Southern Company · 5 hours ago
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expSouthern Company is a leading energy provider serving millions of customers across the Southeast and beyond. They are seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to provide advanced administrative support to senior management, ensuring smooth business operations through effective scheduling, correspondence management, and logistical coordination for meetings and events.
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Responsibilities
Provides administrative support to senior management and direct reports; prepares, reviews, and updates correspondence including letters, memorandums, reports and presentations; answers and screens in-coming call; reviews and screens email; updates organizational charts
Schedules and maintains calendar; schedules internal and external meetings; coordinates rescheduling to meet business demands and time constraints; ensures senior manager fulfills business and personal meeting obligations
Plans and coordinates logistics for meetings and special events (e.g., conference rooms, refreshments, audio-visual, and participant invitations)
Coordinates travel arrangements (e.g., air, hotel, ground transportation, restaurants)
Coordinates office administrative functions including budget tracking and variance analysis; maintains office supplies; process invoices for payment
Coordinates purchasing card activities; reviews and reconciles purchasing card expenses; enters into PeopleSoft Financials for payment processing
Administers the assignment of pagers and cell phones (as applicable); updated phone/pager list
Serves as administrative resource for internal employees; provides information and interpretation of Company policy and procedures; assists in the understanding of and compliance with Company guidelines
Processes confidential information and maintains strict confidentiality
Coordinates special projects or assignments unique to business unit
Develops standard and ad-hoc reports; analyzes and summarizes data for management use
Serves as liaison for addressing customer service inquiries; researches, resolves, and responds to inquiries with minimal guidance
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED
Minimum 3- 5 years experience supporting a Senior Manager
Demonstrated ability to handle information in a sensitive and confidential manner
Ability to work at all levels in the organization, ability to work independently
Good time management, judgment and discretionary skills
Technical skills: intermediate proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and PeopleSoft Financials
Preferred
Associates degree in Business of Office Administration
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
Company
Southern Company
Southern Company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the shared services division of Southern Company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.16BKey Investors
GRIP Program
2025-10-03Post Ipo Equity· $1.75B
2025-05-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.45B
2024-10-21Grant· $160M
Leadership Team
Thomas Fanning
President and CEO
David Poroch
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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