Administrative Assistant – Sheriff’s Office

Anoka County • Anoka County Sheriff's Office, MN

5d • $48,006 - $64,812 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the Anoka County Sheriff's Office (ACSO), where every day our members follow our mission "To protect and serve the community in a manner that preserves the public trust." We invite you to consider joining these public safety professionals as an Administrative Assistant. This position performs a variety of duties which include performing office administration and operations activities for the Sheriff’s Office. This is a full-time, non-exempt, on-site position.

Requirements

• Requires a high school diploma and at least two years (2,080 annual hours) of job-related experience.
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Successfully pass an extensive background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in accounting, human resources, public administration, or closely related field.
• Three or more years (2,080 annual hours) of administrative support experience.
• Experience in law enforcement, corrections, or legal environment.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate workflows.
• General understanding of general office procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Word processing, spreadsheet, database, and PowerPoint experience.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with frequent interruption.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and administrative support for the Anoka Hennepin Narcotics & Violent Task Force (DTF).
• Deliver remarkable customer service while answering phones, and reserving facilities.
• Perform office administration and operations activities such as maintain physical and electronic files, tracking personnel, handling billing, account maintenance and verifying purchases.
• Prepare and log regularly recurring data for department reports and documents.
• Receive, review, and process all invoices for payment; investigate and correct errors as necessary.
• Reconcile monthly revenue and expense reports and complete year-end financials for the department.
• Complete quarterly reconciliation and reporting for state and federal grants.
• Monitor DTF fixed assets and conduct annual inventory.
• Act as a liaison and point of contact for employees, the department, and/or the public.
• Translate concerns and requests for information into clear and accurate responses and elevate concerns as needed.
• Compile, schedule, and coordinate materials for meetings for multiple levels of leadership within the organization.
• Monitor and track purchase orders, order supplies, uniforms, consumables, coordinate contracts and service with vendors.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 24 days of paid flexible time off
• up to 12.5 paid holidays
• Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, flex benefits
• Medical and dental clinic exclusive to employees, located at the Anoka County Government Center.
• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED