Administrative Assistant Jobs in Alabama
Closely direct administrative aspects of company activities. Administrative assistants develop meeting agendas, improve processes, and collaborate across departments. They must have strong communication and planning skills in order to develop and implement new filing and information management procedures with other team members. They may also be asked to oversee budgets and verify accuracy for client and vendor billing.
Depending on the size of the business, administrative assistants may supervise secretaries and/or perform secretarial duties themselves. This includes handling incoming and outgoing correspondence, updating and managing records, scheduling appointments, and directing customers to the right employees/departments to meet their needs.
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- Theodore, AL
- 1 day ago
Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Staff and Special Assistant
- Huntsville, AL
- 2 days ago
Campus event services administrative assistant
- Madison, AL
- 22 hours ago
Administrative Specialist (Jones School of Law) - Montgomery, AL
- Montgomery, AL
- 1 day ago
Looking for something short term? Admin Assistant position available!
- Dothan, AL
- 2 days ago
Student Office Assistant, Communication Science & Disorders
- Montevallo, AL
- 2 days ago
- Montgomery, AL
- 1 day ago
Student Office Assistant, Records/Registrar's Office
- Montevallo, AL
- 18 hours ago
Paralegal/Office assistant positions available in the Wiregrass area!
- Dothan, AL
- 2 days ago
Administrative Specialist / Human Resources Designee
- Rainsville, AL
- 2 days ago
Secretary Medical Assistant Gastro Health In
- Birmingham, AL
- 2 days ago
Administrative Assistant, SR (Corporate Headquarters)
- Birmingham, AL
- 1 day ago
Human Resources Administrative Assistant
- Auburn, AL
- 1 day ago
Certified public manager & local government education admin assistant ii
- Madison, AL
- 21 hours ago
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Licensing / Certification
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Highest Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree (31.1%)
- High School or GED (26.8%)
- Associate's Degree (17.2%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (13.4%)
- Master's Degree (7.6%)
- Some College (2.3%)
- Doctorate Degree (0.8%)
- Some High School (0.8%)
Average Work Experience
- 1-2 years (44.2%)
- Less than 1 year (30.3%)
- None (13.6%)
- 2-4 years (10.1%)
- 4-6 years (1.9%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Administrative Assistant position
= trending- Office Management
- Administrative Skills
- Business Correspondence
- Calendar Management
- Clerical
- Clerical Support
- Communication Skills
- Computer Skills
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Dictation
- Discretion
- Documentation
- Events
- Expense Reports
- Faxing
- File Management
- Filing
- General Office Duties
- Grammar
- High School Diploma
- Inbound/Outbound Calling
- Initiative
- Interpersonal Skills
- Inventory Management
- Leadership
- Management
- Meeting Minutes
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Multitasking
- Office Procedures
- Ordering Supplies
- Organization
- Policy Development
- Prioritizing
- Project Coordination
- Proofreading
- Reception
- Recordkeeping
- Requisitions
- Research Skills
- Scheduling
- Scheduling Appointments
- Social Security
- Software
- Spreadsheets
- Staff Supervision
- Telephone Skills
- Time Management
- Training and Development
- Transcription
- Travel Arrangements
- Typing
- Word Processing
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