Business Assistant
Location: Canary Wharf, Bank Street
Role Type: 3 months rolling
Work Setup: Onsite - 5 Days in the office
Who We Are
J.P. Morgan is a global financial services firm offering investment banking, asset management, and wealth management. It provides innovative financial solutions and expertise to corporations, governments, and individuals worldwide.
As a Business Assistant in Trading, you will support a large team, including Managing Directors, by managing complex diaries, coordinating travel, and facilitating client interactions. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of business operations within a fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
- Manage complex executive diaries, coordinating meetings, board engagements, conference calls, off-sites, town halls and other senior stakeholder events.
- Arrange domestic and international travel, prepare detailed itineraries and oversee expense submissions in line with company policies and controls.
- Act as a primary contact for internal and external stakeholders, supporting client interactions, departmental activities and senior leadership requirements.
- Partner with Business Management and cross-functional teams to deliver administrative support, reporting, management information and operational activities.
- Maintain business processes including distribution lists, system administration, data management and other day-to-day team requirements.
- Anticipate changing priorities, provide support across the wider assistant network, and contribute to projects, training initiatives and continuous improvement activities.
What you bring
- Proven experience supporting senior executives within an investment banking, financial services or corporate environment.
- Advanced diary, stakeholder and travel management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating professionalism, discretion and confidence when engaging with senior stakeholders and clients.
- Strong technical proficiency across Microsoft Office and business systems, with experience producing reports, presentations and management information.
- Proactive, highly organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and deliver consistently high-quality work.
- Strong understanding of investment banking culture, governance and policies, with a collaborative approach and the confidence to challenge where appropriate.
What's Next?
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now. Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role further.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you.
This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.