The funeral home Administrator will act as the face of the location and play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth and compassionate service to our client families. You will serve in a key support role, ensuring that every detail is managed with the utmost care and professionalism.
Essential Functions and Competencies
- Excellent attention to detail while simultaneously prioritizing time-sensitive tasks
- Proven data entry and organizational skills
- Proficient in using MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Proactively resolve routine issues with efficiency and professionalism
- Adapt seamlessly to new initiatives and shifting priorities with a positive and proactive approach
- Skilled in handling sensitive client matters with empathy, understanding, and compassion
- Ethical Conduct
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, enabling compassionate and professional interactions with grieving families, colleagues, and stakeholders
- Strong team player with the ability to work seamlessly with coworkers, maintain up-to-date shared information, and work independently or across departments when required
- Creative problem solver, developing innovative solutions to improve processes and achieve meaningful outcomes
- Communicates efficiently and effectively with management, ensuring clear and timely updates
- Proactively contributes to team goals, volunteering assistance and support where needed
- Demonstrates flexibility and strong interpersonal skills, collaborating effectively across all levels of the organization
Required Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 2+ years of administrative experience in a professional office environment
- Proficient in using MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Bookkeeping or accounting experience is very helpful, although not required