Entry level admin assistant Jobs in Guelph, ON

We are currently seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to join our client in Guelph to support their senior-level leadership team on a contractual basis. We are seeking a highly organized, and proactive professional who can provide strong executive and financial administrative support.

In this role, you will serve as a key administrative partner to executive leadership, coordinating high-level workflows, briefings, meetings, and financial documentation across the organization. This position is a 3-month contract to start, working fully on-site in Guelph, ON. The working hours are 36.25 hours per week, with flexibility in start time between 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM (Monday to Friday).

Advantages
•Hourly pay rate: $35.00 - $41.00/hour, depending on experience (paid weekly).
•High-visibility exposure working directly alongside senior-level leadership and executive directors.
•Flexible daytime shift hours in a professional on-site setting in Guelph.

Responsibilities
•Provide executive administrative and calendar support to senior-level leadership, managing complex schedules, meeting requests, and daily briefing materials.
•Coordinate executive leadership and cross-departmental meetings, including agendas, preparing document packages, taking accurate minutes, and tracking action items.
•Assist in assembling, formatting, and distributing executive-level materials, presentations, and financial summaries.
•Track organizational deadlines, departmental commitments, and reporting milestones to identify potential scheduling or delivery conflicts early.
•Maintain a secure and organized digital filing system for confidential financial and executive records.
•Assist with ad-hoc departmental projects and administrative process improvements as needed.

Qualifications
•5+ years of experience providing executive-level support to senior-level leadership.
•Proven track record organizing executive meetings, preparing leadership presentation materials, and recording formal meeting minutes.
•Prior experience working in corporate finance, corporate services, or a regulated environment is considered an asset.
•Comfortable reviewing, formatting, and handling executive financial documentation, summaries, and presentations.
•Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, and MS Teams required. SharePoint and Microsoft Planner would be an asset.
•Exceptional discretion, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines with high accuracy.

Summary
If you are interested in the Executive Assistant role, please see below how to apply:
How to apply:
1.Respond directly to this job posting by registering and applying directly at www.randstad.ca
2.Please also directly email: chantal.cook@randstad.ca and saudia.yusuf@randstad.ca with the title "Executive Assistant - Guelph"

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