Personal Assistant - Finance (12 month FTC maternity cover)

London, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

We’re looking for a Personal Assistant to join us in London on a 12 month FTC to report into our CFO Growth.

You will be providing full PA duties and support to the CFO for Growth and act as a Team Assistant to the Team based in London. This is a demanding and reactive role requiring adherence to deadlines, high standards and attention to detail and coordination across Finance and Executive functions. Dotted line reporting from PA to VPs to ensure cohesion for team support and activities and avoiding duplication of responsibilities.

What will you be doing?

• Working primarily as PA to CFO for Growth; Team Assistant to the wider functional pillar team.
• Prioritise CFO Growth commitments and ensure that team responsibilities are achieved.
• Communicate efficiently and appropriately so that all activity is understood and planned for. Allow sensible and sufficient time for preparation, delegation and review of activities.
• Work closely with the CFO Office with relation to FLT, ELT and Board meetings. Monitor deadlines for materials and liaise with the CFO and Team accordingly.
• Act as the primary point of contact for scheduling queries, liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Full responsibility for managing the CFO Growth’s diary; providing relevant meeting service (room bookings, calendar invitations, Teams details, catering etc).
• Prioritise conflicting requests and ensure sufficient time is allocated for preparation, travel, and personal tasks.
• Arrange recurring meetings and ensure agenda items are tracked and updated.
  
  

We Tend To Look For People With

• Proven relevant experience working as a PA/Team Assistant at a senior level in an international organisation with experience of working across multiple countries and time zones.
• Enthusiastic self -starter, keen to take on responsibility and ownership.
• Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent multi-tasker – ability to juggle priorities sensibly and sensitively.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, judgement and decision making skills.
• Flexible with an approachable and friendly manner, calm under pressure.
• Tactful, discreet and diplomatic.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, virtual meeting systems.
• Intermediate Excel skills an advantage.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary + Bonus
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team
  
  

Who We Are

We’re building Tomorrow’s Connections Today, bringing people together through the power of our technology.

Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video and mobile communications and an active investor in cutting-edge infrastructure, content and technology ventures.

With our investments in fibre-based and 5G networks we play a vital role in society, currently providing over 85 million fixed and mobile connections and rolling out the next generation of products and services, while readying our networks for 10 Gbps and beyond.

We’re creating national champions, combining the best broadband and mobile networks under brands such as Virgin Media-02 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Slovakia.

Liberty Global Ventures, our global investment arm, has a portfolio of more than 75 companies and funds across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in ITV, Univision, Plume, Lionsgate and the Formula E racing series.

Our scale enables us to transfer knowledge and expertise across our operations and investments, creating a dynamic family of brands united in the pursuit of innovation and excellence.

And we’re prioritising diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and communities, while reducing our impact on the environment. We are using technology as a force for good; for our people, our partners and the planet.

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.

We’re 100% committed to having a workforce that represents every part of our society. So we’re keen to hear from candidates of all background and circumstances.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check, which will be performed by a 3rd party provider (Sterling), on behalf of Liberty Global. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, qualifications, contract information, right to work, and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.