Insperity

JULY 8, 2014

There are three tasks related to your finances that need to remain separate: Authorization – The person who approves the vendor bill or sends a customer invoice. Consider vacation time: If your office manager, Bob, hasn’t taken a vacation in three years, you need to insist that he goes. Divide tasks and duties. That’s the No.

Finance 100

Finance Banking Small Business Supervising 100

Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

But honestly, how do you measure someone’s proficiency in office management or business communication? A manager can call for references or give a practical during the interview. We can fill pages and pages of our resume or LinkedIn to set ourselves apart, listing every skill we claim to have.

Administrative Staff 100

Administrative Staff Project Management Mailing Finance 100

SnackNation

JANUARY 18, 2019

Cleaning up and organizing the office AND cleaning up after everyone in the office. This responsibility sometimes goes to the Office Manager, but very often, it might fall into an Executive Assistant’s lap. What the job description says: Maintain an office setup that optimizes workflow.

Problem-Solving 78

Problem-Solving Cleaning Logistics Travel Arrangements 78

SnackNation

DECEMBER 7, 2018

For example, some Administrative Assistants may find they have a love for budgeting and branch off the administrative path to pursue finance. In our guide about asking for a raise, Office Manager Megan recommended “keeping a detailed list of all you do and are responsible for.

Administrative Assistance 57

Administrative Assistance Office Management Networking Office Equipment 57

SnackNation

MARCH 20, 2018

(Many of these office bulletin board ideas came straight from our Facebook group of office managers. Office Bulletin Board Idea #1: The Buzz Board. Photo courtesy of Joanne via the State of the Office Manager facebook group. Office Bulletin Board Idea #5: The About Us Board.

Office Management 62

Office Management Food Finance Insurance 62

SnackNation

OCTOBER 12, 2018

These field-tested tips will help you get—and keep—your office filing system in precise working order. Many of these tips came straight from our Facebook group of Office Managers! People have been color coding since office paperwork—and the office filing systems to organize it—became a fact of life decades ago.

Cleaning 55

Cleaning Finance Networking Supplies 55

Ask a Manager

JUNE 18, 2015

A reader writes: I recently was invited for an in-person office manager interview with a large, non-finance company in the private sector. I left the field blank but then turned the page to find several authorizations to perform a credit check, criminal background, motor vehicle and reference checks.

Interviewing 33

Interviewing Finance Security Office Management 33

Chart Logic

JULY 18, 2022

Overall, the layout of your business is highly dependent on the finance plan. Another essential part of your business plan is knowing what type of equipment you intend to include in your practice since some medical equipment requires state registration.

Insurance 52

Insurance Software Equipment Salary 52

Ask a Manager

JUNE 16, 2015

I always knew a office manager role would come up that I was keen on, but she previously had done the job on a secondment while the office manager was on maternity leave, so I always said she should go for it. Say something like this: “Jane encouraged me to apply for the office manager position too.

Interviewing 36

Interviewing Office Management Finance Planning 36

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 14, 2015

The others in my firm are 5 financial advisors and my office manager. It isn’t that I would have expected anywhere near those dollars in a bonus – after all, I am only part-time, my work is nowhere near the same level as the officers/advisors. They are not doing the same type of work as me. short answers'

Interviewing 35

Interviewing Salary Finance Legal 35

Ask a Manager

JANUARY 19, 2015

My employer is requiring the office manager and me (creative director/product development/sales) to attend an industry show in Atlanta. Both the office manager and I are on tight budgets, so it is going to take the money we need to pay bills with in order to pay our expenses during the show.

Promotion 34

Promotion Data Entry Food Finance 34

Ask a Manager

JUNE 28, 2016

I managed to get a last-minute place in a course that runs for a few days, but I am terrified. The course is an intensive business/finance sort of thing, with speakers and lots of team work on the four days with a final presentation at the end. I’m currently at university studying humanities. Should I just suck it up and accept it?

Retail 20

Retail Finance Networking Sales 20

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To be clear, I don’t mind this unofficial role.

Purchasing 36

Purchasing Finance Computer Office Management 36

Ask a Manager

JULY 4, 2018

My mom started working for an outsourcing payroll/finance/bookkeeping/admin company at the beginning of the year. About a year ago, she got a job as an office manager for a local company. Recently, she’s been complaining to our group that the people she works with don’t treat her like their manager. ” 4.

Bookkeeping 20

Bookkeeping Office Management Flexibility Flexibility 20

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 5, 2019

And guess what…turns out that 8-9 year olds don’t care or ask what my finance does for a living! :). I got sick the day I was supposed to come in for an in person interview, yet the office manager never confirmed the time with me. It ended up being a blessing in disguise. So, there’s that.

Food 20

Food Interviewing Finance Flexibility 20

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 26, 2016

It’s extremely icky, and it also violates campaign finance law. I originally started at this company as the office manager, and when I was offered the new job, they told me there would be a bit of overlap while they searched for someone to take over my old position. Maybe I’m the one being naive. Totally normal, right?

Salary 20

Salary Office Management Interviewing Finance 20

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

If not, then your office needs a policy that food for meetings is off-limits to non-attendees until the food is relocated to the kitchen afterwards, and you or whoever has the standing to do this needs to enforce it. If people are snarky about it, they’re being rude and you should ignore their snark. (If

Food 31

Food Interviewing Legal Catering 31

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 22, 2018

To be clear, I don’t mind this unofficial role.

Salary 24

Salary Finance Office Management Sales 24

The Office Management Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Office managers are one of the most over-looked and underdeveloped professions; why is this and what can you do if you are in such a role or looking to progress into one, to ensure your development is a priority? Fast forward over 6 years from that survey, and not too much in this landscape has changed.

Office Management 130

Office Management Learning Training Legal 130

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

My office wants to make me use a nickname. I just received this communication on messenger from my office manager: Quick question: do you have a fav nickname you like to go by? I believe this is part of an overall strategy to improve office culture. My name is, let’s say, Jane Smith. in Oatmeal expected May 2019.

Travel Arrangements 25

Travel Arrangements Interviewing Work Ethic Flexibility 25

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

How to get a senior coworker to stop spamming the office email list. Could you advise on how to tell an office manager to stop spamming the entire office with random supermarket deals, random events, motivational speaker sales pitches, irrelevant travel alerts etc?

Interviewing 20

Interviewing Promotion Purchasing Finance 20

Ask a Manager

MARCH 26, 2018

Our office manager (and my direct boss) Arya has decided to do something nice for Sansa. Plus, this may end up affecting you if it affects the organization’s finances over time.). I generally know your feelings on this, but I’ve got another question about gifts flowing upwards. Can I take back an introduction?

Salary 23

Salary Delegation Banking Finance 23

SnackNation

APRIL 17, 2017

11 Effective Time Management Tips for Busy Office Managers. You get in the office early with every intention of crushing the day, and maybe getting out on time for once. Time is in particularly short supply for office managers, a group who is increasingly asked to do more with less.

Office Management 77

Office Management Time Management Problem-Solving Software 77

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 31, 2021

When I joined this company almost two years ago, my job description was for full cycle accounting but in reality I am more HR, payroll, office manager, and executive assistant than I am accountant. I spend roughly 2-4 days a month on actual accounting (which I love) and the bulk of my time is spent on these other tasks.

Salary 32

Salary Insurance Payroll Bookkeeping 32

C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 27, 2025

A chief financial officer manages finances, analyzes financial reports, and reports on the organizations operational and financial performance to management, investors, and other stakeholders. What Tasks Is a CFO Responsible For?

Multitasking 52

Multitasking Delegation Networking Finance 52