First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
Also known as: Accounting Administrator, Accounting Clerks Supervisor, Accounting Director, Accounting Manager, Accounting Supervisor, Accounts Payable Manager, Accounts Payable Supervisor, Accounts Receivable Manager, ...
Annual Salary
Median annual wage (May 2024)
Job Outlook
Projected growth, 2024–2034 (Declining)
What You'd Do
- Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.
- Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.
- Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.
- Implement corporate or departmental policies, procedures, and service standards in conjunction with management.
- Discuss job performance problems with employees to identify causes and issues and to work on resolving problems.
- Train or instruct employees in job duties or company policies or arrange for training to be provided.
- Evaluate employees' job performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel action.
- Review records or reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, or shipping to verify details, monitor work activities, or evaluate performance.
- Recruit, interview, and select employees.
- Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff.
- Prepare and issue work schedules, deadlines, and duty assignments for office or administrative staff.
- Maintain records pertaining to inventory, personnel, orders, supplies, or machine maintenance.
- Compute figures such as balances, totals, or commissions.
- Research, compile, and prepare reports, manuals, correspondence, or other information required by management or governmental agencies.
- Coordinate activities with other supervisory personnel or with other work units or departments.
- Develop or update procedures, policies, or standards.
- Make recommendations to management concerning such issues as staffing decisions or procedural changes.
- Consult with managers or other personnel to resolve problems in areas such as equipment performance, output quality, or work schedules.
- Participate in the work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or to overcome difficult aspects of work.
- Analyze financial activities of establishments or departments and provide input into budget planning and preparation processes.
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Salary data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. Outlook data: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034.
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