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Executive Assistant provides a wide variety of high-level support and administrative management to senior executive(s). This position is proactive and continually looking for ways to assist the supported executive.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages daily administrative needs of executive including ordering supplies, answering phones, maintaining records, creating files, managing email and other support duties as needed.
- Manages communications to and from the executive’s office and actively manages their calendar to ensure limited time spent on high priority activities.
- Prepares various correspondence, memorandums, and reports for executive officer(s).
- Manages all department communications, activities, rosters, and coordinates events for the department or market.
- Work with stakeholders to ensure materials are prepared and available in advance to ensure best use of meeting time. Manages all AV needs for the meeting.
- Manages expense reports and travel coordination and preparation
- Responds to customer and/or associate inquiries/complaints directed to executive officer(s).
- Acts as a liaison with vendor management in getting agreements through process to approval.
- Creates forms, processes and/or procedures, reports and presentations; assists the responsible executive with implementation, communication, maintaining, tracking and evaluation of these methods to ensure effectiveness, efficiency, adherence and compliance.
- Gathers, prepares and submits regulatory and exam responses after review by executive.
- Interfaces with associates and executives throughout the department to research and collect needed information; examines and analyzes collected data; and communicate results and recommendations
- Assists on special projects. Duties may include; acting in executive(s) absence, reviewing status of project and activities to ensure timely completion, sending follow up emails and informing executive of ongoing status.
- Ensures all departmental documents and activities are performed in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures as applicable to this position, including completion of required compliance training.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Skills
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, general business correspondence and/or journals or government regulations
- Ability to write routine reports and business correspondence
- Ability to respond in writing to customer complaints, regulatory agencies or members of the business community
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, to customers, clients and other employees in the organization
- Ability to research, analyze and make recommendations on business problems assigned by executive(s)
- Ability to anticipate needs of executive and manage in advance of requests
- Ability to read and understand budgets as well as basic accounting of expenses. Skilled user of Microsoft Office tools – specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Education and/or Experience
- HS Diploma/GED or
- AS/AA Degree or specialized training preferred
- Minimum 6 years work experience as Senior Executive Assistant or equivalent job role
Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person's race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree or specialized training
- Minimum 6 years of experience as a Senior Executive Assistant or equivalent role
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Ability to manage executive calendars, communications, travel, expenses, records, and administrative needs
- Ability to research, analyze, and recommend solutions for assigned business problems
Simmons Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Simmons Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Simmons Bank.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental and vision coverage are paired with an HSA that includes company funding. Dedicated care options and access to no‑cost services for covered members strengthen day‑to‑day healthcare support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is complemented by an employee stock purchase plan and profit‑sharing eligibility. Occasional discretionary company contributions further boost long‑term savings potential.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A combined PTO bank and up to ten paid company holidays provide structured time away. Paid leave programs support coverage for key life events.
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We were founded as a community bank. More than 100 years later, we still act like one. For over a century, we’ve worked hard to help make our customers’ dreams come true – dreams like buying a home, starting a business or simply having the ability to manage your money safely and securely, anywhere you happen to be. Simmons Bank has 200 locations and employs 2,800 associates across our six-state footprint
