Administrative Assistant at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Crystal Lake, Illinois

Job Description:

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Wintrust was founded with the idea to be the alternative to the big banks. We are looking for top talent to join Chicago’s Bank®, as a full-time Administrative Assistant supporting our Crystal Lake Bank & Trust CEO and Loan Department! 

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture!  We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)




• Competitive pay and annual discretionary bonus eligible




• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few




• Family-friendly work hours




• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career




• Promote from within culture

What you’ll do:

• Greet staff, guests, and vendors in a professional and friendly manner




• Create emails, memos, letters, presentations and worksheets for CEO and department correspondence, reports and presentations




• Take Board meeting minutes; prepare monthly Board reports




• Department event planning




• Monitor expenses and budgets for internal, external meetings




• Provide administrative support including filing, copying, and typing correspondence, presentations, spreadsheets, etc.




• Coordinate with Rosemont corporate Executive Admin team as needed on projects, tasks, and assignments




• CRA donation, A/P and documentation tracking. Record departmental service hours




• Generate and submit IT tickets for respective area based on manager and employee needs

Qualifications:

• High school degree or equivalent




• 3+ years of secretarial, administrative assistant, office services experience supporting various management levels




• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, primarily Word, Excel, and Outlook




• Must be a self-starter, motivated, with excellent time-management skills to prioritize tasks and deliverables




• Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication (both written and oral), and telephone etiquette skills




• Customer focus in dealing with all levels of employees and visitors




• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and Long- term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.