Our client, a leading asset management firm located in Manhattan, is looking for a Temporary Research Assistant to join their team. This position will serve a 1–2 month commitment with flexibility to extend. This will be 5 days in‑office schedule between the hours of 8:00am–5:30pm Monday–Thursday and 8:00am–5:00pm Friday. Compensation is up to $40/hr.

Responsibilities:

• Answer phone calls, screen/forward appropriately, take messages
• Schedule meetings and appointments; coordinate materials, details, agendas and rooms
• Collaborate with receptionist to ensure calendar accuracy
• Partner with other assistants when scheduling for multiple PMs/analysts
• Review emails and identify relevant events, calls, and conferences
• Track conference deadlines and ensure registration
• Liaise with brokers, banks, and investor relations contacts
• Register PMs/Analysts for conferences and investor days; schedule related meetings
• Maintain up‑to‑date agendas for conferences and investor days and add relevant sessions to calendars
• Maintain and update contact lists
• Create/update documents, spreadsheets, and organizational tools for PMs/Analysts
• Produce and distribute correspondence
• Assist with scheduled reports
• Maintain filing systems
• Track quarterly earnings call calendars; provide press releases, transcripts, estimates, and reports via FactSet/Bloomberg
• Book travel (flights, cars, hotels, itineraries); maintain preferences and loyalty numbers
• Submit and reconcile expense reports
• Provide visitor support
• Take notes on calls as needed
• Work cross-functionally with other assistants to ensure full coverage
• Contribute to Research Assistant team as a strong team player

Qualifications:

• 1–3+ years administrative or EA experience in a professional office
• Financial services industry experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience with expense reports and travel arrangements
• Excellent time management and multitasking skills
• Highly motivated self-starter with strong work ethic
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-up
• Team-oriented, proactive problem solver
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and planning abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office