Executive Assistant (9 month FTC)

Argus is where smart people belong and where they can grow. We answer the challenge of illuminating markets and shaping new futures.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an efficient Senior Commercial Assistant support the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). This C-suite Senior Commercial Assistant will provide senior leaders with a high level of administration and diary coordination to support a complex and varied workload.

What will you be doing

You will be a professional, confident, approachable and capable Commercial Assistant with a proactive attitude with the ability to build relationships with the senior leaders and the company, delivering an efficient and high-quality service to the leaders.

The role also includes organising (which includes being onsite) internal sales events/offsites; internal and external locations globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the CCO’s complex diary, ensuring clashes are resolved, coordinating agendas, and troubleshooting where needed
• Assist the CCO in producing high-quality reports, documents and presentations using advanced computer skills
• Produce weekly and monthly reports with the ability to synthesise information from different business units
• Organise travel and accommodation arrangements for CCO
• Prepare expenses for submission for CCO

• Organise (which includes being onsite) internal sales events/offsites; internal and external locations globally
• Planning and managing complex travel arrangements for the teams who will attend major events, such as the annual Global Sales Leadership offsite, Global Sales Meeting, Global Management Meeting, Enterprise Team Offsite, etc.
• Organise invoices/bills/POs requiring management approval
• Arranging annual appraisal meetings for CCO and follow up documentation
• Proactively track, file, and archive key business information, including contracts and business documents, to ensure we can easily reference data in the future and meet audit requirements, looking for ways to improve current systems.
• Handle personal tasks for CCO when required.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable senior level EA experience working with complex diaries in commercial industry, delivering a high quality service to the leader
• Excellent communication skills with a confident attitude
• Excellent IT skills and experience working with a database
• Experience co-ordinating meetings / events/ offsites and managing travel schedules globally
• Experience working with confidential information, applying discretion and using judgement
• Highly organised and efficient with experience prioritising effectively to meet deadlines
• Reliable with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure, and to manage multiple projects
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and being able to deal with ambiguity
• Work closely with other teams such as Infrastructure, Security & Applications teams.
• PowerShell knowledge

Attributes

• Professional, confident and approachable with the ability to build relationship with senior leaders and team members

• Proactive approach with the ability to apply initiative and to work independently

What’s in it for you

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

Competitive salary and company bonus scheme

• Group pension scheme
• Flexible working environment
• 25 days holiday per annum pro rata

About Argus

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with over 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.

Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

Argus is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.

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