Our client is a leading Professional Services Firm, centrally located in Melbourne's CBD, with lovely corporate offices and a down to earth, friendly team. The firm has a newly created leadership opportunity for someone who can take ownership of the administration and executive support function. This is a broad and influential role combining people leadership, executive support and a strong understanding of practice operations.
The Role The Administration & Executive Support Lead is a hands-on, leadership role where you'll oversee, streamline and improve firmwide processes, while supervising and mentoring the administration and front of house teams to create a positive and consistently high performing environment. Working closely with the CEO, you'll also provide 'light touch' Executive Assistant support, consisting of diary, meeting and travel coordination etc.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, developing and managing a team of administration and support staff
- Managing performance, workloads and service standards across the team
- Providing coaching, feedback and training where required
- Reviewing and improving administrative processes, systems and workflows
- Developing and documenting procedures, controls and team KPIs
- Driving efficiencies and identifying opportunities to improve the way the administration function operates
- EA support to the CEO
- Working closely with Partners and senior stakeholders across the firm
- Overseeing facilities, suppliers and broader office requirements
About You
This is a key, central role that supports the broader team by ensuring processes and procedures run efficiently... so first and foremost, we're looking for a senior administrator with solid experience working in an Accounting Firm. Proven experience in managing or supervising a team is also essential, along with the ability to provide some light-touch EA support to the CEO.
The successful candidate with be a confident and effective communicator who loves building relationships and can lead and guide a team through change and process improvement. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced accounting practice professional who enjoys leadership but likes to remain close to the day-to-day workings of the business.
If you have the combination of accounting firm experience, people leadership, and the ability to provide EA support, we’d love to hear from you... please forward your resume asap!
📌 Administration & Executive Support Lead (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne
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