About the role

  • Administrative Assistant at NLACRC managing schedules and providing clerical support for Director-level staff. Involves project oversight and liaison between public and Controller with bilingual requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Performs complex administrative, secretarial, and clerical work for Director-level staff.
  • Responsible for maintaining the Controller’s calendar and schedules related appointments; coordinates activities of numerous departments ensuring functions that are scheduled do not conflict with existed or planned events.
  • Coordinates Controller’s travel and conference arrangements.
  • Maintains oversight of various departmental projects, including compiling necessary data for projects, and monitoring expenditures.
  • Prepares a variety of spreadsheets to reconcile invoices to Purchase Orders prior to payment approval.
  • Acts as a liaison between the general public and the Controller by answering detailed inquiries either orally or writing on a variety of organizational activities; creates and composes reports, memos, graphs, databases, and e-mails using computer resources.
  • May perform confidential employee assignments.
  • Manages Accounting department requests and matters; follows established rules and procedures in responding to requests and redirecting items to other staff members.
  • Designs, organizes and maintains the office recordkeeping system.
  • Works independently and within a team on special and nonrecurring and ongoing projects.
  • Acts as a project manager for special projects, at the request of the Controller, which may include: planning and coordinating multiple presentations, disseminating information, and organizing company-wide trainings.
  • Provides clerical support to the Controller, including but not limited to filing, preparation of letters, preparation of spreadsheets, and translation services (written and verbal).

Requirements

  • High school diploma and four years of related experience.
  • Advanced computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and database management.
  • English grammar, syntax, and spelling.
  • Accurate rapid typing.
  • Customer service.
  • Communicating complex policies and procedures.
  • Researching, compiling, and preparing reports.
  • Working independently and cooperatively with a variety of in-house and community sources and representatives.
  • Working effectively with diverse groups of people.
  • Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
  • Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
  • Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Must have advance knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software (MSWord, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
  • Work requires continual attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
  • Valid California Driver’s License and reliable transportation, or acceptable substitute, required.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance - NLACRC pays the full cost of coverage for certain Medical plans for employee only.
  • Dental Insurance – NLACRC pays the full cost of the Dental DMO Plan for employees and eligible dependents.
  • Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Account for eligible health care expenses.
  • Pre-Tax Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account for eligible dependent care expenses.
  • No cost Life, Accidental Death & Disability, Long Term Disability Insurance for employees.
  • No cost Vision plan for employees and eligible dependents.
  • Retirement plan - NLACRC is a member of CalPERS which is a defined benefit plan that provides a monthly retirement allowance for eligible employees.
  • Participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
  • Participating in the Tuition Reimbursement Program.
  • Paid Time Off – Eligible for 3 weeks of accrued vacation in the first year, 8 hours per month sick time, education, wellness, and sabbatical time.
  • Holidays – NLACRC offers 12 paid holidays throughout the year.
  • Most positions are offered a hybrid – remote option (at manager's discretion after 90-days continuous employment).

Job title

Administrative Assistant, Bilingual (Spanish)

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$29 - $40 per hour

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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