Administrative Assistant

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Finance team as an Administrative Assistant. 

Our Corporate Finance area includes Investor Relations, Central Financial Planning and Analysis, the Economics team and the CFO Group Reporting and Analytics function. Collectively, Corporate Finance supports the development of an accurate view of the company’s financial performance and outlook for forecasting and planning purposes, considering a range of potential macroeconomic outcomes. The team provides this information overlaid with insights and analyses, internally to senior leaders and externally to our shareholders, to help these constituents make better-informed decisions.

Being an Administrative Assistant at U.S. Bank will provide you with a rewarding career opportunity to be part of a large financial institution and the ability to work closely across business lines within the organization. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES

This role provides a broad variety of administrative support services for the Head of Corporate Finance. 

Some of the primary duties will include the following

• Managing complex calendars/scheduling

• Overseeing expense reports

• Coordinating meetings, preparing presentations

• Interacting with cross-functional teams/business lines

• Working on highly visible projects (some may be highly technical in nature, including working with data)

• Program management

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Organization & Planning: Demonstrate exceptional organization to juggle multiple calendars, deadlines, priorities. Must be self-motivated to anticipate potential issues, accurately assess and resolve problems before they escalate.

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential for interacting with team members, preparing presentations, and coordinating meetings. This includes the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.

• Proactive Problem-Solving: The ability to identify issues, think critically, and find effective solutions is crucial, especially when managing complex tasks or dealing with unexpected challenges.

• Interpersonal Skills: Building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues and cross-functional teams is important.

• Time Management: Ability to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and deadlines.

• Adaptability: The ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments is valuable, especially in a dynamic environment that involves working on various projects.

• Discretion and Confidentiality: Handling sensitive information with discretion and diplomacy is critical.

• Customer Service Orientation: A focus on providing excellent service to internal and external stakeholders.

• Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in Microsoft products (Teams, PowerPoint, Excel), AI, and other business tools. Effectively use technology platforms to solve problems, communicate, manage projects and adapt to new technologies.

• High school diploma or equivalent, Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

• 5+ years of experience in administrative and support staff activities; some experience in Finance is preferred.

• This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

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