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We are looking for an extremely organized Executive Assistant to support the CEO with excellent written and verbal communication abilities. You will act as a liaison and will manage mostly business-related tasks for the team such as creating reports, verbal and written communication-related correspondences, keeping the CEO schedule and tasks organized, taking minutes, and other organizational tasks. To do this role properly you should have a detailed understanding of the Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point, be extremely fast at solving problems and have experience as an executive or administration assistant in the past

To be considered for this role, you need to;

• Be extremely organized and intuitive. And extremely organized. Yes, we repeated that because it’s super important.
• Understand what it means to be the right-hand as this is a valuable and vital position in our organization.
• Know how to act as a go-between for management and other employees, as well as a manager in their own right depending on how management delegates.
• You must be interested in knowing more than just this position…you must have the desire to fully learn what we do and a passionate drive to help the company grow.
• You must be capable of being aware of all the different facets of the company so that you can identify issues that need to be handled directly by the CEO or Executive Leadership.
• You must be someone the CEO and other employees can fully trust and respect.
• You must possess multi-faceted skills capable of wearing multiple hats
• You must be dedicated and hard-working.

What are some of the responsibilities of this role;

• First and foremost, anything that the CEO assigns. This position is one the CEO works with the most and therefore you will be involved in just about every aspect of the business. Assignments, however, can include running personal errands for the CEO.
• Act on behalf of the CEO in ensuring standards, procedures and policies are maintained.
• Manage administrative functions which can include travel and expense reports.
• Conduct research and report findings, as needed
• Prepare proposals, presentations, and conference materials
• Assist with monthly, quarterly and year-end reports and various SMS reports
• Prepare departmental budgets, manuals, and materials needed
• Assist with various marketing activities and initiatives

Our Ideal Candidate is someone who;

• Self-motivated and adaptable
• Has real experience working for and supporting a CEO, founder, entrepreneur in a small to mid-size company.
• Tech Savvy – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint!
• super resourceful, capable of obtaining the right information quickly.
• Knows how to work smart, not hard!
• Think both inside and outside the box!
• Has outstanding verbal and written communication skills both spoken and written.
• Preparing financial statements, reports, memos, invoices letters, and others.
• Handling basic book keeping tasks.
• Filing and retrieving corporate records, documents, and reports.
• Helping prepare for meetings.
• Accurately recording minutes from meetings.
• Greeting visitors and deciding if they should be able to meet with executives.
• Using various software, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software.
• Reading and analyzing incoming memos, submissions, and distributing them as needed.
• Making travel arrangements for executives.
• Performing office duties that include ordering supplies and managing a records database

Executive Assistant Requirements:

• In-depth understanding of the entire MS Office suite.
• 2 years of Management experience
• 2 years of Admin experience
• Associates Degree (preferred)
• Ability to organize a daily workload by priorities.
• Proven experience as administrative support experience (preferred)
• Must be able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills.
• Professional level verbal and written communications skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33,000.00 - $40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Executive Assistant: 2 years (Required)
• Hotel: 3 years (Required)
• Management: 3 years (Required)
• Customer service: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• New Orleans, LA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person