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Executive Assistant , Central Operations, Risk & Compliance
Description of Role
The Central Operations Executive Assistant provides high quality, proactive administrative and organisational support within the Risk & Compliance (R&C) Central Operations function.
The role primarily supports the Head of Risk Management & Economic Crime, enabling effective leadership by smooth, well‑organised, and anticipatory day‑to‑day operations. This includes advanced calendar and inbox management, complex travel coordination, expenses, meeting logistics, and preparation of high‑quality briefing materials.
The Executive Assistant operates with a high degree of discretion, autonomy, and foresight, anticipating needs, resolving issues independently, and acting as a key enabler of leadership focus and efficiency.
Key responsibilities
Executive support
- Proactively manage and optimise acomplex calendars, anticipating conflicts, dependencies, and priorities; prepare leaders in advance with context and options.
- Coordinate international and local travel: bookings, itineraries, documentation, logistics.
- Prepare, process, and reconcile expenses in line with internal procedures.
- Provide inbox management support, including triage, prioritisation, and drafting responses.
- Prepare meeting materials, briefing notes, and presentations, ensuring high accuracy and professional formatting.
Track tasks, reminders, and follow-up to support efficient leadership workflow.
Ad-hoc administrative & operational support
- Organise enquiries in shared team mailboxes and ensure timely and accurate follow-up.
- Support administrative logistics for internal meetings, workshops, and events, including room bookings, catering coordination, and attendee communication.
- Support invoice and purchasing workflows, including raising, tracking, and reconciling purchase orders.
- Maintain updated contact lists, distribution lists, Teams channels, and basic intranet content.
- Provide broader executive support to other senior team members as needed.
Skills, experience and qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, or similar role.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confidence interacting with senior stakeholders.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint).
- Fluent in English. Other language skills desirable but not essential
Personal attributes
- Discretion and sound judgement when handling confidential information.
- Service oriented, proactive, detail focused, and solution‑ driven‑.
- Willing to take initiative and suggest solutions to day to day issues arising.
- Flexible, positive attitude with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in an international environment.
Why BDO?
We inspire others, to go further
At BDO, your ideas matter. You’re encouraged to think beyond the expected, explore new possibilities, and shape your own path. Here, you can make a meaningful impact, on your career, on your community, and on the future we build together.
We create together, to reach higher
We’re a people‑powered organisation, united by our diverse strengths and shared ambition. You’ll join a collaborative global team that values your perspective, amplifies your ideas, and supports your growth. Through global connections, shared knowledge, and opportunities for mobility, you’ll be part of something bigger: creating solutions that matter.
We build trust, to lead purposefully
Your expertise drives real outcomes at BDO. You’ll be part of an organisation that is trusted, recognised, and respected worldwide. With a strong commitment to integrity, sustainability, and positive impact, you'll be empowered to lead with purpose, both in the work you deliver, and in the communities where you live and work.
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