Executive Assistant

The role

This Executive Assistant provides administrative support to senior staff in the CRA Competition team. The role involves organizing meetings, travel, billing, and project support.

What you will do

• Provide administrative support to VPs and senior staff
• Maintain calendars and draft routine correspondence
• Coordinate detailed travel arrangements
• Organize internal and external meetings and social events
• Provide administrative backup for other executive assistants
• Assist with client billing and circulate conflict checks
• Draft client engagement letters
• Process expense reports, invoices, and time-sheets
• May include leading local onboarding for new hires
• May include acting as an internal and external liaison with corporate departments

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in a similar role
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Energetic self-starter that can accomplish most tasks independently
• Strong interpersonal skills including a cooperative and professional attitude
• Displays good judgment under pressure
• Demonstrates excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail at a high level
• Has experience within high performing teams
• Well organized, flexible and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Ability to grasp the nature and basic concepts of our business
• Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills
• Maintains client, corporate and court-ordered confidentiality at all times

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline
• Professional services experience (consulting, law, accounting, financial services)
• Experience with Oracle's financial reporting system

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Professional development and training workshops
• Wellness and well being benefits
• Office social and volunteer activities
• Robust skills development programs
• Technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring
• Superior benefits package
• Wellness programming for physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being
• In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers

Before you apply

• Include resume with current address, personal email and telephone number
• Include cover letter describing interest in CRA and how the role matches goals

About the company

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world.