# Administrative Assistant

**Company**: RBC
**Location**: Houston, Texas
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive support to senior leadership and cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will bring strong organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

**Responsibilities**

- Provide direct support to junior and senior level executives within the Global Investment Banking group.

- Distribute mail and coordinate courier service as needed.

- Answer and screen telephone calls in a courteous and professional manner.

- Make domestic and international travel arrangements and handle changes as needed.

- Manage executive calendars and scheduling.

- Coordinate meeting arrangements (setting up conference calls, scheduling meeting rooms, arranging reservations, catering, etc.).

- Prepare, track and manage expense reports via expense reporting system – this is a high priority.

- Act as backup to other department staff members as needed – this is a high priority.

- Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.

- Proactively identify operational risks/ control deficiencies in the business.

- Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities.

- Escalate operational risk loss events, control deficiencies and risks that you identify to your line manager and relevant risk and control functions promptly.

**Requirements**

- 5-10+ years relevant/Administrative Assistant experience.

- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and projects.

- Demonstrated computer skills, with an emphasis on MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Concur and CRM Salesforce.

- Strong oral and written communication skills.

- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships at all organisational levels.

- Good organisation, follow-through, attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to take initiative, function independently, and work in a team.

- Maintain the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct with strong oral and written communication skills.

- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.

- Ability to work overtime as needed.

- Preferred qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and experience in financial services, or a regulated industry is advantageous.

**Benefits**

- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.

- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

- Opportunities to do challenging work.

- Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.

## Skills

### Required
- Adaptability
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Detail-Oriented
- Financial Engineering
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Investments Analysis
- Personal Development
- Personal Initiative
- Teamwork
- MS Office
- Concur
- CRM Salesforce
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organisation
- Problem-solving

### Nice to have
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience in financial services or regulated industry

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