Administrative Assistant III, Global Corporate & Investment Banking (GCIB) COO Organization – M&A Group

Our Global Corporate & Investment Banking business focuses on building long-term relationships with more than 5,000 large U.S. and multinational corporations, financial institutions and financial sponsors. We provide strategic mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate banking, treasury, debt and equity capital markets expertise to deliver integrated financial solutions. The Mergers & Acquisitions team at BofA is a market leader in providing advice on a range of transactions, including company sales, divestitures or carve-outs, acquisitions, mergers, raid and activism defenses, special committee assignments and cross-border deals. The team has bankers throughout the globe, with main hubs in New York, London and Hong Kong.

The ideal Administrative Assistant will not only be responsible for administrative support, but also have a willingness to learn, be resourceful and independent, and take on additional responsibilities over time. They should possess excellent organizational skills, the ability to effectively handle multiple priorities and a strong work ethic.

Overview Of Role

• Provide high-level administrative support in a complex team environment to both senior and junior bankers
• Coordinate internal/external meetings and conference calls, as well as presentations
• Interact with senior business leaders in a professional and effective manner
• Maintain M&A strategy and business initiative lists
• Responsible for scheduling and managing various administrative tasks pertaining to fairness opinions committee meetings for the M&A group
• Update the M&A pipeline deal statuses in BofA system
• Assist with a variety of ad hoc assignments and project work
• Be a knowledgeable resource and point person within the M&A group who can efficiently facilitate the team’s day-to-day operations

Qualifications

Required:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exhibit assertiveness, attention to detail, ability to learn new skills and grasp concepts quickly, ability to multi- task across varied projects, initiative, leadership, strong work ethic, positive attitude, sense of humor and the ability to work effectively under pressure and time constraints
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work within Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential and non-routine information
• Demonstrated dependability and sense of urgency
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality
• Comfortable working in a sometimes hectic, high-pressure environment
• Ability to display a consistent, professional degree of communication
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline driven environment
• Must have excellent judgment; independent thinker and resourceful
• Demonstrate a combination of business aptitude, quantitative skills, strategic and creative thinking
• Ability to learn quickly and desire to take on new responsibilities

Job Description Summary:

Performs diverse, advanced and confidential administrative support functions including composing, signing and releasing routine but somewhat complex correspondence. Usually relieves management of administrative details; gathers, compiles and reports information relevant to/for department; may manage a number of different and often conflicting objectives, projects or activities at one time. Communicates with executives and line management to gather or convey relevant information. May be involved in high-level client contact and exposure to sensitive information, and must use considerable tact, diplomacy and judgment. Advanced administrative and analytical skills. Thorough knowledge of a variety of software programs.