Office Manager
Your Role
The role of the office manager is to oversee a small team of project co-coordinators, an admin assistant as well as a stores man and delivery driver.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports company operations by maintaining office systems and supervising staff.
- Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures, preparing payroll, controlling correspondence, designing filing systems, reviewing and approving supply requisitions, and assigning and monitoring clerical functions.
- Provides historical reference by defining procedures for retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records.
- Maintains office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement.
- Designs and implements office policies by establishing standards and procedures, measuring results against standards, and making necessary adjustments.
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
- Keeps management informed by reviewing and analyzing special reports; summarizing information; identifying trends.
- Maintains office staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Maintains office staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees, and planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
- Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Supply management
- Informing others
- Tracking budget expenses
- Delegation
- Staffing
- Managing processes
- Supervision
- Developing standards
- Promoting process improvement
- Inventory control
- Reporting skills
Minimum Education and Training Required:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
- Two to three years’ experience in an office setting manager
- Proficient with office software