Executive Assistant/Japanese Translator for Japanese Company!

Upbeat and Diligent Candidates needed for Executive Assistant & Japanese Translator for Japanese Company!!

A Japanese Automotive Company is currently looking for a full time Executive Bilingual Japanese Administrative Assistant/Translator to join their team for their Franklin, KY location to provide high-level administrative and clerical support to the President and Vice President, Executive Staff and Expat support as outlined in the functions below.

Fluency in Japanese and English as well as a High School Diploma are required. A bachelor’s in business administration or related field is preferred.

The pay range for this position would be around the 50k-60k DOE and skills and it includes Medical and Dental insurance as well as sick leave and PTO.

If you are proficient in both Japanese and English, this is a great opportunity to boost both your translating/interpreting skills as well as your administrative related skills.

Your essential duties for this position would include the following:

·        Performs clerical and administrative tasks including emails, reports, and other documents for President/Vice President and Executive Staff

·        Arranges travel and accommodations for President/Vice President, visitors and Expats and completes expense reports on their behalf.

·        Schedules and attends meetings on behalf of executives, translating as necessary, and taking notes

·        Reviews assigned, incoming communication on behalf of President/VP, reviews contents, determines importance, and summarizes and/or distributes contents to appropriate staff

·        Performs office tasks including maintaining records and performing basic review of information

·        Performs additional, related duties as assigned by Executives, President and Vice President

Please consider the following required skills:

Fluent Japanese and English both written and spoken (proficient in business Japanese)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail skills, and time management skills
Ability to function well in a fast paced, high-energy environment
Extensive knowledge of office administration, clerical procedures and recordkeeping systems
Able to type a minimum of 50 wpm
Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software with the ability to learn new or updated software