Receptionist, Administrative Assistant

Receptionist, Administrative Assistant

Position: Financial Technology Partners is seeking a Receptionist, Administrative Assistant for their San Francisco Office, 5 days a week in office.

Company Description: Financial Technology Partners (aka “FT Partners”) is the only investment banking firm focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. We broadly define the sector as the dynamic convergence of technology-based solutions and financial services. FT Partners was recently recognized as "Dealmaker of the Year" and "Investment Banking Firm of the Year" by the M&A Advisor.

The firm was founded by Steve McLaughlin, Managing Partner, formerly a senior investment banker in Goldman Sachs & Co.'s Financial Technology Group and Financial Institutions Group in New York and San Francisco. The firm's Founder and senior bankers are all highly experienced investment bankers formerly with the financial technology, M&A and investment banking groups of Goldman Sachs & Co in New York, San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles.

Role Description: In this role, the Receptionist, Administrative Assistant will play a vital role in creating a positive impression and ensuring smooth operations within the office. The primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: greeting guests and employees, serving as the main point of contact with the building management team, handling catering, managing conference room scheduling, maintaining office and kitchen supplies, distributing documents, assisting with administrative and organizational projects, and keeping the public space clean and organized. They will also assist with team events and provide administrative support to employees as assigned.

General Qualifications:

• Minimum of 0-2 years of experience in a reception and or administrative support role
• Highly organized with great attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to perform in a busy, multi-tasking work environment.
• Extremely organized and technology savvy.
• Comfortable in a vibrant office environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and on a team.
• A self-starter and ability to anticipate needs.
• Bachelor's Degree required

• U.S. work authorization

Salary: $66,560

Communications Skills

• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills, able to prepare high impact materials.
• Participates effectively in both internal and external meetings.
• Maturity and poise to work directly with client executives.

Team Player

• Team player who can contribute to building a positive team spirit, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically, and upholds firm values.
• Ability to perform under pressure, amid tight deadlines; can effectively prioritize and plan.
• Collaborative across teams and levels, both internally and externally.
• Understands coaching for long term development of self and others. 

Why FT Partners?

• Managing Partner and Managing Directors formerly of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan
• Award-winning execution; Investment Bank of the Year / Boutique of the Year Awards (among many others)
• Executing both billion dollar and early stage / high-growth VC transactions
• Excellent career path, strong and competitive compensation
• Unparalleled deal flow with premier client base
• Access to world-class executives at high-growth companies
• Dominant footprint in the one of largest sectors: financial technology
• Top-notch financial sponsor relationships
• Close-knit, rapidly growing team 

Selected transactions include advising:

• Heartland Payments in its $4.5 billion sale to Global Payments (NYSE: GPN)
• Assurance IQ in its $3.5 billion sale to Prudential (NYSE: PRU)
• Mercury Payment in its $2.0 billion sale to Vantiv (NYSE:VNTV)
• SquareTrade in its $1.4 billion sale to Allstate (NYSE:ALL)
• Finicity in its $985 million sale to Mastercard (NYSE: MA)
• Interswitch in its $200 million minority investment led by Visa
• Checkout.com in its $230 million minority investment from Insight, DST, GIC, and others
• CardConnect in its $750 million sale to First Data (NYSE:FDC)
• GreenSky in its $300 million minority investment led by DST, TPG, Wellington Management, and Iconiq
• Instamed in its $500+ million sale to JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM)
• BlueVine in its $102 million minority investment led by ION
• Stone in its $1.4 bn IPO
• FleetOne in its $369mm sale to WEX (NYSE:WEX)
• AvidXchange in its $300 million financing from MasterCard (NYSE:MA), CDPQ, Temasek and Peter Thiel
• Automated Trading Desk in its $680 million sale to Citigroup (NYSE:C)
• Custom House Ltd. in its $370 million sale to Western Union (NYSE:WU)
• Addepar in its $140 million financing from Valor Equity Partners, 8VC and Harald McPike
• Automatic in its $115 million sale to SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI)
• GoCardless in its $75 million minority investment from Adams Street Partners and Google Ventures

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment: Financial Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors.