Ecommerce Virtual Assistant for Australian Company

We are an e-commerce store retailing designer lighting in Australia. We are looking for a superstar who we can train to manage and run the business for us - we are committed to building a long term ---------- itially, we would like to start you off part time doing basic tasks for the first 6 weeks and then offer full time with a raise based on performance.

THE TASKS

You will be doing the following tasks initially (we will provide clear documentation to assist you in doing these tasks):

1. Sending quotations and invoices
2. Ecommerce order processing and fulfilment / dropshipping
3. Customer support via email and sometimes phone
4. Accounting / bookkeeping entries
5. Creating and organising standard operating procedures

PROGRAM EXPERIENCE

We prefer you to have experience in administration and bookkeeping with prior use of the following programs (if you don't have experience with some of these programs, then we can train you):

1. Xero
2. Google Suite
3. Asana
4. Bigcommerce / Shopify

SKILLS REQUIRED

You must have the following personal skills:

* Excellent English speaking and writing skills
* Extremely organised with great attention to detail
* Super reliable and trustworthy
* Very proactive and hard working - you will need to use your own initiative
* Have a reliable computer and internet connection - this is a must
* Endless curiosity, personal drive and tenacity

You must have the following work skills and experience:

* Order fulfilment and general administration
* Bookkeeping
* Email management
* Customer service

TIME ZONE AND HOURS

Virtual assistant need to be able to work from 11am to 6pm Australian Eastern Standard Time Monday to ---------- weekend work required.

You may only need to work on average 3 to 4 hours a day initially and then we can offer full time from 9am to 5pm after first couple weeks of ---------- weekend work required.

START DATE

As soon as possible. We are aiming for a September 1 start at the very latest.

Live interviews will be conducted from Friday this week.

WHY WORK WITH US

* Good base pay with bonuses based on performance
* Flexible hours if needed - we can offer part time and full time position
* Comprehensive training provided
* Long term and stable employment
* Career progression with full time work and pay raise

We take very good care of our staff and grow with them - will help you grow your skills and experience to eventually become an ecommerce manager of multiple stores and a partner to our new stores.

ABOUT US

* Australian company established in 2013
* Stable and growing business
* E-commerce company specialising in furniture and lighting

QUESTIONS

In your cover letter, please answer the following questions:

1. Do you already have another job? If so, where are you working and how many hours are you working?

2. How many hours do you want to work?

3. Do you have your own computer and Internet access? If you have access, how fast is your connection?

Also, in your application, please tell me which past historical figure you would like to meet, and why? For example, I’d personally like to meet Jesus due to his significant impact on the world - please don’t use the same answer as me :)