PA in Finance ED Office

The Finance Directorate plays a critical role in protecting the Bank's financial position and reputation. Its overall purpose is to contribute to the successful execution of the Bank's aims and objectives by ensuring it has an appropriate financial platform for its broad responsibilities, for an organisation of more than 4,000 staff, with annual expenditure of circa £700mn.

Finance has three main operating divisions:

• Financial Control and Reporting.
• Financial Planning, Reporting & Analytics.
• Finance Business Partnering.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a permanent Personal Assistant (PA) supporting the three Heads of Division. The role involves providing PA, secretarial and administrative support, pro‑actively prioritising the heads’ daily schedules, workload and calendar.

It offers an experienced, well‑organised PA a chance to undertake challenging work beyond routine secretarial tasks, requiring autonomy and a high degree of responsibility for key functions.

• Providing a professional administrative service to the HoDs, assembling and disseminating information on their behalf and progressing actions as appropriate.
• Supporting the HoDs with administrative duties, including tracking actions.
• Working closely with the HoDs to ensure that priorities are met, including conflicting diary invites.
• Keeping on top of paper flows and e‑mails, noting immediate action and dealing with those when necessary.
• Diary management; using judgement on which meetings take priority and ensuring commitments are managed smoothly and effectively to maximise use of time, and that associated arrangements (e.g. travel plans and briefing requests) operate efficiently.
• Arranging meetings, events and away days (both internal and external), including booking meeting rooms, preparing and circulating agendas and meeting papers, greeting visitors to the Bank, taking minutes and circulating follow‑up documentation as appropriate.
• Arranging domestic/foreign travel, processing expense claims and expense statements.
• Assisting with recruitment, booking interviews and liaising with People and Security to ensure timely onboarding of candidates.
• E‑filing maintenance and managing confidential data professionally and securely.
• General administrative tasks, including intra‑Directorate stationery, ordering catering, raising/receipting invoices and managing Gifts and Entertainment returns, to assist the smooth running of the Directorate.

• Excellent PA skills with a sound knowledge of all Microsoft Office programmes, in particular Outlook, Word, MS Teams and One Note.
• Track record of demonstrating strong organisational skills, working accurately and efficiently to tight deadlines and handling confidential, market‑sensitive information.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to confidently deal with all levels of staff across the Bank and externally.
• An ability to keep calm under pressure, providing a reliable, professional service.

• A positive, can‑do attitude; willingness to be proactive and to learn.

• Prior experience of managing the diary of a Head of Division, including coordinating key meetings/conference calls with internal and external stakeholders both domestically and sometimes internationally. Includes initiating agendas and ensuring papers are ready when required.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good team player, with the ability to push forward change and offer suggestions to improve efficiency and effectiveness when running the Division.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships and networks both internally and externally.

Location:

Leeds or London.

The closing date for applications is 28 January 2026.

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek a workforce that reflects the society we serve and that supports all colleagues to feel valued and respected.

We celebrate all forms of diversity, including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status, and believe different…