AN OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR, or administration officer, will provide an array of general administrative tasks for a business or organisation.
These include filing, archiving, calendar & project management, reporting and customer service. Some office administrators carry out basic bookkeeping tasks, such as creating and recording invoices and expenses and the more skills you have the more valuable you become.
Office administrators typically work in small to medium-sized businesses, where the scope of the role and responsibilities are determined based on the size of the business.
The day-to-day tasks of an office administrator or administration officer will more than likely include:
Someone working in administration may also provide customers with information about services and perform receptionist duties.
Office administrators are employed on a full-time or part-time basis. Some bookkeepers and BAS agents provide some of the tasks of an office administrator on a contract basis.
Office administrators must have a keen eye for detail, and the ability to work across many tasks at once. They must also possess:
Office administrators don’t require any formal qualifications. But they do need to have a strong grasp of a wide array of computer software and programs, including most accounting packages.
Office administrator training options include:
Working as an office administrator at an accounting / bookkeeping firm is a good way for prospective BAS agents to gain the supervision and work experience necessary to register with the Tax Practitioners Board.
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