Departmental secretary vs administrative support specialist

Differences between departmental secretary and administrative support specialist duties and responsibilities

Departmental secretary example responsibilities.

• Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
• Complete and monitor payroll in the API system for multiple employees.
• Prepare and submit employment, payroll and tuition forms to comptroller for faculty, staff and students.
• Coordinate between student, local and national political movements by issuing departmental briefings for the political science and economics departments.
• Initiate and monitor requisitions through PeopleSoft for office supplies, laboratory supplies including purchasing lab animals for research and travel reimbursement.

Administrative support specialist example responsibilities.

• Create PowerPoint presentations, manage spreadsheet information/graphs and provide reports as necessary.
• Participate in committee meetings by preparing minutes and presentation summaries, planning meeting agendas, and organizing and managing meeting logistics.
• Assist SharePoint intranet creation and documentation.
• Generate PowerPoint presentations for meetings and training.
• Maintain and post unit documents utilizing SharePoint.
• Maintain files on all division civilian personnel, submit accurate payroll sheets for assign civilian personnel.
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