Administrative assistant
Job in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Listed on 2026-03-12
Listing for:
Government of Canada
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-12
Job specializations:
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Administrative/Clerical
Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Administrative Management, Clerical, Data Entry
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
Languages:
English
- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
5 years or more
On siteWork must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities- Motivate staff
- Open and distribute mail and other materials
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- 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
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- Electronic scheduler
- Database software
- IBM Lotus
- MS Office
- Simply Accounting
- Legal
- Financial
- Business
- Correspondence
- Reports and records
- Financial statements
- Invoices
- Accounting
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
Attention to detail - Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Reliability
- Time management
- Accountability
- Dependability
- Due diligence
- Quick learner
- Mileage paid
- Free parking available
- Parking available
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