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We’re looking for an office manager to execute regular business operations in our growing organization. This position will play an integral role in ensuring the smooth operation of the office & business as a whole.

Lextech is unique in the world of serious mobile app development and has built some of the most advanced iPhone apps in the world. Apple asks our team to help brief government agencies and enterprises on the power of the iPhone platform to help open their eyes to mobile possibilities. We build systems to help soldiers on the battlefield, police officers responding to an emergency, farmers loading hauling trucks, and even consumers making car payments. Our iPhone solutions talk to hardware and systems that most people never get to see, let alone actually use (the barcode scanners in the Apple Stores – we’ve got those). Lextech focuses on combining advanced technology, highly connected systems and usability to deliver easy-to-use high tech solutions.

If you think you fit as part of the best of the best, you’re in the Chicago area, are looking to be a part of a team that is having fun changing the way people use technology and fit the criteria below — drop us a line.

Responsibilities

• Quickbooks accounting, A/P, A/R, regular financial reports
• Budget planning, forecasting and financial reporting
• Manage office including space, supplies and events
• HR responsibilities (payroll, benefits, paperwork filings)
• Support Managing Director with execution of projects
• Data entry and management of CRM system data
• Manage visitors through their time in office (recruiting candidates, clients & prospects)

Required Experience

• Quickbooks/accounting/finance experience with A/R, A/P, reporting and the ability to pull trends and actionable information from the numbers
• 3+ years in general office management as the key individual supporting a team
• HR management experience

Required Skills

• Quickbooks savvy
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Can-do attitude and the ability to get things done
• Excellent written, documentation and communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships
• Ability to quickly learn new systems and work well in a team
• Mac experience is a plus

If you’d like to be a part of our team and are based in the Chicago Illinois area (no telecommuting please), send your resume, answers to the questions below, and links to any projects that you have directly managed to careers@lextech.com with “Office Manager” in the subject line.

1) Why are you a good fit for this position?

2) Our company culture is central to the success of every project. Explain how you demonstrate 3 Lextech Core Values of your choosing. View these values on the Career page of our website. (http://lextech.com/careers)

3) Please list your salary history.

4) About 30% of our contracts for projects require US citizenship. Will you be able to work with our team on these projects?