Associate, Executive Assistant - Audit - BNY Mellon

Overview

Associate, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief Auditor & Chief Administrative Officer for Internal Audit

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.  

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Executive Assistant to join our Internal Audit team working alongside the Deputy Chief Audit Executive & Chief Administrative Officer. Internal Audit’s Chief Administrative Office is at the center of the enabling important activities including strategic planning, audit practices and risk assessment, executive engagement and reporting, resource and financial management, talent development and training.

The Executive Assistant serves as a key partner to the Chief Administrative Officer supporting the effective day-to-day operation of Internal Audit’s Professional Practices Group managing a complex schedule, travel, projects, and a variety of activities with stakeholders across the company.

This role is located in New York, NY - HYBRID (3 days in-office).

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: 

• Operates effectively with a significant degree of time management and work method/approach latitude. 
• Responsible for daily interaction and management of communication with the assigned executive's/team member's direct reports. Interactions are sometimes at the leadership level. 
• May serve as a support team lead, assigning activities to other support staff and checking completion. 
• Appropriately and effectively addresses highly complex issues escalated to assigned executive's office/team. 
• Displays ability to appropriately interact with leaders during occasional interactions inside and outside the organization. 
• Undertakes projects of moderate impact within the business or function.
• Schedules meetings, prepares and distributes meeting agendas and minutes.  Makes travel arrangements and maintains a busy/active calendar of appointments for assigned executive(s) and/or team. Exercises autonomy in anticipating a diverse range of highly complex issues and troubleshooting these issues as they arise.
• Often independently creates and disseminates draft/final draft correspondence; copies, files and processes related documentation. Prepares and distributes meeting agendas and minutes.
• Appropriately prioritizes, addresses and/or identifies the level of urgency and escalates. May be authorized to speak on behalf of the assigned executive(s) in certain limited circumstances. 
• Conducts research, compiles analyses and summarizes information for reports and correspondences.
• Works on moderately complex projects and assists with implementation of policies, standards, and/or processes.
• Reviews project implementation status and provides feedback on progress.
• Performs research and conducts data analysis to assist with strategic initiatives.
• Assists in communicating policies, standards, and processes within the business or function.
• Contributes towards achievement of team goals and maybe assigned a mix of short to long-term projects or initiatives.
• Has significant latitude to adjust daily work routines as needed. Exercises autonomy in anticipating and troubleshooting a range of issues as they arise.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following: 

• High school/secondary school or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required; bachelor’s degree preferred. Applicable vocational training (e.g., courses on relevant business software like the Microsoft Office Suite of products, basic business writing, or similar) preferred; AA degree or relevant business certifications preferred. 
• 5-7 years of total work experience preferred.  Bachelor's degree in lieu of some experience.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards: 

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter. 

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $47,000 and $100,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs. 
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

EEO Statement:

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.