Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Central Admin Coordinator | Plante Moran

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Plante Moran, located across its offices in Colorado, Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Plante Moran is one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms, consistently recognized for its world-class culture. This role is crucial for maintaining efficient tax operations, supporting staff requests, and ensuring administrative projects run smoothly within the firm’s tax applications and systems.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, CO, IL, OH, MA regions
• Pay: $22.05–$30.62 hourly
• Mission: This person ensures smooth administrative operations for tax processes and supports team projects by managing data, requests, and electronic filings.
• Tech Stack: MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), firm tax applications, tax due date system, electronic filing software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Data Entry: Assist with accurate data entry into firm tax applications.
• System Maintenance: Manage data maintenance and updates within the tax due date system.
• Request Management: Oversee staff requests related to the tax due date system.
• Electronic Filing: E-file extensions and tax returns using electronic filing software and troubleshoot any arising issues.
• Operational Backup: Provide backup support to team members to ensure continuous operations.
• Project Support: Support administrative projects, including complex assignments, for specific teams or industry groups.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Experience: 1 year of administrative experience preferred.
• Skills: Superior verbal and written communication, client service focus, independent judgment and initiative, maintaining high confidentiality, solid technical proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Bonus: Higher level of education/college coursework preferred.