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Office manager for busy accounting firm required. Full description to be supplied during interview process. Basic duties include answering phones, payroll & banking, client processing, business letters, online processing of various government forms. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 10 required. Some knowledge of tax return preparation preferrable, but not required.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
Additional Skills
- Delegate work to office support staff
- Maintain inventory and budgetary controls
Specific Skills
- Establish work priorities
- Ensure procedures are followed
- Ensure deadlines are met
- Co-ordinate and plan for office services such as accommodation, relocation, equipment, supplies, forms, disposal of assets and parking
- Carry out administrative activities of establishment
- Administer policies and procedures related to the release of records in processing requests under government access to information and privacy legislation
- Co-ordinate and plan for maintenance and security services
- Assemble data
- Prepare periodic and special reports, manuals and correspondence
- Review, evaluate and implement new administrative procedures
- Oversee and co-ordinate office administrative procedures
Work Setting
- Private sector
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
Security and Safety
- Bondable
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Graphic software
- Electronic scheduler
- Database software
- Presentation software
- Project management software
- Web site creation and management software
- Business diagramming software
- Desktop publishing software
- General office equipment
- Data analysis software
- Accounting software
- Inventory control software
- Internet browser
- Electronic mail