Administrative Assistant - Millcreek Mall

CAFARO; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Paid time off

Wellness program

Holidays

401(k) plan

Job summary

CAFARO Millcreek Mall is seeking a full-time assistant to support daily operations, focusing on accounts payable, admin tasks, and organizational duties in Erie, PA. The role requires detail-orientation, proactivity, and strong problem-solving abilities in a fast-paced environment.

You will support the Management Team, manage invoices, timekeeping, filing, scheduling, and mail flow, while maintaining secure digital records and delivering exceptional service to tenants and visitors.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in Accounts Payable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent typing and proofreading abilities.
• Meticulous attention to detail with accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the mall Management Team with daily operations.
• Process accounts payable invoices and payments accurately.
• Organize and maintain filing systems for easy retrieval.
• Track employee time and timekeeping reports.
• Scan and organize documents for digital records.
• Manage scheduling and calendaring for executives.
• Handle incoming/outgoing mail efficiently.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Communication skills

Typing

Data entry

Attention to detail

Time management

Customer service

Education

Associate’s Degree preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

JD Edwards / ERP Systems

Job description

Millcreek Mall is currently looking to hire a full-time assistant to support the daily operations and ensure the smooth functioning of the mall. We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are detail-oriented, proactive, and independent thinkers with a positive "can-do" attitude. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate strong organizational skills, and possess the ability to think critically and solve problems efficiently. As part of our team, you will play an essential role in supporting various mall functions, contributing to a collaborative work atmosphere, and ensuring an exceptional experience for both our tenants and visitors.

In This Role, You Will

• Provide support to the mall Management Team, assisting with day-to-day operations and administrative tasks
• Handle accounts payable, ensuring accurate processing of invoices and payments
• Organize and maintain filing systems, ensuring documents are properly sorted and easily accessible
• Track employee time, ensuring accuracy in timekeeping and reporting
• Scan and organize documents for digital records, maintaining efficient and secure storage
• Manage scheduling and calendaring tasks, ensuring appointments and meetings are coordinated effectively
• Process incoming and outgoing mail, ensuring timely distribution and handling of correspondence

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

When you join Cafaro you become part of the Cafaro Team and Family. You will work alongside team members to achieve ambitious and exciting goals every day.

As an employee with Cafaro, you will also benefit from the following:

• Competitive health care plan with low deductibles.
• Dental & Vision insurance.
• Life and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Annual paid time off benefits
• Comprehensive wellness plan that includes reimbursement for gym memberships.
• Nine paid holidays are provided annually.
• A Safe Harbor 401(k) retirement plan

Your Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Accounts Payable, demonstrating strong knowledge and practical expertise in financial processing
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, ensuring clear, professional interactions with team members and clients
• Excellent typing, proofreading, and grammatical skills, producing accurate and polished documentation
• Strong attention to detail, with meticulous work habits to ensure high-quality results in all tasks
• Energetic and proactive work ethic, with the ability to self-motivate and manage multiple responsibilities efficiently
• Professional attitude with a strong customer-service orientation, fostering positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), with a focus on maximizing productivity and efficiency
• Experience with the Compare and Redline features in Microsoft Word is a plus, enhancing document collaboration and review processes
• Strong data entry skills, ensuring accuracy and speed in entering critical information
• Skilled in 10-Key data entry, ensuring accurate processing of numerical information
• Thorough understanding of the Internet, including advanced search engines and databases, as a research tool
• Experience with JD Edwards or ERP Systems is a plus, contributing to a deeper understanding of enterprise resource planning and management systems

Your Education

• Associate’s Degree preferred

Why Cafaro

For over 75 years, we have been dedicated to bringing high-quality retail developments to communities across America. We understand that the needs and preferences of each market evolve, and we respond by creating vibrant centers that serve as destinations for shopping, dining, and entertainment.

This vision was born from the entrepreneurial spirit of our founders, brothers William M. Cafaro and John Cafaro. Their journey began by developing properties for grocery stores, and in 1949, they established the foundation for what would become a leading force in retail development across the nation.

Today, the Cafaro portfolio boasts over 50 properties, encompassing more than 30 million square feet of developed space across 10 states. The third generation of the Cafaro family now leads the company, with Co-Presidents William A. Cafaro and Anthony Cafaro, Jr., guiding this dynamic organization with their unique talents and vision. While embracing innovation, they remain deeply committed to the values of stability and integrity instilled by their father and grandfather.

While embracing innovation, they remain deeply committed to the values of stability and integrity instilled by their father and grandfather.

Accordingly, by promoting an environment that values fairness, respect, and recognition, the organization shall endeavor to stimulate amongst its people accountability, personal growth, and self-esteem. The hallmark of the organization shall continue to be characterized by an unparalleled sense of loyalty, pride, dedication, and strong work ethic.

In the tradition of our founders, we shall maintain our present business relationships with honesty, openness, integrity, and credibility. These values shall be the foundation of future relationships as we plan for a future of continued prosperity.

Cafaro’s Mission

The Cafaro family of companies shall continue our commitment of fiscally managed preservation and growth of our commercial real estate and investment portfolios. Based upon a strategic approach of continuous reinvestment and improvement of our real estate assets and disciplined non real estate asset management and investment, the organization shall maintain its autonomy as a privately controlled family owned business. This commitment recognizes that our people, as an extension of the Cafaro family, constitute our most important resource.

It is the policy of the Company to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and job applicants. The employment practices of the Company are conducted without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, disability, sex (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification as specified under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972), religion or age.