Accounting Assistant

Accounting Assistant

Williamsport, MD | Full-Time | Accounting

About UsRegional Fire Protection, part of the Guardian Fire Services family, is on a mission to protect lives and property with trusted Fire & Life Safety Solutions. Regional Fire Protection delivers comprehensive fire and life safety solutions to customers throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, offering installation and maintenance services for fire sprinkler systems, alarm systems, extinguishers, emergency lighting, and more.

Are you tired of being unappreciated for the back-breaking work that you do day in and day out? Well look no further. We are a dynamic, family oriented, and rapidly growing company, looking for a reliable and experienced Accounting Assistant to join our team within the area! If you are self-motivated, skilled, good soled, work hard, and a team player – you have found your match within our company.The Accounting Assistant plays a key role in the Accounting Department helping to contribute to the company's financial strength by analyzing, managing and interacting with all the open accounts to reconcile invoices. The Billing Specialist drives data entry to optimize the cloud-based software system ensuring accurate and timely processing for receivables and recording of financial information. The position plays a vital part in enhancing the company's infrastructure and has the capability to contribute to the strength and sustainable growth of Regional Fire.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares and issues accurate invoices based on agreements, contracts, or work orders.
• Maintain and update customer account information, including contact details and payment preferences
• Investigate billing discrepancies, errors, or disputes in coordination with customers and internal teams.
• Addresses customer inquiries related to billing, payments, and account details promptly and professionally.
• Collaborate with customer service teams to streamline billing processes and resolve issues.
• Achieves goals set forth by supervisor regarding error-free work, transactions, processes, and compliance requirements.
• Performs other tasks or projects assigned by supervisor.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing and achieving results.
• Identifies change in processes and the optimal application to promote efficiency.
• Achieves department goals and metrics

Experience/Training/Education:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) or equivalent in business, finance, accounting, or similar field
• 3-5+ years of relevant (AR) accounting experience

Job Type:

• Full-time, Monday through Friday
• 40 hours a week

Why You'll Love Working Here

At Regional Fire Protection, we believe in investing in our team's growth and success. This isn't just a job—it's a career path in a growing, stable industry. We're committed to providing:

• Competitive Pay: Compensation tailored to your experience.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Future Savings: A 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Generous Time Off: Paid time off to support work-life balance.
• Professional Development: Training and growth opportunities to help you advance.

We Value All Experiences

We understand that no candidate is perfectly qualified for any job. Experience comes in different forms; many skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of dedication, impact, and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment. We want you to learn new things in this role and encourage you to apply if your experience is close to what we're looking for.

We also know that diversity of background and thought makes for better problem-solving and more creative thinking, so we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Regional Fire Protection is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are committed to an inclusive experience for all applicants and will make reasonable accommodations in the interview process, to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

How to Apply

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and join a team that values integrity, collaboration, and growth, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the first step toward becoming part of the Regional Fire Protection family.

If you're ready to take the next step in your Fire Protection career and contribute to a dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you!