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Mumms Sprouting Seeds is an organic seed
supplier, with customers across North America. We
are a small family-run business, with family
friendly flexibility for our employees. Our office
and warehouse is located in the friendly community
of Parkside, and our team is made up of a great
group of people.
We are currently seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant for a 1 year maternity leave position. May turn to permanent for the right person.
Must have bookkeeping experience, along with AR , AP and invoicing skills. This role also is back up customer service, so must have a pleasant telephone manner.
Must be proficient with computers as creating packaging labels is part of this position.Other duties as required.
Successful candidates will possess the following
skill sets and qualifications:
-Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
-Able to handle difficult and/or intense
situations diplomatically and professionally.
-Strong computer skills and the ability to
learn a new program quickly.
-Experience or strong interest in gardening,
organic food, organic farming, or health food.
-Sense of humor and positive attitude.
_ Able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Technical Terminology
- Business
Specific Skills
- Send and receive messages
- Provide general information to clients and the public
- Prepare equipment or software for type of document
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
- Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
- Order supplies and maintain inventory
Area Of Specialization
- Invoices
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Sitting for extended periods
Keyboarding (Words Per Minute)
- 0 - 40 wpm
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- MS Word
- Excel
- General office equipment
- Accounting software
- Internet browser
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