Position Summary: The Administrative Assistant will provide operational support for the designated office, ensuring smooth workflow and organization. This role serves as a key point of contact for visitors and assists with both administrative and accounting tasks. Reporting to the Office Manager, the Administrative Assistant plays a vital role in supporting the efficiency of the office.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: - Provide overall operational support for the administrative needs of the designated office.
- Act as a key point of contact for the designated office, including receiving visitors and answering/directing phone calls and receiving and directing incoming faxes.
- Provide coverage and maintain the breakroom which includes, stocking, cleaning, and minor coffee machine maintenance.
- Receive incoming mail and packages from USPS, FedEx, and UPS and direct to appropriate addressees, as well as prepare outgoing shipments for FedEx and UPS.
- Scan and organize marketing invoices, shipping request forms, and any other items as needed.
- Maintain schedules and calendars for meetings, travel, and appointments.
- Set up conference room meetings including conference calls and web casting setups.
- Coordinate completion of client requests as directed by partners and managers through team communication.
- Facilitate project tracking and organization for administrative and accounting tasks.
- Assist with E-filing and processing tax returns.
- Plan, coordinate, and successfully execute a variety of business reports.
- Assist with accounting and tax return projects and ad hoc projects as assigned.
- Prepare expense reports.
- Provide back-up coverage for other Administrative team members.
- Assist with other various administrative duties and projects as assigned by the Office Manager.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively build rapport with all levels of staff.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Solid organizational and follow-through skills, performing work accurately with strong attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills, including solid skill in Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word & Excel) and report writing tools.
- Ability to meet deadlines and effectively prioritize a fast-paced and varied workload, effectively managing a variety of concurrent and shifting priorities.
Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma plus 1-2 years of administrative experience and/or appropriate balance of education and work experience. Associate's degree and prior experience working in a professional services firm is a plus.
Why work with us? Our firm is committed to providing our people with opportunities to excel professionally. We believe in the importance of a welcoming work culture and quality work-life integration to support our staff as we grow together.
We're leading the way to a better future of work culture. - Increased number of paid holidays per year
- Competitive salaries with continuous review of market conditions
- Flexible working hours and work arrangements
- Expanding Social Impact department for a healthy, happy, inclusive and productive workplace
The benefits of joining our team - Strong growth opportunities
- Competitive benefits package
- 401(k) package with firm profit-sharing
- Discretionary annual bonuses for eligible positions & CPA bonus plan
- Strong emphasis on quality work-life integration
- Dress for your day policy
- Resources of a national firm
- Compensation: $45,000 to $48,000 depending on experience.
Get to know us better. Hello. We're Novogradac & Company LLP, a national certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 1989, the allied group of Novogradac companies has grown to more than 900 employees and partners with more than 30 offices throughout the country.
Novogradac & Company LLP is one of the nation's top 40 certified public accounting and consulting firms and is a recognized leader in real estate and community development. Novogradac provides publicly and privately held national enterprises with a full spectrum of audit, tax, valuation, expert witness and litigation support, property compliance and general consulting services and works extensively in the affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy fields.
Ready to learn more?To be considered for this position, interested candidates MUST apply via our company website: Novogradac & Company LLP offers a progressive work environment, competitive pay and an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, life/disability insurance, commuter flex accounts and a 401(k).
Novogradac and Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Novogradac's culture is centered on education, acceptance, innovation and opportunity. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.
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