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The University of Southern California Leventhal School of Accounting is seeking applications for a full-time Executive Assistant. Reporting to Leventhal’s Executive Director, the Executive Assistant will support the Dean and Executive Director and oversee the front office.

As part of the USC Marshall School of Business, the Leventhal School of Accounting is widely recognized in the top tier of accounting education. We are proud to have a world-class faculty and welcome exceptional undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students from across the globe.

Responsibilities and Duties:

+ Support the Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting: manage the Dean’s calendar; schedule meetings and appointments; take minutes; organize files; arrange travel; prepare itineraries and briefings; make purchases and process reimbursements; draft and review communications; provide event, class, and other assistance.

+ Support the Executive Director of the Leventhal School to help carry out special projects for the Dean and for the School: includes but not limited to planning annual meetings and coordinating communications with the Leventhal Board of Councilors; overseeing logistics for guests of the Dean and of the School; helping the Leventhal staff with events such as Commencement, conferences, orientations, career fairs, and recruitment sessions; representing the Leventhal Dean’s Office at Marshall and USC at various events.

+ Manage Leventhal’s front office: serve as the first point-of-contact for students, faculty, employers, and other guests for the Dean, Executive Director, and other Leventhal staff and leadership; monitor and respond to general email and phone inquiries received at the front desk; train student workers.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree (or combined experience/education as a substitute)

+ Minimum of 5 years of work experience

+ Experience in supervising administrative operations of multi-faceted department.

+ Strong organizational skills to address, prioritize, and coordinate multiple problems and activities concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills

+ Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with a variety of constituents

+ Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, and handle sensitive information

+ Flexibility and responsiveness to the needs and changing priorities of the Dean, Executive Director, staff, etc.

Required Documents and Additional Information

Please submit both a resume and a cover letter (may be uploaded as one file). Do not submit your application without these documents.

The annual base salary range for this position is $70,304 - $75,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled at any time after the minimum posting period has ended. If interested, please apply on the same business day.

To support faculty and staff well-being, USC provides benefit-eligible employees with a broad range of benefits and perks to help protect their and their dependents’ health, wealth, and future. These benefits are available as part of USC’s total rewards package.

Why join the USC Leventhal School of Accounting?

The USC Leventhal School of Accounting is ideally positioned to address the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment and is ranked as one of the country’s top schools for accounting. As a partner within the Marshall School of Business, students also have the opportunity to focus on finance, marketing, consulting, entrepreneurship and international business studies. USC Leventhal/Marshall builds on the unique opportunities that stem from its Los Angeles location on the Pacific Rim, its interdisciplinary and impactful research, the momentum generated by the University of Southern California, and the unparalleled engagement of the Trojan Alumni Family. With ready access to industries defining the new business frontier, including bio-technology, life sciences, media, entertainment, communications and healthcare, this vast network offers USC Leventhal has exceptionally strong connections with the support for success in the global marketplace.

For more information on the USC Leventhal School of Accounting, visit: www.marshall.usc.edu/leventhal.

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education Minimum Experience: 5 years Minimum Field of Expertise: Experience in supervising administrative operations of multi-faceted department.