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Job Posting: Bookkeeper / Office Admin wanted
- Work on-site at our workshop and showrooms located in West Rupert, VT 05776
- Starting Pay $15 / hour
- 24 hours per week to start
- No walk ins or phone calls please! Send resume and cover letter to jobs@authenticdesigns.com
We need an experienced bookkeeper / administrative assistant to support our busy manufacturing & sales environment. This position requires someone who can be detail oriented and very organized, but also able to prioritize across a range of tasks. You should have some of the specific skills & experience listed below:
- Bookkeeping experience -- AccountEdge MYOB software/Quick Books
- Payroll
- Admin / office work experience
- Basic filing & computer skills, including office software, customer / sales databases, etc.
- Sales, taking in orders and data entry, sales support and organized work ethic. Dealing with walk-in customers
- Business correspondence
- Familiarity with Apple computers and Internet apps
- Experience in manufacturing, retail, or design industry sectors a plus.
Work is to be performed onsite at our facilities in rural W. Rupert VT. Therefore you should be located within reasonable commuting distance to our location, and you'll need a working car or other viable means of transportation. (If you are applying from an address that is more than 50 miles away, please specify how this will be feasible. Otherwise, resumes from other locations cannot be considered.)
Thanks for your interest, and check us out on the web and on Facebook:
www.authenticdesigns.com/
www.facebook.com/AuthenticDesignsLighting/
No walk ins or phone calls please! Send resume and cover letter to
jobs@authenticdesigns.com
Employment Type: Part-Time
Location: 154 Mill Road, West Rupert, Vermont 05776
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