Assistant Office Manager

<strong>Our Company</strong><br><br>At H&R Block, we believe in the power of people helping people. Our defining Purpose is to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients, associates, and communities everywhere. We also believe in a connected culture, valuing diversity and inclusion and making everyone feel like they belong.<br><br>We strive to continuously improve our business and have committed to a long-term strategy and transformation plan known as Block Horizons 2025. Our end goal is simple: bigger ambitions, faster transformation, and extraordinary results. It's an exciting time to be a part of H&R Block!<br><br>At H&R Block, we're curious, creative, and always on the move. If you embrace challenges as opportunities and seek to make a meaningful difference where you live, work, and play, our door is always open.<br><br><strong>A Typical Day...</strong><br><br>Helping others is what we do best here, which means you will get to see the impact of your work firsthand. As you inspire people to make confident, informed decisions about their lives, careers, and money, you will build client relationships that will grow stronger each year.<br><br>Joining us as a <strong>Multi-Unit Team Leader</strong>, you'll provide leadership over three H&R Block tax offices. Using your people management experience and passion for helping people, you'll provide leadership to the customer-centric teams in the offices you manage to accelerate their seasonal tax business.<br><br>You'll serve as the front-line manager responsible for leadership and development of associates, delivering an outstanding client experience, and achieving all office related growth objectives for three tax offices. Prior tax preparation experience is not required.<br><br>You'll begin working a flexible part-time schedule in the fall as you ramp up for the busy tax season, then transition to a full-time schedule from January through April.<br><br><strong>What you'll bring to the team...</strong><br><br><ul><li>Manage office staffing, operations, and logistics for three offices with support from two Associate Team Leaders</li><li>Partner with the District General Manager (DGM) to create and implement office-level growth plans and client growth targets, which includes developing local partnerships and managing office community involvement</li><li>Assist the DGM in recruiting and interviewing candidates for tax office associate positions</li><li>Conduct timely performance reviews and partner with Associate Relations Center to resolve associate issues and address performance concerns</li><li>Build an engaging team environment, across all offices, by training and coaching associates while holding them accountable to execute on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and recognizing outstanding associate contributions</li><li>Lead daily team meetings and communicate essential information to tax office associates</li><li>Create associate work schedules across all offices and ensure accurate timekeeping, as well as labor management, for staff in all offices</li><li>Travel between the three offices as required</li><li>May prepare tax returns, as needed</li></ul><br><strong>Your Expertise</strong><br><ul><li>People management experience, with the demonstrated ability to grow and develop associates</li><li>Demonstrated aptitude for growth plan execution and ability to lead towards growth culture</li><li>Strong decision-making and judgment skills and the ability to function well in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and a customer-centric mindset that seeks to understand and exceed client needs</li><li>Computer proficient with the ability to use MS Office</li><li>Successful completion of the H&R Block Tax Knowledge Assessment or Income Tax Course (if preparing tax returns) and 3 hours of Tax Update</li><li>Bachelor's degree in a related field, or high school diploma with the equivalent combination of experience</li></ul><br><strong>It would be even better if you also had...</strong><br><br><ul><li>Multi-unit people management experience in the retail, restaurant, banking, or other related industry; management of people within military service positions can also be a good fit</li></ul><br><strong>Perks of the job...</strong><br><br>At H&R Block, we believe and invest in our people by committing to their total well-being. Our benefit offerings can help associates plan for their unique health, well-being, and financial wellness needs.<br><ul><li><strong>Medical coverage</strong> - allows eligible associate well-being programs including mental health support and coaching</li><li><strong>401k Retirement</strong> Savings Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan</li><li><strong>Tax prep benefit</strong> - allows eligible associates to receive the same tax preparation as our clients, all with no direct cost to you!</li></ul>