L'administrative clerk is a professional who may have very different functions and responsibilities depending on where he or she works.

Although profiling them is complicated, one thing is certain: no company can do without them.

In fact, the administrative clerk manages the accounts and budgets of a company, but also tax and fiscal obligations and many bureaucratic processes in general.

But how does one become an administrative employee? In this article, we answer this question by exploring one of the most valuable professions for a company.

How does one become an administrative employee?

There is no single way to become an administrative employee. One can be employed in the role with any education and experience: the only condition is to know business administration.

This is why courses such as theIFTS Commercial Administrative of ITS Move Academy that in a short time concentrate all the training needed to enter the world of work.

The IFTS Commercial Administrative Course lasts in fact 1 year, consisting of 600 hours of lessons in the classroom and 400 hours of internship in the company.

In this year you will face general training modules such as 'technical business English' and 'IT and digital skills'. and technical modules specific to the role such as 'Business Administration and Management' and 'Business Processes and Management Control'.

At the end of the course, you will immediately be able to support companies in administrative and accounting management.

What are the responsibilities of an administrative employee?

We can summarise the responsibilities of an administrative employee in 5 areas:

  • Accountingi.e. keeping track of the company's income and expenditure.
  • Identifying operational procedures. In the face of new needs and activities of the company, the professional has to learn about tax and legal procedures by organising internal operations.
  • Applying standards. Meeting tax deadlines, producing all the necessary documents to report on the company's performance.
  • Accountability and reporting. The administrative employee must analyse the data he collects from the company's accounting records and report to his supervisors a clear view of the development of finances.
  • Planning and strategyi.e. the identification of areas for growth and improvement based on corporate objectives.

To accomplish these tasks, the professional must be a person thorough and precise, who leaves nothing to chance and likes to have everything under control. He must also be a analysta curious person able to study data and derive patterns and relationships from it.

How much does an administrative employee earn?

In Italy, the average salary of an administrative employee is approximately 25,000€ per year gross (source: It Talent).

The remuneration for a entry-level figure is about 21,000€ while for those with more experience it goes up to 32,000€.

If the administrative employee has particular specialisations or is called upon to manage the accounts of large companies, the remuneration can be much higher.

Ultimately, what defines the salary of an administrative employee is mainly its expertise, his ability to solve problems more or less specific and its ability to find solutions to make companies more economically efficient.

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ITS MOVE - Editor