Hybrid Administrative Assistant na Defence Construction Canada

Do you have 5 years or more of experience providing administrative support services?

Do you enjoy general accounting tasks and providing administrative support for the management of contracts?

DCC is looking for a dynamic administrative assistant professional to join one of its National Capital Region business units. The successful candidate will be the lead administrator for a business unit comprised of real property and environmental services professionals. A typical day will involve providing support with a range of accounting responsibilities (e.g., payable/receivable, reconciliation, and service billing) and administrative support with contract management (e.g., processing progress claims, change orders). Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

The Administrative Assistant, as the lead administrator for the business unit or service line, coordinates and provides a range of administrative support services to the Site Manager or to the Regional Operations Manager(s), program leaders and regional service line leaders. The incumbent acts as the administrative technical specialist and coordinates the work of other administration staff within the business unit. The incumbent independently carries out administrative activities and provides high-quality, timely, efficient and effective services. The Administrative Assistant enters and reports data and carries out documents and records management. The incumbent coordinates the preparation of human resources documentation and provides functional guidance to other administrative staff in the business unit.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES 
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary

• Coordinate and provide administrative support to the Site Manager, or the Regional Operations Manager(s), program leaders and regional service line leaders
• Orient and provide guidance to other administrative assistants to ensure consistency of business unit or service line requirements
• Proofread, review and validate documents prior to manager signature
• Carry out quality control of data entry (e.g. for monthly expenses, time-entry reporting, accounts payable, service billing)
• Generate tracking tools and gather data for manager to meet reporting requirements
• Track budgets for service level agreements and training and development
• Generate, analyze ensure quality and accuracy of data presented to managers (e.g. time sheets, financial reports, performance indicators, human resources-related reports)
• Enter data related to service line transactions and activities in enterprise resource planning system (e.g. budget tracking, time entry, procurement, contract administration)

Other

• Take and prepare minutes of monthly meetings
• Provide administrative solutions to improve site services
• Participate in year-end activities (e.g. prepare year-end financials, set up files and databases for new fiscal year, archive files)
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge

• Administrative best practices
• Accounting principles
• Intermediate MS Office expertise
• Records management

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

• Minimum: college diploma in business or office administration or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: minimum requirements and general accounting courses and/or basic accounting experience

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Manage multiple deadlines and priorities
• Demonstrate attention to detail

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

•  Provide functional advice and guidance to employees
• Coordinate work of other administrative staff in business unit

WORKING CONDITIONS 

• Typical office environment with occasional travel

Check out the benefits

Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth – and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as an Administrative Assistant, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.

Your package will include:

• Public service pension
• $400 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
• $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care
• Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Deluxe travel benefit plans
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans