Higginbotham, a privately held, independent insurance and financial services firm that ranks within the top 20 nationwide, has an immediate opening for an Office Operations Manager in our Lehi, UT office.
The Office Operations Manager’s main role is to assist the Office Leader to coordinate, execute and improve any and all Office Functionality. This position acts as the “glue” that holds the office together. Although flexible, this role will:
- Overseeing general office operations and giving reports to the management
- Ensuring office efficiency by maintaining common areas, organizing procedures, handling correspondence, managing file systems, and overseeing supplies and equipment
- Scheduling meetings and appointments
- Making office supplies arrangements
- Greeting visitors and providing general administrative support to employees
- Creating and maintaining a pleasant work environment, ensuring high levels of organizational effectiveness, communication, key-record keeping and coordination among departments
- Helping the IT department
- Making travel arrangements
- Assisting the Accounting department as needed.
Experience and Education:
- 3+ years of relevant experience in a commercial insurance brokerage or underwriting role.
- Relevant wholesale or retail agency/brokerage experience preferred.
- Associate’s degree or higher preferred.
- State Licensing – where required
- Demonstrated understanding of insurance products and services.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Strong organization skills and task-oriented
- Very detail oriented
- Committed team player with the ability to work independently
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
- Repeated use of sight to read documents and computer screens.
- Repeated use of hearing and speech to communicate on telephone and in person.
- Repetitive hand movements, such as keyboarding, writing, 10-key