Investment Assistant

Viking Global Investors is a global investment firm founded in 1999, managing over $55 billion in capital. They are seeking an Investment Assistant to provide administrative support for investment professionals, including managing calendars, coordinating meetings, and organizing travel arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars and coordinate meetings with public company representatives, research providers and other industry representatives
• Serve as a gatekeeper for investment professionals; discern which information and callers get through; handle correspondence
• Communicate with sell side brokers on corporate access offering, research, and models; assemble detailed research packets using internet and research outlets; extract brokerage and company generated reports
• Assist with tracking meetings and projects in internal systems
• Organize and schedule high volume of domestic and international travel arrangements, prepare related travel itineraries
• Prepare expense reports; maintain strong understanding of T&E and compliance pre-approval policies
• Assist with event planning and ad hoc projects as required
• Provide back-up coverage for 1-2 Investment Assistants

Skills

• An undergraduate degree with a record of academic success
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated customer service orientation
• Support experience within a team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills: working with others across the firm and external constituents calls for an individual who enjoys developing professional relationships
• Team-orientation: a willingness to work collaboratively with other team members and pitch in on ad-hoc tasks and requests to ensure all needs are met
• Efficient communicator: clear, direct communication is valued in a robust and busy work environment
• Proactivity: an ability to recognize, anticipate and address needs with a strong sense of urgency
• Sound judgment: Operate discreetly with sensitive or confidential information
• Accountability: ownership of individual responsibilities and work product
• Process-orientation: a strong attention to detail and an eagerness to continually improve
• Experience within the Financial Industry a plus

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• 100% coverage of medical and dental premiums
• Paid lunches

Company Overview

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