Administrative Assistant

Company: Synectics Inc.
Location: Tempe
Posted on: January 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job DescriptionClient: Salt River ProjectContract role for 2 months with possibility of extension based on performance. Onsite role, Full time, Hours are 5:30am-3pm with 1 hour lunch.Acts as confidential administrative aide; provides administrative support to the manager and other departmental employees through the coordination of departmental administrative functions. Responds to or refers information requests by phone, e-mail/general correspondence or in person; coordinates correspondence and reports; updates distribution lists; prepares budgets and expense reports; provides word processing, typing, dictation support to departmental staff. May function as timekeeper, schedule meetings, support transcription and assures proper filing, retrieval and retention of information.Responsible for general departmental administrative duties, including but not limited to answering and directing phone calls; Open/Screen/Distribute departmental mail; managing calendars/scheduling appointments and business-related travel; filing; timekeeping; completing expense reports, etc. Maintain proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)Maintain project schedules (Microsoft Project, etc) and data entry for databases specific to departmental functions (Access, SQL/Server.)Maintain department budgets (knowledge of SAP and budgetary processes.)Responsible for conducting requested research (using the Internet and other tools) in support of departmental projects and activities.Assists manager in tracking and meeting project deadlines. Company DescriptionSynectics is one of the nation's foremost consulting firms, working with a client base that includes some of the leading institutions and Fortune 500 corporations in the United States. We seek to bring the most highly qualified professionals to assignments that they will find challenging and fulfilling. We also seek to justify our clients' expectations that every Synectics consultant will bring the highest possible effort to their endeavors every day. Our success has depended on our consistent ability to achieve both of these goals.Synectics serves an extremely diverse client base which represents an equally diverse range of industries and institutions. The technologies we support have always been responsive to this extremely broad spectrum. In order to fully engage with this continually changing commercial and technological landscape, our employees must draw on their own varying interests, skills and backgrounds. This insight, reflected in our daily practices, has always been our fundamental strength as a company, and it continues to serve us well in all our efforts.Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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