Position Overview
At the forefront of RGA’s culture is collaboration. It’s the one thing every employee must embrace to succeed. RGA’s culture also is defined by an environment where intellectual thinking, not red tape, is prioritized. RGA believes risk is not to be avoided, but smartly embraced.
The Senior Administrative Assistant, under immediate supervision, performs comprehensive, highly responsible and confidential secretarial and administrative support activities to department/division management.
Responsibilities
- Performs advanced secretarial and administrative support duties which include, but not limited to; creating/preparing general to advanced correspondence, spreadsheets and reports, creating/designing general to advanced PowerPoint presentations and presentation materials, coordinating travel and submitting expense reports, internal and external events, coordinating/scheduling meetings and conference calls, and scheduling and maintaining Outlook calendars. Compiling department reports and statistics.
- Performs general administrative support as needed, including maintaining periodical subscriptions, distributing mail, and archiving/storing departmental records, ordering department’s office supplies. duties which include, but not limited to; opening and distributing mail, preparing outgoing mail, filing and file maintenance, handling incoming calls and making outgoing calls, planning department staff events, and e-mailing, copying, faxing and scanning.
- Performs department records management duties (electronic and paper), including organizing, retrieval, archiving and storage.
- Oversees and performs office management duties which includes handling coordination of department payroll/HR paperwork with HR.
- Maintains department Sharepoint site.
- Handles department office equipment and furniture maintenance calls and orders office supplies.
- Provides support on special projects, as needed
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
Education and Experience
- Required: High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience
- 5+ years administrative experience
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent,
- Experience in insurance/reinsurance, prior project management experience
Skills and Abilities
Required:
- Advanced Word, Basic Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Superior organizational skills and militant attention to detail
- Basic project management skills and knowledge of project accounting
- Ability to be flexible when needed, take initiative, and demonstrate accountability.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge.
- Advanced grammatical and proofreading skills
- Ability to coordinate and administer projects and handle changing priorities.
- Ability to set goals, multitask and prioritize workload.
- Intermediate level of investigative, analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department projects
- Ability to balance detail with departmental goals/objectives
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Ability to work independently
- Flexible and adaptive to change
Company Overview
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) is one of the largest global providers of life reinsurance, with offices around the world. RGA delivers expert solutions in individual life reinsurance, individual living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting and product development. Our mission is to enhance our clients’ prosperity by supporting their financial and risk management capabilities.
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