.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time