Administrative Assistant

✨ Tell us you are extremely intelligent

✨ Tell us you obsess over details

✨ Tell us you are insanely organized

✨ Tell us you love taking the initiative

✨ Tell us you won’t stop until a project is completed to excellence

✨ Tell us you are tech-savvy, highly-creative, and love to learn

Tell us all those things and we’ll tell you…YOU’RE HIRED!
Extremely detail-oriented and crazy organized. Excellent written and verbal communication is an absolute must. Highly professional, extremely intelligent, possess excellent problem-solving skills, and a strong ability to take initiative.

Who we are:
Eastern Contractors Association is a 136-year-old, union construction trade association. We have earned a national reputation for excellence in everything we do and are well-respected by our peers across the country. We treat our members like gold and treat our employees even better. We sweat the details and tackle challenges that would make many Associations tremble. Strong, stable, and versatile, we represent our members in all aspects of the construction industry, from labor relations and planroom services to education programs, workforce development, government relations, safety services, and more. ECA is a small office with friendly co-workers and outstanding colleagues across the country. We make positive impacts every day in the construction industry!

Who you are:
You are a dig-in and get-it-done person who brings good energy to work every day. You know what needs to be done without being told and love a collaborative environment where we all pull together. You have experience working with executive-level individuals and appreciate a high level of excellence in everything around you.

Duties Include:

• Interfacing with outside accounting firm regarding A/P, A/R and Payroll
• Communicating with vendors and strategic partners
• Maintaining office equipment and overseeing technical support issues
• Building management tasks and facility vendor relationships
• Detailed organization of electronic files and paper documents
• Maintenance of company CRM systems
• General office duties and mailings
• Identifying and implementing apps and other technology to improve processes
• Project research
• Assisting in marketing tasks
• Ordering and inventory of office supplies
• Greet guests and plan event details
• Be willing to expand and evolve for the benefit of new projects and company growth

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years’ experience as an Administrative Assistant
• Ability to multitask and see numerous projects to completion
• Understanding of office-related needs
• Knowledge of accounting terminology and processes
• Highly skilled in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience with QuickBooks a plus!
• Excellent professional references
• Successful background check results
• Must maintain New York State Drivers’ License free from major infractions, be bondable, and eligible to be covered by fiduciary insurance.

Compensation:

• Full-time, on-site position
• Starting at $22.00/hour DOE
• PTO, Health & Dental Insurance, Pension, Great Work Environment!

Please submit your resume and references for consideration!

Applications accepted at jobs@ecainc.org.

Please note: We screen our applicants very thoroughly to ensure we bring on the absolute best talent in our market. Please only apply if you are an A+ candidate with experience and professional references.

Eastern Contractors Association, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person