We use our talent for building partnerships to help our clients realize their construction dreams so they can serve their customers and our community.
Al J. Mueller Construction is excited to add an Administrative Services Specialist to our office team. It is a hybrid position with duties in multiple administrative areas. The responsibilities span customer service, accounts payable, social media, business development, and project management.
The fast-paced environment requires the ability to multi-task, juggling competing priorities and deadlines. The Administrative Services Specialist is an integral part of the accounting team with accounts payable responsibilities, including vendor invoicing, cash disbursements, and subcontractor compliance.
With public-facing duties, this position is responsible for first impressions. A positive and friendly attitude is essential to create a welcoming environment for customers, trade partners, and co-workers. Some additional duties include coordinating meetings, answering the phone, planning special events, running errands, and ordering supplies.
Assisting with customer proposals on the business development team involves managing timelines and bringing the work of several staff members together to create a polished presentation. This collaboration is rewarding and essential to the growth and success of the company.
Creativity and a willingness to learn are integral as the position includes developing project case studies and social media content. Attention to detail will help the right candidate be successful as they aid the estimating/project management team with bidding and subcontractor procurement.
Required Qualifications/Skills:
- Associate degree
- Strong communicator with an ability to maintain excellent relationships with trade partners
- Self-starter and able to excel in a fast-paced environment
- Time management skills, a natural sense of urgency, and works well with pressure and deadlines
- Robust organizational skills and attention to detail
- Accurate data entry skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
Preferred Qualifications/Skills:
- Five years of previous accounts payable experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience/comfort leveraging technology to automate invoicing and payments (paperless accounts payable)
We offer a competitive salary that starts at $18/hour and depends upon education and experience, with opportunities for growth and advancement.
Our benefits package includes: eight paid holidays, paid time off, company-paid health, dental, and life insurance after 60 days, 401k match, health savings account, and supplemental insurance plans.
Our Firm: Al J. Mueller Construction Co. is a 48-year-old commercial construction company headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri. We specialize in design/build construction, a non-tradition method of delivering service to our customers. Our success depends on understanding our customers' needs and putting the right trade partners together to maximize our customers' timelines and budgets. We are a closely held corporation, meaning the company's owners are local and involved in day-to-day operations. We have a dynamic group of employees we consider family. The average length of service is 15 years, so our employees come for a job and stay to build a career.
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