Executive Assistant to CFO and COO

About the role

Zurich Insurance is looking for a proactive and highly organised Executive Assistant to support both the CFO and COO and their teams in a fast-paced business environment. The role involves managing competing priorities, building strong stakeholder relationships and providing high-quality support with professionalism, discretion and confidence. It suits someone who enjoys working at pace and is comfortable interacting with senior leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide proactive executive support, managing complex diaries, meetings, travel arrangements and key business priorities.
• Act as a trusted point of contact between senior leaders, the CEO Office and key stakeholders.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Coordinate and prepare executive-level presentations, reports and communications, and manage presentation materials and business documentation.
• Support the planning and delivery of leadership meetings, Board-related activity, minute taking, offsites and key business events.
• Use technology and digital tools to improve efficiency, collaborate with the wider EA community and undertake ad hoc projects.
• Support oversight of the CFO area budget, ensuring alignment with financial targets.

Required profile

• Experience supporting senior executives in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Exceptional organisational skills, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, confident at senior leadership level.
• Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with good judgement and attention to detail.
• Integrity, professionalism and confidentiality.

Required skills

• Advanced IT skills: PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.
• Creating and managing high-quality presentations and executive-level materials.
• Strong written communication, editing and proofreading.