Benchmark International is looking for an experienced and driven proofreader and front desk admin to add to our growing team. You will be a part of Austin’s busy office. The role will lead the front of house for our Austin team and proofread business documents. This role is responsible for all front of office requirements such as the general appeal of the area, greeting clients, answering and directing in-bound calls, reviewing documents for grammatical errors, and providing general office support. This role is office based and the current office hours are 8:00am ct to 5:00pm ct.

Job Responsibilities

Your experience throughout the years will be a great resource for the Benchmark team.

Your specific duties will include:

• Professionally answer and direct calls to appropriate person
• Greet and direct clients to appropriate board room
• Keep reception area and board rooms clean, neat, and presentable
• Provide general office support performing a variety of clerical activities such as photocopying, faxing, mailing, etc.
• Proofread business documents to point out formatting issues, grammar, and punctuation issues
• Conduct reviews of Transaction Support work products, including confidential information memorandums, business intelligence reports, and other collateral developed by transaction support teams
• Provide internal subject matter expertise in the areas of business acumen and business writing
• Order, receive and stock office supplies
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
• Promote continuous improvement
• Comply with all policies, practices and procedures and report all unsafe activities to supervisor
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

For this role, you must be highly energetic and passionate individual with a positive and highly motivated ‘can do’ attitude. It is also vital for your role that you present well in person and on the phone.

The role is a client-facing role that requires the highest level of professionalism.

Specific qualifications include:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially professional business report writing, proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Understanding of diverse businesses and operations, in a variety of industries is a plus
• Ability to calculate simple mathematical concepts.
• Ability to effectively review others’ work products that include written dialogue
• Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Strong data entry skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively present information to management
• Excellent customer service and time management skills

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• No personal history of enforcement actions by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA, or any state securities regulatory bodies
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree

Compensation:

The position of Proofreader and Front Desk Admin will lead you to excellent career prospects and you will be provided with full training and support. We value and appreciate your hard work and professional dedication and will reward you with a competitive compensation package including benefits and compensation the range of $40,000-45,000/year.

Benefits:

All Benchmark International positions offer paid time off, standard holidays, and community service days. Employees are eligible for highly competitive company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and AD&D insurance; 401k with company matching; flexible spending accounts; and flexible dependent care assistance accounts. Quarterly team outings and standing desks are employee favorites at present.

Social Responsibility:

Benchmark International is an active, contributing member of the communities in which we work. The company participates in significant charitable giving opportunities throughout the year. Many of the recipient charities have been identified by our individual employees as a result of their personal passions for supporting particular needs. In addition, each employee is encouraged to use two paid work days per year to provide their labor and skills to the community.

Company Overview:

Benchmark International is one of the world’s leading merger and acquisitions specialists specializing in the sale of mid-market companies. We are looking to recruit some of the most talented and exceptional individuals within the state. With offices throughout the world, we are in touch with all the major acquirers and consolidators who are constantly seeking both on and off market opportunities across all sectors. Our unique and dynamic international offering presents our clients with unparalleled global coverage, allowing them access through our exclusive databases and business intelligence facilities to both international markets and local representation. Our clients include entrepreneurs and owner managed businesses.

Our Tampa headquarters opened in mid-2012 and continues to grow as our domestic client base and international buyer-contacts expand. We expanded into Texas January 2016 and Nashville in 2017 and have continued to grow since our establishment. We offer our clients a unique business proposition that has resonated well with the US market as it has previously with markets in other countries. Recognizing that the US M&A markets are the most robust in the world, particularly in this coveted middle-market range, we are planning to continue to grow our US presence in the coming years. Coming onboard now presents you the opportunity to ride this wave of growth. Benchmark International has always promoted from within and we look forward to bringing you onboard as the next generation of Benchmark International’s leaders.

Benchmark International provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protectedfication. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. The Company takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously, and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.

Unfortunately, Benchmark International is not in a position to sponsor visas for candidates in its offices at this time.