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Featured Administrative Professional Job Description:  Financial technology


 

Current job title:  Administrative Manager, Corporate Marketing

 

Industry:  Financial technology

 

Department:  Marketing

 

Years worked in this industry:  5

 

Years worked in this department:  5

 

Special training or attributes needed or helpful to get job in this industry (or specific department):  Prior years of experience managing administrative support personnel

 

Number of managers and/or staff supported:  Approximately 30

 

Typical work hours:  8:00 – 5:00

 

Weekends or overtime hours:  Overtime is worked as the work demands require. I am salaried and do not receive overtime pay. The admin team I manage, however, does receive overtime pay for extra hours worked.

 

General salary range (Note: This is a general figure or range provided by survey respondent and may NOT be an exact salary in order to give survey respondent some privacy. Also you must take into account that the number of years worked in industry/department may contribute to this salary as well as criteria such as level of position and person reports to, required hours and geographical location.):  I do not have knowledge of the salary range for my position. My current salary is mid- to upper 50’s.

 

Benefits (direct or indirect):  30 day sabbatical (in addition to standard vacation) after ten years of service.

 

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A typical day on the job:  Hard to say – workload demands are extremely volatile in our department and are based on the needs of executive management.

 

Positive things about being an administrative professional in this industry: 

 

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Type of workspace/office:  cubicle

 

Primary responsibilities as an administrative professional in this position:  Manage an admin staff of 4, point person for telecom, equipment, invoice, asset tracking, facilities needs for department, involvement in event planning needs for department/company.

 

Top thing(s) incumbent admin would require of job applicants seeking to be her/his position replacement:  Highly organized and detail oriented, ability to coordinate multiple projects/tasks, results oriented and can work well under pressure.

 

Office machines or equipment operated regularly:  PC, printers, copiers, binding equipment, phone.

 

Technology (hard) skills used regularly:  Design and detail focus to prepare business presentations, spreadsheet and database to maintain variety of lists.

 

Critical soft skills:  Managing staff/workload to ensure critical deadlines are met, communication to provide feedback and also to keep staff in the loop on a variety of issues that affect them and their workload on a day-to-day basis, organization to coordinate and manage multiple tasks.

 

Pace of this position:  Fast

 

Geographical region:  Midwest U.S.


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