Executive Administrative Assistant ​/ Tax & Accounting

Build relationships in the community, enhance your expertise, and grow personally and professionally. The Garabedian Group is seeking an experienced EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT with an energetic personality in Fresno, CA. You will serve as client facing team member, providing vital support to our professional staff and ensuring client satisfaction through positive interactions. This position requires a combination of critical thinking and creative problem-solving, as well as the appropriate skills, knowledge & experience.

Excellent communication skills – both written and oral – are a must.

• Proactively build relationships and communicate effectively with clients to provide client service.
• Demonstrate excellent team skills, positive attitude, and high ethical standards.
• Adaptability:
  Demonstrates flexibility in the face of change. Projects a positive demeanor regardless of changes in working conditions. Shows the ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities without loss of composure.
• Time Management:
  Determines the appropriate allocation of time.
• Space Management:
  Effectively manages the workspace (i.e., keeps a clean and organized office, appropriately handles all paperwork, maintains control over the physical environment, etc.)
• Task Management:
  Balances conflicting priorities in order to manage workflow, ensure the completion of essential projects, and meet critical deadlines
• Listening skills:
  Understands that the most important aspect of communication is the act of listening and actively works to improve those skills.
• Oral skills:
  Speaks with confidence using clear, concise sentences and is easily understood.
• Written:
  Produces well-thought-out, professional correspondence free of grammatical and spelling errors.
• Telephone/E-mail:
  Uses high-quality, professional oral and written skills (as described above) to project a positive image of the firm.
• Interacts professionally with clients and associates at all times. Promptly responds to requests with accuracy and a courteous demeanor.
• Team player:
  Works as a competent member of the team, willingly providing back-up support for co-workers when appropriate and actively supporting group goals.
• Exhibits sound judgment and the ability to make reasonable decisions in the absence of direction. Swiftly refers problems/issues to the appropriate person(s) when necessary. Works effectively without constant and direct supervision or guidance.

Serving a wide range of industries and clients throughout California and the United States, The Garabedian Group is well-known and respected as a full-service accounting and advisory firm in the Central Valley. Our team delivers a unique experience of high client engagement and superior work product to our clients while working in a fun, focused, and challenging environment.

The Garabedian Group was recently named “Best Accounting Firm” by The Business Journal’s annual Best of Central Valley Business Award. We are also a proud recipient of Thriving Firm
- Firm of the Year, Thriving Firm
- Award for Work-Life Balance, First Five Fresno – Child-Friendly Workplace Award, Fresno State Institute for Family Business – The California Family Business Award.

In line with our firm mission to improve the lives of those in our community, the firm regularly volunteers and sponsors events in support of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Central Valley, Marjaree Mason Center, Valley Children’s Hospital and Fresno Community Food Bank.

We are committed to providing a culture where team members will be challenged to grow as people and as professionals. Our employees enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible benefit plans, 401(k) plan, 401(k) match, profit sharing, and paid time off.

The Garabedian Group was the first accounting firm to be ROWE certified in the United States. ROWE stands for Results Only Work Environment, wherein the number of hours worked is irrelevant, and performance is judged solely on successful completion of work assigned. To learn more about our firm and culture, please visit