Business Manager – Temps of min 6 months recruitment

Macquarie Capital provides advisory and capital raising services to corporate and government clients involved in public mergers and acquisitions, private treaty acquisitions and divestments, debt and equity fund raising and corporate restructuring with offices in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, Europe, South Africa and the Middle East.

We are currently looking to appoint a Business Manager for minimum of 6 months maternity cover to assist the Chief Operating Officer in overseeing the business operations of our Macquarie Capital division in EMEA.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• work closely with the EMEA Chief Operating Officer

• support Regional Business Strategy development and coordination of

service area interaction

• manage day-to-day operational issues and queries that relate to the Macquarie Capital Business in areas such as deal management, marketing/communications, HR, office infrastructure and other ad hoc queries

• produce analysis and reports on the Macquarie Capital Business for the Chief Operating Officer

• work alongside finance assisting in financial management reporting

• coordinate and manage the implementation of new business initiatives

• build strong relationships across the organisation with transactional staff, other divisional business management teams, corporate communications/marketing, finance and overseas offices

• assist with Regional Recruitment / Learning Professional Development matters

• communicating and ensuring the Chief Operating Officer understands all of above, what is being achieved and planned as well as assist in communication to the broader Macquarie Capital management group when needed

To be successful, you will:

• be educated to degree level (or equivalent) or have other relevant professional qualifications

• have experience in business management/business analysis, within an investment banking environment, with product and market knowledge

• previous project management experience is an advantage

• have excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong working relationships across different time zones

• have a questioning, logical and thorough approach to work

• have the ability to handle a variety of projects and deadlines simultaneously

• be proactive and have the ability to work in a fast paced environment

• be results focused, highly organised and show high levels of initiative

• have previous experience in Office 2007/2010 packages, in particular Excel and Powerpoint to enable analysis and presentation building