Personal Assistant (10 Month FTC)

About us

Blick Rothenberg are a leading tax, accountancy and business advisory firm founded on personal integrity and technical expertise. Our teams work seamlessly to provide advice throughout the life cycle of our clients. Our partner-led approach ensures that our clients receive an excellent service from a team of high-quality people who combine technical expertise with personal integrity.

We want success for our people, our clients and for our business. In order to help preserve this winning formula, we have articulated our approach through the values of Collaboration, Authenticity, Respect and being Dynamic. Blick Rothenberg is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce across all levels by building a culture that’s genuinely inclusive, where everyone can fulfil their potential and be themselves.

BR supports flexible working (BRighter working) which aims to allow you to balance your life with the needs of colleagues and the high expectations of our clients.

What we offer

We offer a nurturing and collaborative working culture that is caring and protective of our people, within an environment where they can learn and flourish. In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we offer a range of flexible benefits and flexible hours of work. We have clearly defined career pathways which empower you to manage your own development.

The role

As a Personal Assistant (PA), you will be key to ensuring the professional effectiveness of the senior leaders you work with. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Organising and preparing meetings including liaising with attendees, room/venue booking, catering, related diary management, note taking, preparing minutes and managing actions arising from meetings.
• Proactively prompting both those you support and their wider team about upcoming meetings and pre-empting and arranging needs for meetings – e.g. travel itineraries, attendee lists, reports, files, pre-meets, pre-reading etc.
• Providing full diary management for named Partners, being always aware of partner movements and being proactive to ensure smooth planning.
• Organising complex travel arrangements (both domestic and international).
• Monitoring and managing partner emails and other communications, preparing and sending responses as appropriate.
• Delegating inbound work as required in Partners absence.
• Proactively assisting Partners and their teams with administrative tasks, e.g., billing reviews, client engagement procedures, timesheets and expenses.
• Generating reports and producing fee notes from company’s systems.
• Managing ad hoc projects.
• Audio and copy typing of correspondence such as emails, short letters, standard letters and/or complex/lengthy reports and proposals using the company’s templates and corporate style.
• Producing PowerPoint presentations following corporate styles.
• Cover reception on rota and ad-hoc basis, welcoming external visitors professionally.

Essential Skills

We require someone who can act with confidentiality and discretion, has strong attention to detail, can prioritise themselves and others effectively and can delegate, role model and coach less experienced members of the team.

A note from the Hiring Manager: "You will be joining a forward-thinking, progressive team with a supportive and friendly atmosphere. The role provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and keen to learn person to become involved in a diverse and interesting Business Support role. Excellent on-the-job training will be provided, together with the opportunity to advance your career within a dynamic business."

Azets Blick Rothenberg are a part of Azets, an award-winning firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across the UK, Nordics and the USA. Azets are a family of over 6,500 employees and have seen dramatic growth in recent years which has made us the 9th largest accountancy firm in the UK.

What’s in it for you?

We have BRighter Working, a framework to find ways of working that give us individually and collectively a great experience, while continuing to provide the highest quality service to our clients when and where they need us. This includes:

• Hybrid working – where teams are working together in multiple locations i.e. a BR office, a client site, their home or somewhere else.
• Synchronous/Asynchronous working – using the office or technology to work together at the same time / using technology and different ways of working to work at different times to colleagues.
• Smarter working – finding simpler, more efficient ways of delivering services to clients and working together as a BR team.
• Flexible working – a temporary or permanent change to someone’s terms and conditions which fixes a working pattern different to the standard contract.

Our Benefits at a Glance

Pension - Looking after your future self when it’s time to step back and relax. 25 days annual leave + bank holidays - time to focus on you. Financial security: Life assurance, free mortgage advice, financial coaching.