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Administrative assistant - office

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 37.5 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • Open and distribute mail and other materials
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Compile data, statistics and other information
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
  • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
  • Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
  • Perform data entry
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Prepare bills of lading, invoices and other shipping documents
  • Manage accounts receivable

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Sage Accounting Software
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word
  • Database software
  • Accounting software
  • MS Office
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Computerized bookkeeping system

Technical terminology

  • Financial
  • Business

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work with minimal supervision

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Reliability
  • Time management
  • Accountability
  • Quick learner

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Health care plan