Operations Manager Internship

Highland Group Culture

‘We are HG’ is more than a URL, it's a promise: A commitment that you’ll partner with a team of marketing professionals who love what they do, and who they do it with. Each tactic we touch reflects our mission to positively impact the hearts, minds and environments of our communities.

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-Time with Benefits

Hybrid

About You / What You’ll Need + Position Specifics

Overseeing and developing the operational functions of a multi-faceted design studio to include, but not limited to the following list of activities:

  • Manage and oversee the financial operations of the agency. 
  • Manage and oversee the HR function including Recruiting, Benefits, Employee Satisfaction, Performance Management, Goal Setting and Business Planning.
  • Manage the overall Legal function of the agency including, but not limited to, Contract, Contract Issues, Client Factoring, M&A and Ownership Development. 
  • Oversee Administration including, but not limited to the overall support infrastructure for our employees.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required 
  • Experience in a Controller or similar role 
  • Experience with QuickBooks, Xero, Sage or other accounting software required 
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
  • Excellent communication skills 
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously 
  • Strong analytical skills 
  • Ability to work independently
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About HG

Highland Group is a creative studio delivering business results through brand strategy, marketing, graphic design and digital experiences. We work with action-oriented, entrepreneurial leaders -- local and global -- who are motivated to grow their organizations. Our work is smart, strategic and fun and we do it while exhibiting our core behaviors: be curious, be awesome, be essential. Since 2016, we've been a Certified B Corporation working for a more sustainably prosperous planet. 

Many of the world’s most prestigious creative competitions have recognized our work: Communication Arts, Print, How Magazine, Luerzers Archive, ADDYs, Telly Awards and Graphis. Our business has been selected by the State of Michigan as a “50 Companies to Watch Winner” and was awarded “101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.”