Administrative Assistant

Desjardins

Administrative assistant supporting Desjardins, North America's largest cooperative financial group. Coordinating management administration, meetings, budgets and executive support in a hybrid Montreal role.

Posted 8/17/2026full-timeMontreal • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced proficiency in both French and English, providing effective administrative and secretarial support while managing complex schedules and communications. Capable of coordinating activities, preparing budgets, and ensuring efficient follow-up on various administrative tasks.

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Advanced Proficiency In FrenchAdvanced Proficiency In EnglishAdministrative SupportBudget MonitoringEffective Communication

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Hard Skills

Secretarial ActivitiesDocument ProductionExpense Account ManagementInventory ManagementPerformance EvaluationMeeting Minutes WritingLogistical OrganizationSales Follow-UpDashboard PreparationBudget Analysis

Soft Skills

Customer FocusAction OrientationNimble LearningPlanning And AlignmentSituational Adaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

Trade School Diploma

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Carry out secretarial activities, including writing, layout, updating, production and linguistic revision of information documents
Carry out administrative tasks related to internal management, including sales follow-up, dashboards, expense accounts, inventory and material management, and performance evaluations
Support the manager with the management and follow-up of their agenda, calls, emails and mail
Prepare and attend meetings, including management committee meetings
Write meeting minutes and ensure follow-up
Participate in the logistical organization of team meetings, committees, assemblies, travel and public relations activities
Collaborate in preparing the annual budget and monitoring the budget during the year, including analysis and justification of variances
Provide administrative and secretarial support to a director or manager reporting to a vice-president
Coordinate, plan and prioritize unit management activities
Interact with stakeholders and independently carry out tasks according to administrative needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Trade school diploma in a related field
Minimum of three years of relevant experience
Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
Advanced proficiency in French, both oral and written
Advanced proficiency in English, both oral and written
Effective communication and ability to tailor approach as needed
Customer focus, action orientation, nimble learning, planning and alignment, situational adaptability, and tech savvy

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and annual bonus
4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
Group insurance including telemedicine
Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment