General Office and Accounting – Manufacturing

American Technical Services, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

American Technical Services, Inc. seeks a General Office Manager for a family‑operated manufacturer in Milwaukee. You will report to the President and supervise one office assistant, overseeing AR/AP, ledger entries, bill paying and clerical duties.

The role requires a high school diploma and 5+ years of office experience, with payroll and tax responsibilities and basic web content support. Standard hours 8am–4pm; training may include part‑time hours during initial period.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and 5+ years of office experience.
• Experience with AR/AP, ledger entries and bill paying.
• Familiarity with Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax.
• HR duties including payroll and benefits administration.
• Proficiency in word processing and spreadsheet tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage AR/AP, ledger entries and monthly closings.
• Handle mail, calls, filing, orders, and clerical tasks.
• Maintain basic record keeping and accounting duties.
• Assist with payroll processing and HR duties.
• Prepare documents and spreadsheets; support web page content.
• Support sales order entry using computer applications.

Skills

AR/AP experience

Accounting

Payroll processing

Office administration

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Sales order software

Job description

General Office and Office Manager for a family operated Manufacturer. Smaller firm with good long term history and stability.
Reporting to President the Office Manager would be responsible to manage duties and 1 other office assistant.

Job requires high school graduate and 5+ years of experience.

Perform AR/AP, ledger entries, bill paying,
a variety of clerical and typing duties,
some non-routine and others complex in nature.

Typically handles incoming and outgoing company mail,
answering incoming calls, filing, ordering of supplies,
basic record keeping, some accounting responsibilities,
such as accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Use of computer applications for sales order entry.

The ability to create and organize word processing documents and spreadsheets.

Web page content preparation helpful but not necessary

• AR/AP experience
• Wisconsin Sales and Use Tax
• HR duties including payroll, garnishments, 401K, insurance and flex spending
• Reconcile bank, credit card, invoices and petty cash
• General ledger reconciliation and journal entries
• Assist with monthly, quarterly and year end closing procedures
• Inventory reconciliation
• Compute and file Sales and Use Tax

8am-4:00pm pm

*** during training-hours are 4 hours/day part-time during training

Maturity and experience in manufacturing would be a good fit.
3-5 years in Office setting with some AR and AP knowledge.
Office and clerical experience.
School of ‘hard knocks” is appreciated.