About the role

Are you an experienced Executive Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves being the trusted right-hand support to a senior leader? As the Executive Assistant to our Chief Financial Officer (CFO), you'll play a pivotal role in keeping one of the organisation's key business functions running smoothly. Working at the heart of strategic decision-making, you'll provide high-level executive support, manage competing priorities, coordinate critical communications and build strong relationships across the business. This is an opportunity to work closely with senior leaders, contribute to important initiatives and make a genuine impact through your organisation, professionalism and ability to anticipate what needs to happen next.

In this role, you'll

- Partner with the CFO and senior leaders to provide proactive, confidential and high-quality executive support in a agile and fast-paced environment.
- Be the central point of coordination and communication, managing priorities, stakeholder relationships and the seamless flow of information across the business.
- Lead and coordinate key administrative activities, including board and executive meetings, travel, events, reporting, presentations and business documentation.
- Drive efficiency and support business outcomes by managing projects, improving processes and ensuring important actions, decisions and commitments are delivered on time.

About you

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this,



you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

Must have

- Proven experience providing high-level executive support in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage competing priorities, complex schedules and sensitive information.
- Exceptional organisational, time management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously and exercise sound judgement.
- Advanced written communication skills, including preparing, reviewing and formatting executive reports, board papers, presentations and business correspondence to a high standard.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and confidently engage with leaders, employees and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated professionalism, discretion and integrity when handling confidential and sensitive matters.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, together with experience using document and records management systems.
- Relevant qualifications or equivalent demonstrated experience in executive support, business administration or a related field, along with a current C Class Driver's Licence.

Nice to have

- Experience supporting a C-suite or senior executive leader,



ideally within a large or complex organisation.
- Experience coordinating board, committee or executive leadership meetings, including agenda preparation, board paper management, minutes and action tracking.
- Understanding of governance processes, executive reporting requirements and corporate protocols.
- Experience managing business projects, events or special initiatives from coordination through to delivery.
- Exposure to financial administration, budgeting processes or supporting finance leadership teams.
- Experience maintaining intranet content, records management systems or document control processes.

Working at Unitywater

- Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays.
- Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits.
- Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships.
- Diversity: We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage, Disability and Accessibility.

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📌 Executive Assistant (Sunshine Coast Regional)
🏢 Unitywater
📍 Sunshine Coast Regional