office assistant

Government of Canada; Bolton; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of Canada is seeking an administrative assistant for its Bolton location. Responsibilities include typing and proofreading documents, customer service, and maintaining inventory. A college certificate of less than one year and experience in data entry is required. The role does not offer remote work options, emphasizing on-site presence.

Benefits

Health care plan

Qualifications

• Completion of a college certificate or diploma program.
• Experience in data entry and customer service.
• Proficiency in computer and technology knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents.
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks and prepare invoices.
• Provide customer service and maintain office supplies.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Simply Accounting

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate

Tools

Accounting software

MS Outlook

MS Windows

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
• 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.

Responsibilities Tasks

• 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
• Prepare invoices and bank deposits
• Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• File material in storage area
• Label, file and retrieve documents
• Locate and remove files requested
• Prepare and maintain purchasing files, reports and records

Experience and specialization Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• Accounting software
• Simply Accounting
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• Electronic mail

Area of specialization

• Forms and records
• Statistics
• Financial statements
• Invoices
• Correspondence
• Shipping and receiving
• Advertising
• Payroll services

Additional information Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Benefits Health benefits

• Health care plan