Job
Opportunity:
Office
Administrator/Book-keeper,
MPP,
Washington
5/12/06
The Marijuana Policy Project is seeking an Office Administrator/Book-keeper to manage MPP's main office in Washington, DC, manage the organization's bookkeeping, and assist the executive director. This is an excellent opportunity for someone smart and fastidious to be exposed to every behind-the-scenes aspect of running a nonprofit organization. First and foremost, the Office Administrator/Book-keeper must be meticulous and have a fastidious attention to detail; even small degrees of sloppiness cause serious problems in this position. Candidates must also have exceptional written and oral communications skills, be highly organized, and have a professional attitude and appearance and a courteous phone manner. Experience working with QuickBooks and/or doing book-keeping is helpful but not required. The work of the Office Administrator/Book-keeper falls into three basic categories: 1. Administering Payroll, Benefits, and Accounting: Paying all bills and maintaining financial records in QuickBooks; Coordinating monthly paychecks via payroll vendor; Coordinating health and retirement benefits for employees, including health care, dental, Simple IRA retirement plan, deferred compensation plan, life insurance, and transportation benefits; Completing all new employee and terminated employee paperwork; Managing filing system for all financial records and reconciling financial data; and Managing MPP's legal entities in various states (business filings, employer tax filings, applications for any new states). 2. Personal Assistant to Executive Director: Assisting the Executive Director with day-to-day tasks, such as scheduling meetings; Making all travel arrangements for the Executive Director; and Helping the Executive Director with special projects, as needed. 3. Office Manager (for DC office with 22 full-time staffers): Answering MPP's main phone line; Ordering office supplies; Opening and sorting mail; Receiving visitors and shipments at the front desk; and Managing office's contracts (insurance contracts, leases office equipment maintenance contracts, phone service, water service, and so forth). The salary of the Office Administrator/Book-keeper is $35,000-$40,000. Full health insurance and an optional retirement package are included. To apply, see MPP's application guidelines at http://www.mpp.org/jobs/process.html. This position will be filled as soon as possible. Interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis, and interested individuals are encouraged to apply immediately.
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