Simon Fraser University Hiring for Administrative Assistant at Burnaby, BC Full Time

Provides reception, administrative, secretarial, financial and operational assistance support for the school of Engineering Science, including responsibility for the effective functioning of the office unit and establishing, implementing and monitoring a variety of complex procedures. The Assistant processes expenditures and revenues; reconciles and maintains financial records for projects, research centres, endowments, point-of-sale online payments, petty cash and operating accounts. The position maintains the accuracy and integrity of departmental records, files, databases and spreadsheets of a highly confidential nature.

Qualifications:

High school graduation and one year of post-secondary education or formal program equivalent including training in word processing, database, spreadsheet, and secretarial practices. 3 years of experience. An equivalent combination of formal education, certificate/program of study and experience is acceptable.

• Excellent knowledge of standard office practices, methods, and equipment.
• Excellent knowledge of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and composition.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills.
• Excellent analytical reasoning, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to use standard office applications (e.g., Word, FileMaker, Excel) at an intermediate level.
• Ability to use enterprise level information systems (e.g., PeopleSoft, SAP, or equivalent) at an intermediate level.
• Ability to exercise mature judgment and initiative.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive material with discretion.
• Ability to perform arithmetic calculations with a high degree of accuracy.
• 60 wpm keyboarding skills with a high degree of accuracy.

For external candidates, the starting salary is the first step of the salary range.

Please include your cover letter and resume in one attachment.