Performs general office duties such as: answering and screening telephone calls, making appointments and scheduling meetings, processing mail and faxes, initiating and composing correspondence, collecting, compiling and analyzing information and data, performing higher level calculations and analyses, investigating questionable areas and making administrative decisions, maintaining and updating office supplies, assisting in maintenance of department files, performing data entry and maintaining and updating department informational databases. Administrative Assistant III: The knowledge, skills, abilities and experience required for entry into this job include the following: 5+ years of extensive clerical/administrative experience.