IMMEDIATE HIRE- Temporary Administrative Assistant

1 month ago

Vancouver BC, Canada RPMGlobal Full time

Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.
As a Senior Administrative Assistant your responsibilities will include:
Working independently and within a team environment to support the External Client Services team within the Business Unit and/or Service Line to produce high quality client deliverables
Supporting the onboarding of new and existing clients and engagements by entering and maintaining client data using Microsoft Dynamics 365 software, creating jobs in D365, rolling forward of jobs/files, and archiving as appropriate for the engagement
Supporting the engagement team’s risk management processes through research, identification of missing information and review of data
Entering data and maintaining paper and electronic files, in accordance with the Firm’s and Department’s document retention, destruction policies, procedures and filing standards
Providing billing support using Grant Thornton’s systems and in accordance with the terms of the engagement contracts including preparing invoices to clients, as well as following up on AR when appropriate
Perform various offboarding procedures upon the completion of projects and client relationships
Provision of training and guidance to new hires and colleagues as needed
Managing communications, expense administration, and travel arrangements on behalf of team leadership
Coordinating external/internal appointments, meetings, facility/room reservations and catering
Supporting the Firm’s professional image and culture by demonstrating professional behaviour and building positive professional relationships
Participating in training to stay current with changes in software and processes
General administrative duties including, but not limited to answering calls, filing, photocopying, scanning, welcoming clients/colleagues at front desk and organizing couriers
Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Senior Administrative Assistant? Minimum 3 years of administrative experience in a fast-paced professional services environment
Proven work experience in project management
Ability to take ownership of administrative tasks, and take initiative to seek out opportunities to contribute
Solid business acumen with strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build positive professional relationships
Strong attention to detail and consistent production of high-quality work
Ability to work effectively within tight timelines on simultaneous projects
Strong knowledge of and experience working with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
Availability to work overtime as required
Experience with CRM tools considered an asset
Knowledge of accounting process an asset
At Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. Profit sharing, Flex days, RRSP contributions, Firmwide holiday closure, Wellness benefits, Concierge-like benefits, Work from anywhere in Canada in the summer for 4 weeks, and more

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