Personal Assistant Job at PricewaterhouseCooper

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria has been operating in Nigeria since 1953 through its predecessor firms of Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. We're one of the leading professional services firms in the country with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, over 1000 staff and 31 resident partners.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Personal Assistant

Job ID: 446072WD
Job Location: Lagos
Service: Internal Firm Services
Specialism: IFS - Administration
Management Level: Associate
Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

Job Description & Summary

• A career in Administration and Secretarial Services, within Internal Firm Services, will give you with the opportunity to provide administrative support to PwC employees.
• To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework.
• You’ll focus on using business software applications to prepare reports, receiving and directing incoming calls or emails to the appropriate parties, arranging business travel, tracking expenses, and coordinating meeting arrangements.
• To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level.
• It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Manage Manager’s timesheets and handle retirement of expenses.
• Track and remind Manager of his events, appointments, and meetings.
• Proper filing and storage of confidential documents, receipts, and letters.
• Track Manager’s projects to ensure his time on the job is properly charged and accounted for.
• Flight and hotel bookings.
• Calendar management and booking.
• Attend management meetings as may be permitted, record minutes and follow up on action points.
• Set up and organize meeting venues and locations prior to the meeting.
• Liaise with foreign hotels for airport pick up and excellent hospitality for Manager when embarking on foreign trips.
• Liaison officer between Manager’s reports and external clients.
• Collaborate with other administrators and EAs in the planning and organization of BU meetings, Advisory Partners meetings and CMT.
• Managing phone bills and internet subscription.
• Collaborate with Office services to ensure good office inventory management as regards work tools and supplies.
• Managing correspondences and incoming mails.
• Receive and provide hospitality to Manager’s visitors and clients.
• Execute and deliver special projects and tasks as may be assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of cognate work experience as a Personal Assistant or Executive Assistant to a C-Suite executive
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures.
• MS Office and English proficiency.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
• Discretion and confidentiality.