Executive Assistant

• Legal & Compliance Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. With offices in more than 43 countries, the people of Morgan Stanley are dedicated to providing our clients the finest thinking, products and services to help them achieve even the most challenging goals. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. We embrace integrity, excellence, teamwork and giving back.
  As an administrative assistant, you'll be expected to provide administrative support to senior members of the division and perform the following duties:
• Act as first point of contact for inbound and outbound phone calls for managers, applying discretion and judgement when dealing with sensitive information
• Understand the important clients/colleagues of each manager, take accurate messages and stay informed of manger's whereabouts
• Interface with various departments to collect information, respond to requests and obtain services on behalf of managers
• Maintain managers calendars via Outlook which includes scheduling meetings/ conference calls, addressing meeting conflicts and assisting with hosting video conferences
• Plan and organize internal events including event registrations, conference room reservations, multimedia support, and catering requests
• Arrange all aspects of domestic and international travel which includes booking flights, providing travel itinerary, arranging hotels and car service, assisting with international travel requirements (ie, visas, entry letters)
• Prepare and submit expense reports on a timely basis for travel or business-related expenses, follow up on discrepancies and missing receipts to keep balances current.
• Create, edit and format documents using Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Pro
• Collaborate and gather documents for upload onto internal and regulatory systems or for printing and binding, if necessary
• Manage team's shared sites such as Microsoft Teams, Share Point and other collaborative sites.
• Support your dedicated team by assisting with the onboarding/offboarding of contingent workers and employees, creating and maintaining mail groups, ordering office supplies, receiving guests/visitor and handling all incoming/outgoing mail and packages.
• Process invoices and create funding requests using internal platforms
• Assist on adhoc projects and provide backup coverage for other administrative assistants, as needed

Qualifications

External Skills Required:

• Experience supporting multiple senior professionals including heavy calendars management and phone coverage
• Must be flexible covering different managers' as group grows or changes
• Experience working in the financial services industry (5-10 years)
• College Degree Preferred (or 5+ years of relative corporate experience preferred)
• Excellent communication, writing, judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail as well as solid organization/time management skills
• Must be an enthusiastic and positive team player who is willing to help out and work well with others
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks concurrently
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite especially PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook for email, calendar and contacts
• Knowledge of O365 and Microsoft Teams a plus
• Ability to be proactive and keep current with office procedures and technical training as well as all policy guidelines and compliance requirements
• Experience and knowledge of CSTO, Concur, Share Point, Fieldglass and Ariba a plus
• Solid typing skills (60+ wpm)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $60,000.00 and $105,000.00 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).