Executive Assistant – CFO London, England
Job description
Job Title: Executive Assistant – CFO
Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
LifeArc, we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about making life science life changing that can improve patients’ lives.
A bit about the role:
The Executive Assistant (EA) will support the Chief Financial Officer and will be responsible for providing them full support, managing important administrative deliverables, giving the Executive team members back valuable time. This dynamic position requires the ability to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. The executive assistant has the potential to act as a true business partner to the executive.
About you:
Essential skills:
- Significant executive support experience, including supporting C-level executives and Non-profit board experience is preferred.
- Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to create and/or edit PowerPoint presentations and materials.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional organisational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
- Experience in project coordination, managing deadlines, recording meeting minutes.
- High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people, including Board members, senior executives, employees, academics, and industry partners.
- Make appropriate, informed decisions regarding priorities and available time.
- Ability to complete a high volume of tasks and projects with little or no guidance.
- Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround.
- Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.
- Excellent judgment is essential.
- Prior finance experience is desirable
Qualifications:
- No formal qualification is required but it is expected that the incumbent will have A-Level education or equivalent
About us:
At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries beyond the lab, faster, so that they can shape the next generation of diagnostics, treatments, and cures.
Working at the cutting edge of translational science and as the early-stage translation specialists, we progress scientific discoveries on their journey to becoming a medicine, diagnostic or intervention that can improve patients’ lives. Our work begins by seeking out innovative science, then helping to develop this to a point where there is a clinical and commercial pathway for others to invest the time and money to take it further forward.
What we can offer you:
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Join us, and you’ll have the scope to be creative and take measured risks. You’ll be rewarded for your curiosity, for working as one team, and for learning fast. And you’ll have everything you need to be your best every day.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At LifeArc we are dedicated in building an inclusive workplace and a diverse workforce that can bring a range of skills, new ideas and innovative thinking to our work. So, whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role, but perhaps feel you don’t meet every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate and you may be just the right person for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.
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Apply now - and start translating your potential!
At LifeArc, we commit to advancing equal opportunities and building a diverse workforce by ensuring a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment experience for all. We employ individuals based on their suitability for the work to be performed and their potential for development, regardless of age, sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion includes creating a culture where everyone feels they belong, is valued for who they are and has the opportunity to translate their potential.
We want every candidate to do their very best. If you require special assistance or reasonable adjustments, please be sure to let us know in advance what will be most useful for you and/ or to discuss your needs.
We only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list, and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.
Please note we are actively recruiting, and the closing date may be brought forward if we find the right person for this role.
