Time management at an extremely high level

Advanced sales and marketing skills

invoice generation, both manual and electronic

tracking of debtors, creditors, cashflow

payroll duties, including income tax calculation and superannuation payments

tracking, accrual and payment of goods and services tax, and preparation of accompanying government documentation

audit preparation and year end adjustment journal entries

preparation of regular expenditure reports for Board

preparation of budget

importing customer / vendor / account / historical information to and from accouning software

creating custom invoices

setting up regular payments/invoices for wages, tax, superannuation and magazine subscriptions

reworking chart of accounts

design and implementation of accruals / prepayments schedule

advanced stocktake entry skills including alteration of database and reprogramming tills

Advanced spreadsheet and macro design

Highly developed project management skills

Recruitment

Publicity

Media liaison

Mailing list maintenance

Correspondence

Research

Grant applications

Layout and drafting of publicity materials, including graphic design

Web page design

Advertising, free and otherwise

Venue hire and outfitting

Contracting external staff / volunteers

Operating systems: MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

• Accounting/ Inventory software (including Great Plains, MYOB)
• Excel: high level spreadsheet design and formula manipulation skills; fast, accurate data entry; chart compilation; extensive skills in macro design
• Word: word processing, template and style modification, macros, footnoting, tables, importing from excel and paint programs, html editing, extensive experience in layout
• Powerpoint: slideshow design, use of sound files and animation, importation of files (for example charts from excel), template modification
• Database (including Access and Filemaker Pro): database layout design; data entry; records maintenance, sorting, culling etc
• Web Browsers including Netscape, Internet Exporer
• Electronic News and Mail software (eg Eudora, Agent, Outlook Express)
• Project Management aids (Palm Desktop, HandyShopper)

Supplies tracking and reordering

Overseeing maintenance and repair of equipment

Collecting / posting mail

Filing: ability to keep the decks clear, while at the same time being able to respond quickly to any request for information

Archiving

Typing speed of 50 wpm at 98% accuracy

Experienced in the use of: fax machines, photocopiers, modems, scanners, pagers, handheld computers

Native speaker proficiency in English and German; proficiency in French and Italian

Problem solving skills

Extensive research skills

Ability to analyse, summarise and critique a text

Experience in giving polished presentations with audio-visual materials including handouts, overheads, videos and cassettes

Ease and demonstrated success in dealings with local and Federal Government bodies

Experience in:

• dealing with the public
• teaching
• working:
• as part of an extremely close-knit team
• with a Board
• with one other individual over a lengthy period of time
• efficiently with minimum supervision

Highly developed communication skills

Outstanding telephone manner

High level of self-discipline and adaptability

Ability to learn, and often memorise, large amounts of information over a very short period

Knowledge of, and interest in, current events

Networking skills

Leadership: fairness, approachability, knowledgeability, motivational skills

Ready sense of humour

Strong work ethic

Willing to turn my hand or mind to anything