Franklin August Trading Hiring for Bookkeeping/Customer Service/Administrative Support Job at South Burlington, VT Full Time

Franklin August is seeking an amazing team member with

• Outstanding communication skills
• (Ideally) some knowledge of manufacturing
• Strong math skills
• Accounting/bookkeeping experience, the more the better
• Customer Service (mostly via email) and Order Entry skills
• Solid organizational talents
• Great analytical/problem solving ability
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Curiosity, inititive & ownership

We are an established and growing, innovative packaging manufacturer offering unique solutions and services to our clients throughout Vermont and the northeast. We would love to find a self motivated, team oriented person to join us. We need someone who is comfortable being flexible in an ever changing environment. We pride ourselves on producing high quality products for our customers, so our ideal candidates must have an attention to detail, be able to multi-task and adapt easily to changing demands and care about getting the job done right.

Our primary goal is to find an individual who is actively interested in and concerned with the success of our operations. This includes support for our company owner, accounting, HR, customer service and sales. This position has all kinds of potential for someone who can hit the ground running and help assist our growth. The most important qualifications for the job are a willingness to work agreed upon hours-regular attendance is extremely important, to be on time, the ability to thrive in an environment where you could potentially be doing something different everyday or the same thing for a few days at a time. As mentioned above, communication is key, you need to be comfortable on the phone and in person representing our company. The ideal candidiate should also be willing to take ownership of their work, specfically, taking the initiative to bring about positive results and not waiting for others to act.

~ We try hard to offer a pleasant, flexible, enjoyable workplace ~

Previous experience with Quickbooks a giant plus.

**Starting wage is base on experience, so please come and show us your qualifications. A good match is important to us. We want you to be happy if you have to have to spend 8 hours a day with us.**

We also offer a wide variety of benefits.

The following qualifications are preferred:

• High School diploma +
• Accounting/Bookkeeping proficiency
• Excellent communication skills (we have said that a lot here-it is important) and follow through essential
• Strong math (yes, we have repeated that too) and office/admin support skills required, this includes the use of spreadsheets
• Quickbooks, Excel, Word, Office 365 etc

Responsibilities include:

• Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable data entry, filing, credit card processing, and other administrative support tasks
• Vendor troubleshooting and inventory processing/maintenance
• Support of Human Resources (placing ads, new hire paper work, payroll support etc)
• Customer Service new account set up, order entry, answering customer inquires via phone and/or email & past due account collections.
• Assisting with the reconciliation of bank accounts, credit card accounts & general ledger accounts
• Lots of other fun stuff

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19.

Work Location: One location