Partner Administrative Assistant, Advisory

Job title: Partner Administrative Assistant, Advisory

Company: KPMG

Job description: Overview

Position Summary:

• Maximizes the value of Partner time by proactively identifying and taking accountability for all administrative matters.
• Understands business needs, manages service delivery, mitigates issues, and brings solutions.
• Understands KPMG business processes and proprietary systems in order to execute, or effectively delegate, work.
• Operates with a large degree of autonomy and independently completes high quality work to meet established goals.
• Handles highly sensitive and confidential information requiring a high level of discretion.

What you will do

• Performs moderate to complex administrative tasks to a dedicated group of Partners.
• Client Relationships

o Ensures all client communications are responded to in a timely fashion. Independently actions on routine enquiries and escalates complex client enquiries to appropriate parties based on knowledge of practice/structure and work process.
o Professionally interacts with clients as directed. * Inbox Management – Monitors Partner’s email inbox. Flags and prioritizes based on urgency and subject matter.

• Calendar Management – Manages Partner’s calendar/schedule, maximizing the best use of their time by managing requests and commitments through sorting, filtering and prioritizing requests, while ensuring deadlines are met. Proactively and independently identifies, resolves, and manages calendar conflicts.
• Marketing – Works with marketing team assisting where required; email distribution, client event communications. Manages Partner’s contacts, opportunities, and compliance with Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation ensuring they are current. May manage or support proposal process in collaboration with marketing resources.
• Communication – Creates, reviews, and distributes various communications for Partners. Handles routine communications on behalf of Partners and reports on actions taken.
• Reporting – Manages regular and ad hoc reports as requested.
• Document preparation – Assists Partners with coordinating, creating, preparing, editing, and proofreading all standard and non-standard documents, reports, presentations, and correspondence using MS Office suite
• Meeting support – Attends internal meetings as requested by Partners, takes meeting minutes, and summarizes action items. Follows-up on action items following the meeting.
• Travel Management – Handles complex travel arrangements and reservations as required, both domestic and international, including handling business visas and other explanation, clarification, and diplomacy.
• Meeting Management – Coordinates and manages the scheduling of client meetings, leadership meetings, and events (conference calls, video conferences, in person, etc.). Plan and organize meetings and events as required including logistics/securing meeting space, catering, and document prep. Compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings when required and follows up on action items.
• Expense/Time reporting – Completes, reconciles, and ensures timely submission of time and expense reports for the Partner.
• Provides backup support to other administrative assistants as needed.
• Acts as a liaison between Partners and Delivery Centre

What you bring to the role

• College diploma or an equivalent combination of education/experience in administrative assistant skill set.
• Minimum 5 years administration experience.
• Good judgment and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Advanced skills with MS Office Products. In particular, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.

Our Values, The KPMG Way

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

If you have a question about accessible employment at KPMG, or to begin a confidential conversation about your individual accessibility or accommodation needs through the recruitment process, we encourage you to contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team for support at email: cdnersteam@kpmg.ca or phone: 416-777-8002 or toll free 1-888-466-4778 Option 3.

For general recruitment-related inquiries, please contact the HR Delivery Centre at cafmcdnhrsthotline@kpmg.ca.

• College diploma or an equivalent combination of education/experience in administrative assistant skill set.
• Minimum 5 years administration experience.
• Good judgment and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Advanced skills with MS Office Products. In particular, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.

• Performs moderate to complex administrative tasks to a dedicated group of Partners.
• Client Relationships

o Ensures all client communications are responded to in a timely fashion. Independently actions on routine enquiries and escalates complex client enquiries to appropriate parties based on knowledge of practice/structure and work process.
o Professionally interacts with clients as directed. * Inbox Management – Monitors Partner’s email inbox. Flags and prioritizes based on urgency and subject matter.

• Calendar Management – Manages Partner’s calendar/schedule, maximizing the best use of their time by managing requests and commitments through sorting, filtering and prioritizing requests, while ensuring deadlines are met. Proactively and independently identifies, resolves, and manages calendar conflicts.
• Marketing – Works with marketing team assisting where required; email distribution, client event communications. Manages Partner’s contacts, opportunities, and compliance with Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation ensuring they are current. May manage or support proposal process in collaboration with marketing resources.
• Communication – Creates, reviews, and distributes various communications for Partners. Handles routine communications on behalf of Partners and reports on actions taken.
• Reporting – Manages regular and ad hoc reports as requested.
• Document preparation – Assists Partners with coordinating, creating, preparing, editing, and proofreading all standard and non-standard documents, reports, presentations, and correspondence using MS Office suite
• Meeting support – Attends internal meetings as requested by Partners, takes meeting minutes, and summarizes action items. Follows-up on action items following the meeting.
• Travel Management – Handles complex travel arrangements and reservations as required, both domestic and international, including handling business visas and other explanation, clarification, and diplomacy.
• Meeting Management – Coordinates and manages the scheduling of client meetings, leadership meetings, and events (conference calls, video conferences, in person, etc.). Plan and organize meetings and events as required including logistics/securing meeting space, catering, and document prep. Compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings when required and follows up on action items.
• Expense/Time reporting – Completes, reconciles, and ensures timely submission of time and expense reports for the Partner.
• Provides backup support to other administrative assistants as needed.
• Acts as a liaison between Partners and Delivery Centre

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 23:05:38 GMT