
Senior Administrative Professional
- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Email and Calendar Management: Confidence to proactively manage calendars and prioritize emails; learning how/what to prioritize without constant direction – get ahead of scheduling conflicts and email response deadlines
- Workload Coordination: Manage and streamline tasks, ensuring deadlines are met and priorities are aligned with business objectives.
- Proactive Support: Anticipate needs by preparing reports, briefing materials, and presentations in advance of meetings.
- Information Management: Gather, analyze, and present key information to aid decision-making processes.
- Meeting Preparation and Coordination: Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes, and track action items to ensure accountability.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a liaison between the senior leader and internal/external stakeholders, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
- Process Improvement: Identify and implement efficiencies in administrative processes to enhance productivity.
- Travel and Expense Management: Coordinate travel arrangements, process expense reports, and manage logistics for business engagements.
- Project Support: Assist in special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned.
- Processing of financial statement and related documents using Caseview or Word up to and including the finished product.
- Quality control regarding visual presentation of financial statements, including proof-reading, check additions, transfers and cross-referencing on financial statements prior to issuing draft/final financial statements.
- Conversion of financial statements and other documentation as required into various format for electronic and hard copy presentation (i.e. PDF, Caseview to Word).
- Drafting, editing, formatting, proofreading and finalizing of various correspondence and documents.
- Checking on working paper documentation completion and follow up if needed.
- Locking down and archiving of files and tax returns in a paperless data storage system (as required).
- Printing, processing/assembling and e-filing of various tax forms such as T1, T2, T3, T3010, T4, T4A, T5, GST, etc.
- Ensuring that all-working paper, tax, correspondence and other documents are filed correctly.
- Ensuring timely delivery of client service either directly or through supporting of professional staff.
- Generating and maintaining of corporate files.
- Check working paper files for sign off on specific forms and documentation completion including follow-up with Partners/Managers when not signed/completed.
- You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspects of your work: we are curious, collaborative, and kind.
- You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describes you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work.
- You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients.
- You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent.
- You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace.
- You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.
- You bring 5+ years of experience supporting senior leaders, ideally in professional services or a corporate setting.
- You have 3+ years of experience supporting technical or client-facing work.
- You are organized and detail-oriented, able to juggle multiple priorities with ease.
- You communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and in conversation.
- You act with discretion and integrity in handling sensitive information.
- You are tech-savvy, with proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and modern collaboration tools.
- You can work independently, using sound judgment to anticipate needs.
- You have experience with Caseview, iFirm, or other accounting-specific tools (preferred).
- You may have prior experience in accounting, finance, or consulting environments (an asset).