Office assistant

Overview

Languages

English

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Office
• Urban area
• Manufacture
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre
• Warehouse
• General office

Responsibilities

• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
• Work on reports from manual or electronic files, inventories and databases
• Sort, process and verify applications, receipts and other documents
• Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
• Send and receive messages
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Compile data, statistics and other information
• Prepare invoices and bank deposits
• Provide general information to clients and the public
• Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Perform data entry
• File material in storage area
• Label, file and retrieve documents
• Organize and schedule office work
• Store, update and retrieve financial data

Experience and specialization

• Accounting software
• Quick Books

Additional information

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Sitting
• Handling heavy loads
• Attention to detail
• Work with minimal supervision

• Adaptability
• Analytical
• Efficiency
• Energetic
• Hardworking
• Quick learner
• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Punctuality
• Resourcefulness
• Team player

Benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

• Bonus
• Life insurance

• Free parking available