Administrative Assistant

Kids for the Future; Tyler (KY); On-site; USD 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Kids for the Future seeks a capable administrative associate to maintain an organized office, greet guests, and manage multiple phone lines in a professional manner.

You will handle mail, shipments, data entry, purchase orders, AP/AR invoices, and overall administrative support, while ensuring confidentiality and precise record keeping.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in an administrative role.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment preferred.
• Knowledge of mail processes (postage, FedEx, UPS).
• Understanding of chart of accounts and allocations.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Understanding of business principles and practices.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and visitors in a professional manner.
• Manage multiple phone lines and route calls.
• Process incoming and outgoing mail; create shipments.
• Ensure accuracy with data entry; issue PO’s to division personnel.
• Process AP bills for payment; reconcile PO list monthly.
• Accrue monthly expenses and purchase orders not yet received or billed.
• Assist with data entry, review daily field tickets for errors, and transmit invoices to customers.
• Assist Office Manager with filing vehicle maintenance files and logs.
• Maintain confidentiality of company information related to banking, customers, and vendors.
• Maintain a tidy workspace and order supplies; purchase for staff per policy.

Skills

Excel

Word

Outlook

Communication

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Description

SUMMARY

Responsible for overseeing a well-organized office and maintaining a high level of professional disposition in greeting guests and visitors both in person and on the phone. Responsible for managing phone lines and routing calls. Assists with various administrative tasks, including but not limited to, ordering supplies, creating shipments, ensuring accuracy with daily field tickets, issuing and reconciling purchase order numbers, processing AP/AR invoices, and other related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Greet customers and visitors in a professional manner.
• Manage multiple phone lines in a professional manner, route phone calls to various personnel.
• Process incoming and outgoing mail; create shipments requests for the division;
• Ensure accuracy with data entry; issue PO’s to division personnel; Process AP bills for payment; Reconcile PO list monthly; accrue monthly expenses and purchase orders not yet received or billed for.
• Complete various administrative tasks for the division, including but not limited to, assisting with data entry, reviewing daily field tickets for errors, importing invoices into accounting system, transmitting invoices to the customer.
• Assists Office Manager with filing of vehicle maintenance files, vehicle logs, etc.
• Maintains a high degree of confidentiality of company information as it relates to banking, customer, and vendor files.
• Maintains a tidy and organized workspace and supply area; Orders supplies as needed.
• Purchases office supplies and furniture, office equipment, etc., for the entire staff in accordance with company purchasing policies and budgetary restrictions.
• Preforms other related work as required to support the division.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS

COMPETENCIES

• Computer literacy at an intermediate to an advanced level including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat preferred but not required
• Understanding of business principles and practices
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Highly detail-oriented and organized
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Sound judgement and decision making
• Time management

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 2 years of previous experience in administrative role.
• Experience in a fast-paced working environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of mail processes such as postage machine, FedEx and UPS.
• Working knowledge of chart of accounts and allocations.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Understanding of business principles and practices
• Problem solving and analytical skills.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS & DEMANDS

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

POSITION TYPE & EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travel is not expected for this position.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disabilities, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The Company is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law. The Company believes in and practices equal opportunity and affirmative action. All employees are responsible for supporting the concept of equal opportunity and affirmative action and assisting the Company in meeting its objectives.