Front Office Assistant for Landscaping Company

Job Description:

• Overall office assistance and support to office staff

• Learning basic daily sales processing and reporting

• Learning nursery sales processing as needed

• Customer service/routing of customers and phone calls

• Initial background checks on new applicants and drug tests if they’re hired

• Assisting with uniform/equipment supply closet management as needed

• Filing as needed

• Support to Controller:

  • Reporting daily sales for Wholesale Nursery & Garden Center

  • Data Entry for Sales Tax Log

  • Managing employee calendar/leave requests

  • Scanning and keeping employee digital files organized

  • Support with Accounts Payable and Payroll at a later date

  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Dependability

• Professional, mature attitude

• Ability to focus in office environment and get the job done timely

• Flexibility - position is new and may change based on the needs of the office and the capabilities of the new hire

• Willingness to learn

• Superb attention to detail

• Computer proficiency - Microsoft Excel, Google applications, ability to learn Wholesale database system, Quickbooks experience preferred.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality with regard to customer and employee information (will sign NDA)

• Either significant experience in front office work, or business-focused higher education, or a combination thereof

• References

Benefits:

• 32-40 hours per week (office hours are M-F 8am-5pm with 1 hour lunch)

• $18-$19 hourly

• BCBS Health coverage after 90 days of employment

• 7 paid holidays per year after 90 days of employment

• PTO beginning after 90 days of employment

• 401(k) after a year of employment

• Employee discount at Garden Center