Administration Senior Manager

On-Site: Lexington, KY

Travel Requirements: Moderate

Dean Dorton, one of the largest and most acclaimed certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the Southeast, has an opportunity for an experienced Administration Senior Manager to join our team. This leadership role plays a key role in directing many parts of the firm’s administrative operations, including oversight of the administrative system, staff, processes and procedures, and the support of key stakeholders. This opportunity is available in our Lexington, KY office.

At its core, the Dean Dorton experience is about YOU! Challenge yourself and own your career when you join us at Dean Dorton where we are innovating together.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Understand the firm’s programs, policies, and practices and manage the execution through communication, direction, and team management.
• Build and manage relationships with shareholders and key stakeholders.
• Understand shareholder administrative needs and manage the execution through communication, direction, and team management.
• Partner with shareholders and key stakeholders to identify opportunities to enhance policies, procedures, and practices to create further efficiency and productivity.
• Lead daily operations of the firm’s administrative team: Executive Assistants and Administrative Assistants.
• Monitor and evaluate team member workload, administrative support systems, and internal relationships.
• Ensure the administrative teams comply with the service expectations of the firm’s internal clients.
• Hire, train, assess, and develop executive and administrative staff, in conjunction with firm and team member needs.
• Serve as backup to Executive Assistants and Administrative Assistants during PTO, vacancies, or lack of availability.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or related field, required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5-7 years’ experience in leading executive and administrative teams required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong work ethic as well as organizational and time management skills required; ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities and deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to build strong relationships with executives as well internal and external team members and clients.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive matters.
• Solid understanding of business functions.
  
  

The Fun Stuff

Work isn’t all work! We want to make your experience at Dean Dorton a great one. From your health and happiness to your long-term satisfaction, we focus on YOU! A few highlights are listed below:

• Flexible work schedules and environment
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid family leave, medical leave, and maternity/paternity leave programs
• Retirement benefits, including a best-in-class automatic profit sharing
• Telemedicine, mental health resources and wellness program reimbursement
  
  

Dean Dorton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to growing and empowering an inclusive community within Dean Dorton and our industry which is why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives across our organization. We encourage you to apply for our available positions, even if you don't necessarily check every box on the description.

Check us out online at www.deandorton.com and read about our recognition for 20 consecutive years as “Best Place to Work” in Kentucky.

Dean Dorton. Innovating Together.