As a Management Assistant, you will need to master following:

• company policies
• liaise with board members
• perform business research

More generally, a management assistant is also versed in:

• build business relationships
• coordinate events
• disseminate internal communications
• disseminate messages to people
• draft corporate emails
• fix meetings
• liaise with managers
• maintain internal communication systems
• perform clerical duties
• process commissioned instructions
• support managers
• use different communication channels
• use office systems
• use spreadsheets software
• write work-related reports

It also helps to know the following:

• accounting department processes
• financial department processes
• legal department processes
• marketing department processes
• operations department processes
• apply statistical analysis techniques
• assist visitors
• draft press releases
• human resources department processes
• maintain register of shareholders
• maintain statutory books
• manage personnel agenda
• management department processes
• perform cost accounting activities
• personnel management
• public relations
• revise drafts made by managers
• sales department processes
• speak different languages
• track key performance indicators
• translate language concepts
• use free typing techniques
• write meeting reports