Executive Assistant Europe and North Africa (M/F)

Company Description

Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS"

Job Description

The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing administrative, secretarial and reporting support to two Executive Leadership positions (SVP Communications Europe & North Africa + SVP Ancillary revenues Europe & North Africa), which is reflected in a double reporting line.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organize travel arrangements (hotels, transportation.), conferences, meetings and other work-related appointments
• Occasionally, prepare professional communications and correspondence on behalf of SVP Coms
• Facilitate the relationship between Coms heads of department and the Finance teams and follow the budget (finance business partner, accounting dpts.)
• Consolidate all types of contracts with external suppliers (agencies.).
• Prepare operational reports and presentations if required (KPIs & dashboard)
• Follow the training and development programs planned for the teams
• Onboard new teams
• Carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications : QUALIFICATION / SKILLS:

• Effective interpersonal and communication abilities
• Ability to prioritize work in an environment with multiple interests
• Highly focused and precise with a strong interest in budget follow up and analysis
• Ability to handle complex and confidential information with discretion
• Ability to work independently with a good initiative under a dynamic environment
• Ability to work in a multicultural organization
• Highly organized, structured & proactive
• Flexible and able to embrace and respond to change effectively
• Prominent attention to details

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Strong user knowledge of Microsoft tools, esp. excel
• Strong knowledge of all financial tools to follow budgets
• Good knowledge of the fundamentals of accounting and budget tracking
• French & English fluent. More is a plus.

EXPERIENCE:

• Proven experience in a similar role

Additional Information

Our values: BeAllyouArewithallyourhearth

At Accor, we are committed to diversity. Each individual, each personality, and each experience has its place to grow and make us grow collectively. Everything we do, we do with heart. We are creators of emotions, professionals of the human experience, resolutely turned towards others and the world around us.

• Our culture is inclusive. We value the richness of the 120 nationalities, the different backgrounds, and all the stories that make us up. We encourage the diversity of our personalities.
• We take care of the world around us: our teams, our clients, our establishments, our environment are at the heart of our concerns. Our mission is human, essential: to bring cultures together, to open windows on the world, to provide unforgettable experiences, day after day.
• We like to reveal you. All our heartists are talents in the making, they are the future of our group and our hotels. Helping them grow professionally and develop personally according to their desires and ambitions is our priority.
• Together, we imagine your future. Our group is large, the field of possibilities is immense and the experiences are infinite. We encourage every project to evolve in our multi-brand network, in France, in Southern Europe and internationally.
• We dare to question the status quo. We take innovation to heart and challenge ourselves to always do better. We take risks, we dream the impossible and make it possible.
• Hospitality is a team effort and we are stronger together. We believe in caring, we respect our differences and value all voices. We work as a team, saying what we do and doing what we say. Live in ACCOR with yourself. With your talent, your passions, your teams, your desires Be All you Are with all your hearth.