Executive Assistant (Metro Dc)

Organization: Corporate Functions/Corporate Services & Sustainability

Location: Arlington, VA.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

People in Corporate Functions contribute to the running of Accenture as a high- performance business through specialization within a specific functional area, and grow into internally focused roles by deepening their skills and/or developing new skills within an internal functional area.

Workplace Management and Solutions' professionals provide space and service support solutions for all Accenture people and businesses globally, running Accenture’s workplace as a robust business function leveraging Accenture’s business and technology strategies.

Onsite Role - This role will require you to work in the office.

This Accenture office is a place where Leadership and all levels of staff co-create, collaborate and learn with our Accenture teams. We are seeking a strategic problem-solver with amazing customer service and hospitality skills. This role will provide office operations services and white-glove customer support (client welcome experience, meeting preparation and event production).

Key Responsibilities:

• Arrange and coordinate meetings/conferences in liaison with the Meeting and Events Planning team when applicable. Handle routine and non-routine logistics (e.g. contact meeting participants and coordinate responses, compose meeting materials and follow-up correspondence with input and review by Executive). Follow up on action items and report status to Executives/meeting attendees. Identify potential speakers and provide local, on-site support as appropriate.
• Prepare a range of non-routine correspondence according to company guidelines for signature by executive, (i.e. brand compliance, proof reading materials for consistency, grammar, and spelling).
• May maintain contact and email distribution lists
• May prepare draft proposals and presentations with direction from Executive and/or support from other individuals or service departments, as necessary
• May be responsible for coordinating the activities of other Executive Support Associates/Analysts for their team, this is defined as assigning tasks in a structured and formal way and on a regular basis.
• Arrange conference calls, video conferences or data conferences occasionally involving a global audience
• Keep current and be knowledgeable on Accenture’s tools and technology. Educate executives on new and existing technology / processes in order to support Accenture’s overall strategy
• May manage potential complex calendar / diary activity, including coordination of appointments for executives as well as extensive rescheduling. Keep executives informed as needed
• Record and monitor work requests into the tracking tool in a timely manner according to local capabilities and guideline
• May anticipate travel needs of executive and independently coordinate complex travel arrangements, typically involving multiple changes and destinations based on understanding of executive’s availability and obligations. Support with travel documentation and procedures (itineraries, visa/passport procedures).
• Compile, process and analyze data based on research objectives and prepare reports
• Develop relationships with executives’ clients and their Executive Support Associates
• Assist with miscellaneous complex administrative tasks (i.e. locate and complete standard Accenture forms, provide invoicing and accounts reconciliation support, maintain voicemail/email distribution lists, may manage time and expense reports)
• May review and sort paper-based and electronic mail, identify/take action required where appropriate
• May provide telephone support (i.e. answer calls promptly and courteously). Act as executives’ representative to independently handle calls
• Coordinate work with third-party suppliers – both internal and external – to address support needs and issues on behalf of the executive
• Record and monitor work requests into the tracking tool in a timely manner according to local capabilities and guidelines

Basic Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and web platforms.
• Minimum of 3 years of Executive Assistant and/or Administrative Assistant experience.
• Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
• High School Diploma.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with a strong attention to detail.

Professional Skills:

• Good communication skills (written and oral).
• Technology savvy with an interest in new generation technology—comfortable doing things a different way, troubleshooting and recommending new technology.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian
• High level of professionalism with a good executive presence—demonstrated poise, calm under fire.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills—independently overcomes roadblocks.
• Self-starter—demonstrated ability to work independently and assume greater responsibilities over time.
• Team player—desire to work as a team player while accepting substantial individual responsibility.
• High level of energy and love of work and business—genuine interest in business and willingness and desire to learn our business.
• Discrete -ability to work with highly confidential material and maintain confidentiality.
• Good organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Albany County, NY, California, Colorado, New York City or Washington as set forth below.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Hourly Range

California $22.26 to $49.33

Colorado $22.26 to $42.64

New York - Albany $20.63 to $39.47

New York City $25.77 to $49.33

Washington $23.70 to $45.38

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