Executive Administrative Assistant

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Executive Administrative Assistant in Chicago, IL. Summary: As an Executive Administrative Assistant in Diversified Industrials, you will need to work well in a team environment, be able to represent the manager/group with professional courtesy and acumen, and deliver flawless work output. Your daily routine also includes interaction with various executive level internal clients across the lines of businesses. You will need to adapt procedures, processes and techniques to complete assignments in line with the department's activities and goals. Responsibilities:

• Maintain complex and detailed calendars
• Screen incoming calls and determine the level of priority, while using caution in dispensing information
• Manage the coordination and logistics of both internal and external meetings
• Arrange and coordinate complicated domestic and international travel
• Organize all aspects of internal and external events, including catering and transportation
• Process invoices and T&E expense claims for team members, ensuring all policies are followed and items are processed within provided guidelines
• Assist with staff on-boarding and off-boarding, which includes requesting equipment setup and system access
• Produce high quality emails and messages to individuals at all levels of the organization
• Maintain department documents, including current organizational charts and Executive Bio's
• Handle regular activities without prompting, and advise in advance with issues or delays
• Assist in editing spreadsheets and presentations, including printing and binding, for client meetings
• At least five years of administrative experience
• Advanced ability to organize
• Discretion and good judgment in confidential situations, and proven experience interacting with senior management
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent telephone etiquette and ability to manage competing priorities (i.e., calendar management)

• College degree is a plus
• Experience supporting at the Managing Director level (or equivalent) or above