Why Ryan?
Hybrid and Remote Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
Up to 20 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-up (Adoption Included
Monthly Gym Membership OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility Effective Day One
RRSP with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
The Executive Assistant – Level 1 (“Executive Assistant”) uses experience and professionalism to support executives with daily responsibilities. This position may work for one or several department professionals, division heads, officers, or managers and is a senior-level support role. The position’s primary focus is to provide outstanding administrative support, while representing the Firm in a professional and positive manner. Daily tasks will be demanding and varied and should be handled with the utmost confidentiality.
Successful Ryan team members embrace and live Ryan’s values of Pursue Excellence, Wired to Win, Generosity Matters, Build Trust and Integrity Always and will embody and demonstrate accountability.
Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results
People:
Acts as an extension of the Principal dealing with colleagues and clients in the utmost professional manner
Maintains communications (email, written, phone, and fax) while Principal is traveling
Maintains a positive attitude at all times and provides assistance when other Executive Assistants are unavailable.
May assist less-experienced team members
Client:
Prepare reports, meeting minutes and correspondence.
Create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
Manage schedules, arrange appointments and itineraries Requires extensive coordination and follow-up to ensure all meetings are calendared properly and effectively – utilizing the best use of the Leader’s time.
Optimize principal productivity through coordination of meetings, travel, conference calls, and completing expense reports.
Organizes and prioritizes multiple tasks and completes them under strict time constraints
Answers and transfer all telephone calls, takes accurate and concise messages
Manages daily correspondence and filing; organizes and maintains electronic and/or hard-copy document filing system.
Reads, sorts, and distributes incoming mail. When necessary, routes client documentation to ensure timely delivery to Managers when client deadlines are involved
In addition to the above responsibilities, Executive Assistants, whether employed full-time or part-time, will be responsible for office administrative tasks and duties, including those in the office, at the direction of the PIC.
Value:
Handles and safeguards confidential and sensitive company and personal information
Remains knowledgeable of business unit and corporate policies
Identifies and works to improve internal process and works to develop Firm policies as needed.
Reviews and edits client-related documentation
Maintains client and administrative filing procedures
Assists with other projects as needed
Completes assignments with little supervision and performs other duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
High school diploma and 3+ years of experience performing administrative duties for an individual, group, or department. Must possess possesses strong grammatical and proofreading skills. Solid experience making contacts of a sensitive, complex, and confidential nature.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have advanced skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.
Work Environment:
Standard indoor working environment.
Long periods of sitting while working at computer.
Occasional long periods of standing.
Position requires regular interaction with employees and vendors both in person and via e-mail and telephone.
Vancouver BC Salary: $27.40 - $35.96 Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.
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Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

Ryan, an award-winning global tax services and software provider, is the largest Firm in the world dedicated exclusively to business taxes. With global headquarters in Plano, Texas, the Firm provides an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services on a multijurisdictional basis, including tax recovery, consulting, advocacy, compliance, and technology services. Ryan is an 11-time recipient of the International Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America (CSIA) for its commitment to world-class client service. Empowered by the dynamic myRyan work environment, which is widely recognized as the most innovative in the tax services industry, Ryan’s multidisciplinary team of more than 6,500 professionals and associates serves over 77,000 clients in more than 80 countries, including many of the world’s most prominent Global 5000 companies. More information about Ryan can be found at ryan.com.