ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

You will have the ability to: Provides project support, administrative assistance and routine clerical services to supervisor, manager or director and staff by performing secretarial and clerical duties

We want you to know

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Diversity and Inclusion

CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

What We Bring To You

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution with immediate 100% vesting.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will

• Handles and maintains confidential information, records, reports, and personnel files.
• Supports annual budget process including data entry. Updates data and/or reviews periodic reports, collecting and entering variance explanations. Tracks discrepancies and ensures correction.
• Prepares, verifies, documents, enters, and reconciles such items as invoices, expense accounts, purchase cards (P-Card), etc. in accordance with corporate procedures and deadlines. Acts as custodian of purchase card(s).
• Creates and modifies presentations, graphics, reports, spreadsheets, graphs, tables, charts, manuals, guides, and flow charts.
• Accesses SAP systems to process, verify or retrieve data. Creates and updates other databases.
• Performs office administrative tasks such as tracking attendance, entering time, managing file storage/destruction, and ordering non-stock office supplies.
• Creates and implements processes to support projects and initiatives.
• Composes, creates, edits, and proofreads correspondence and email.
• Creates and maintains hard copy and electronic files.
• Takes lead role in supporting company initiatives such as fund-raisers and drives for non-profits and other special projects.
• Schedules, organizes, and coordinates arrangements including catering for meetings, conferences, seminars, presentations, appointments, and travel.
• Coordinates and schedules appointments for supervisor, manager, or director.
• Makes travel arrangements, including planning itineraries, booking flight reservations, and making hotel and transportation arrangements for department personnel.
• Provides clerical support such as faxing, photocopying, and sorting/distributing mail/documents/reports.
• Able to work independently, display initiative, motivate self, accomplish tasks, and achieve goals, with minimal supervision, including self-directed learning.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate fractions and percentages.
• Able to use PC software including proficiency with word processing, spreadsheets, email, database management, graphics/presentations, report writers and any specialized products.
• Screens calls and contacts, then assists or redirects employees, management, customers, vendors, and the public, including responses to emergency situations and customer/public complaints. Provides back-up and/or relief for other administrative positions.

Your Background Includes

• Requires a minimum of one (1) year of experience in administrative experience requires multi-task activities, regular exercise of initiative and personal judgment, attention to detail and use of discretion without immediate supervision
• Requires a high school education or the equivalent knowledge of English, punctuation, grammar, spelling and basic mathematics (ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate fractions and/or percentages).

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR