UL

Senior Executive Assistant - Chief Finance Officer

UL$90K — $115K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Higher Secondary Education with 10+ years as a Senior Executive Assistant.
  • Experience in a public company, preferably in finance.
  • Familiarity with Board of Directors materials and interactions.
  • Strong communication skills with Senior Leadership.
  • Proven multitasking ability within a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong judgment in decision-making based on research.
  • In-depth knowledge of organizational practices.
  • Flexibility to work at both Northbrook and Chicago locations.

Responsibilities

  • Provide complex administrative support, including preparing financial documents and handling confidential correspondence.
  • Reduce the administrative burden by preparing reports and managing inquiries.
  • Assist with high-level strategic projects, creating graphs and documentation as needed.
  • Coordinate meeting logistics, including preparing agendas and presentations.
  • Act as the primary liaison between executives and stakeholders.
  • Manage logistics for investor meetings and conference calls.
  • Conduct research and compile data for various initiatives.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus potential of 10% base salary.
  • Comprehensive health benefits: medical, dental, and vision.
  • Wellness benefits, including mental and financial health support.
  • 401K retirement savings plan.
  • Generous paid time off: 15 vacation days, 12 holidays, and 72 hours of sick leave.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This role is full-time 5 days a week on-site, based at our Northbrook (40%) and Chicago (60%), IL offices.

The Senior Executive Assistant is a dedicated support for the Chief Finance Officer and handles a wide variety of administrative duties including coordinating complex calendars, global and intense travel, will prepare complex reporting and performing special tasks as needed. Resolves complicated and sensitive questions and problems. This role supports majority of UL Solutions Investor activities and will serve as a trusted partner, managing complex priorities, coordinating high-stakes engagements, and ensuring the team operates smoothly across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Provides a wide variety of complex administrative and staff support services, preparing financial documents, handling correspondence, and maintaining confidential information.
  • Relieves the organizational unit of administrative work and project details where appropriate, including preparing varied to complex reports, typing documents, filing, answering questions regarding the organizational unit procedures and processes, screening phone calls as appropriate, etc.
  • Assists with high-level complex strategic confidential projects, which may include creating supporting documentation such as graphs and charts.
  • Coordinating and preparing materials for meetings, including agendas, presentations, and reports
  • Serving as a primary point of contact between executives and internal/external stakeholders
  • Coordinating investor meetings and conference calls, including associated logistics
  • Conducting research and compiling data as needed for various projects and initiatives
  • Developing and maintaining strong relationships with current and prospective investors
  • Assists in the preparation and control of a variety of office records, statistics and reports regarding operations, personnel, etc.
  • Schedules, coordinates and maintains calendar and international travel itineraries.
  • Makes meeting and travel arrangements for leadership.
  • Organize and facilitates internal meetings, such as global virtual Townhalls, global virtual knowledge sharing session and communication around corporate initiatives.
  • Create and distribute update reports to function, manages and maintains SharePoint site
  • Maintain onboarding & offboarding of all function employees
  • Coordinate and organize Employee Engagement activities
  • Support office space
  • Serves as administrative liaison within or outside the company regarding administrative issues related to the organizational unit assigned.
  • Assists in the budgetary process for the organizational unit.


Qualifications

  • Higher Secondary Education plus generally ten or more years of experience as (Senior) Executive Assistant.
  • REQUIERED Public company experience, preferably within the finance function.
  • REQUIERED experience in preparing materials for Board of Directors and comfort in interacting with Board members.
  • Ability to interact and communicate with Senior Leadership, influence prioritization of schedules.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks within the assigned area.
  • Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions based on information presented or researched.
  • Detailed knowledge of the organizational area assigned.
  • Flexible to work at our Northbrook AND Chicago, IL office (will have workstation in both locations)


Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $90,000 to $115,000 USD and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday and personal days (totaling 12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

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About UL

UL is a global safety certification company headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. It was founded in 1894 and has been providing safety testing, inspection, and certification services for over 125 years. UL operates in over 100 countries and has more than 14,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to promote safe living and working environments by advancing safety science. UL's services cover a wide range of industries, including consumer products, industrial equipment, building materials, and more.
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