Executive Assistant to the Owners

We are fast-growing, Austin-based CPA firm, and we're looking for an executive assistant who can:

• Be the right-hand guy (or girl) for two busy owners.
• Handle a wide-variety of tasks, including some traditional EA items like managing calendars, coordinate client meetings, gate keeping, etc, and some non-traditional tasks like some office manager-y duties.

Here's what you can expect working at Hale CPA Group:

• You gotta roll with the punches. No, not literal punches, but things do change rapidly around here. You need to be flexible and adaptable to change.
• You'll need to be a problem solver and not a kick-the-can-down-the-road-er.
• Could someone convince you that you're gullible? Maybe this isn't the job for you.
• Is your glass half empty? Hmm... this isn't your sort of place, then.
• We like to communicate. You'll need to be able to communicate well in words, in numbers, in emails, over the phone, in person, with those who know a lot about accounting, with those who don't know anything about accounting, with business owners, with assistants, with employees, with white-collar clients, with blue-collar clients, in a box with a fox, in a house with a mouse... I think you get the picture.
• Remember when you were a kid and saw that clown juggling three bowling pins, a feather, a shoe while balancing an umbrella on his forehead? Can you do that? That would be pretty cool, but not a requirement for this job. You'll need to keep multiple projects moving at the same time to be successful here, though.
• We care about our people and our clients. Misanthropes need not apply.
• Nobody likes a bully. And there's no "i" in executive assistant. Okay, so there are "i"s in executive assistant. Just be a team player, and we'll all get along fine.
• If you just double-checked that those "i"s in executive assistant were dotted, then we'll get along great!
• Board-game cheaters aren't a good fit here.
• Bullet points. You can definitely expect bullet points. Who wants some more?
• You'll primarily be hanging out at our offices, near Spicewood Springs Road and Mesa Drive in Northwest Austin. You'll need a reliable mode of transportation and a mobile phone.
• Do you get bored easily at work? Challenge accepted.
• We don't really do paper here. If you need piles of paper on your desk, then this may not be a good fit. If you swim around in online apps and can find and organize information digitally, that's more our speed.
• Who's got the ball? You do? Nice work.
• Close the loop. Let's talk more about that when we meet. Be sure to ask us about it.

Education and Technical Experience:

• Prior executive administration experience a plus
• Good Excel skills.
• Desire for life-long learning and intellectual curiosity is a key to success in this gig.
• Must be able to smile fairly regularly. Laughing optional, but highly encouraged. If you know some good "dad jokes" that's a bonus.
• One more thing you must be authorized to work in the US.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, term life, AD&D, 401(k) plan available
• 3 weeks paid vacation (includes the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's).
• Adjustable-to-standing workstations with dual monitors and really comfy chairs.
• Great coffee. Would you want to work somewhere with bad coffee? Not me.
• Free sodas, too. And a few flavors of carbonated water on tap.
• Casual dress. There's just no need to dry clean in order to be productive.
• You get to hang out with us. Definitely a benefit.

See you soon!

Rusty and Cassie Hale

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