Billing Specialist

Title: Billing SpecialistLocation: Remote (office space available if appropriate)Job Code: AcctB-26Job Link: Southeastern Archaeological Research, LLC. "SEARCH" - Current Openings Position InformationSEARCH has immediate opening for a Full-Time Billing Specialist to join our accounting team. The position can be remote, hybrid, or office going depending on candidate preference and location. SEARCH provides a flexible work environment, a professional and collaborative atmosphere, and a wide range of projects and opportunities for our staff. SEARCH offers a competitive total compensation package with strong health and wellness and retirement plans. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, group term life insurance, 401(k) plan with match, 11 paid holidays per year, and accrued paid time off (PTO). Pay is commensurate with education and experience.Key ResponsibilitiesGenerate and issue customer invoices accurately and on scheduleReview billing data for completeness and resolve discrepancies before processingMaintain billing recordsMonitor aging reports and support collections efforts as neededRespond to internal and external inquiries related to billing and account statusCollaborate with Project Controllers to ensure correct billable informationAssist with month-end closing activities related to revenue and billingIdentify process improvement opportunities and help implement best practicesOther duties as assigned.RequirementsQualifications RequiredBachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent experience. Will accept Associates with two years’ work experience.Strong understanding of billing workflows, invoicing, and basic accounting principlesExperience with Cost Point Deltek (not required but preferred)Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracyStrong communication and customer service skillsAbility to manage multiple deadlines and work effectively in a fast-paced environmentIntermediate Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, data validation helpful)Application RequirementsCover letterResumeReferencesOther Important Need-to-Know InformationThis position will require flexible availability outside of standard working hours.Applicants must be eligible to be employed in the United States on federally contracted projects. SEARCH is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.SEARCH is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.SEARCH is an Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory verification of criminal, education, driving, and/or employment background checks as well as passing results from a pre-employment drug screen.We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or, if requested, to participate in an interview, please let us know.BenefitsSEARCH Compensation and Benefits include:Competitive SalaryPer Diem (for overnight travel)SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability InsuranceSEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability InsuranceSEARCH-provided Group Term Life InsuranceVoluntary Life InsuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramEmergency Travel AssistanceGenerous 401(k) Retirement PlanPaid Holidays (11)Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions About SEARCH:SEARCH is a global leader in archaeology, maritime archaeology, and the full spectrum of cultural heritage services. SEARCH’s staff are industry leaders and subject matter experts who support commercial and government clients worldwide. Since 1993, SEARCH has completed over 5,000 projects nationwide and across 44 countries, spanning seven continents and four oceans. By integrating science, technology, and creativity, SEARCH harnesses the power of the past to advance the projects, places, and people it serves.For more information about SEARCH, please visit searchinc.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Please send inquiries about the position to hr@searchinc.com. Include the Job Posting code (AcctB-26) in the subject line of your email.

Title: Billing Specialist
Location: Remote (office space available if appropriate)
Job Code: AcctB-26
Job Link: Southeastern Archaeological Research, LLC. "SEARCH" - Current Openings

Position Information

SEARCH has immediate opening for a Full-Time Billing Specialist to join our accounting team. The position can be remote, hybrid, or office going depending on candidate preference and location.

SEARCH provides a flexible work environment, a professional and collaborative atmosphere, and a wide range of projects and opportunities for our staff. SEARCH offers a competitive total compensation package with strong health and wellness and retirement plans. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, group term life insurance, 401(k) plan with match, 11 paid holidays per year, and accrued paid time off (PTO). Pay is commensurate with education and experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and issue customer invoices accurately and on schedule
• Review billing data for completeness and resolve discrepancies before processing
• Maintain billing records
• Monitor aging reports and support collections efforts as needed
• Respond to internal and external inquiries related to billing and account status
• Collaborate with Project Controllers to ensure correct billable information
• Assist with month-end closing activities related to revenue and billing
• Identify process improvement opportunities and help implement best practices
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
• Will accept Associates with two years’ work experience.
• Strong understanding of billing workflows, invoicing, and basic accounting principles
• Experience with Cost Point Deltek (not required but preferred)
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Intermediate Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, data validation helpful)

Application Requirements

• Cover letter
• Resume
• References

Other Important Need-to-Know Information

• This position will require flexible availability outside of standard working hours.
• Applicants must be eligible to be employed in the United States on federally contracted projects.
• SEARCH is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where a variety of backgrounds, cultures, orientations, ideas, and talents can flourish.
• SEARCH is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• SEARCH is an Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
• Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory verification of criminal, education, driving, and/or employment background checks as well as passing results from a pre-employment drug screen.
• We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or, if requested, to participate in an interview, please let us know.

Benefits

SEARCH Compensation and Benefits include:

• Competitive Salary
• Per Diem (for overnight travel)
• SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)
• SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (11)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions

About SEARCH:

SEARCH is a global leader in archaeology, maritime archaeology, and the full spectrum of cultural heritage services. SEARCH’s staff are industry leaders and subject matter experts who support commercial and government clients worldwide. Since 1993, SEARCH has completed over 5,000 projects nationwide and across 44 countries, spanning seven continents and four oceans. By integrating science, technology, and creativity, SEARCH harnesses the power of the past to advance the projects, places, and people it serves.

For more information about SEARCH, please visit searchinc.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Please send inquiries about the position to hr@searchinc.com. Include the Job Posting code (AcctB-26) in the subject line of your email.

SEARCH is at the forefront of the Cultural Resources Management industry, and we continuously seek top talent. We have high expectations for ourselves, our staff, and our company. A career with SEARCH likely will be more challenging and more demanding than your previous job. We strive for the best out of our people, and we encourage you to apply if you can deliver consistently great work with an optimistic and positive attitude. If you believe that you are among the finest at what you do, then we encourage you to apply to work with us and enjoy a career that is professionally and personally rewarding (and fun). To help you decide whether SEARCH is a good fit for you, we’ve listed a few of the values which are important to us: 1. Expertise – We are subject matter experts. Our staff members are in command of the current research, methods, and best practices of their discipline, as well as the laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and protocols that affect their field. 2. Passion – We eat, sleep, and breathe cultural resources management. We work hard and we enjoy the rewards of hard work. We come in early if need be, and we stay late because we love what we do (and because of an occasional deadline). Often many of us are active in our field in our own personal time because CRM is in our blood. 3. Teamwork – We communicate well and often. We are a multidisciplinary team of professionals, and we work best when we collaborate and share ideas within our immediate teams and enterprise wide. 4. Improvement – We continually strive forward and don’t settle. We are constantly improving our own work, our processes, and our products, and we embrace new ideas that make us better. Never do we say, “It’s good enough” or “It’s only a draft.” 5. Perfection, please – Attention to detail matters to us. We are looking for people who consistently deliver superior work products and who carefully craft every field note, e-mail, letter, agenda, map, photo, table, computer file name, and multi-volume technical report. SEARCH’s excellent reputation is based on our delivery of outstanding work, and we take this very seriously.6. “Please” perfection – Manners matter to us. We are looking for people who are in command of social graces. Opening the door opens doors. We offer a great benefits package to those who come aboard with us! SEARCH compensation and benefits include: Competitive Salary Per Diem (for overnight travel) SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage) SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance Voluntary Life Insurance Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan Paid Holidays (10) Paid Time Off (PTO) Employee Assistance Program Emergency Travel Assistance Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions We conduct pre-employment drug testing, DMV check, and criminal background check. We treat all employment inquiries confidentially. Reliable transportation is required for all positions. For more information, please visit www.searchinc.com SEARCH is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. SEARCH is an Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. SEARCH will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

SEARCH is at the forefront of the Cultural Resources Management industry, and we continuously seek top talent. We have high expectations for ourselves, our staff, and our company. A career with SEARCH likely will be more challenging and more demanding than your previous job. We strive for the best out of our people, and we encourage you to apply if you can deliver consistently great work with an optimistic and positive attitude.

If you believe that you are among the finest at what you do, then we encourage you to apply to work with us and enjoy a career that is professionally and personally rewarding (and fun). To help you decide whether SEARCH is a good fit for you, we’ve listed a few of the values which are important to us:

1. Expertise – We are subject matter experts.

Our staff members are in command of the current research, methods, and best practices of their discipline, as well as the laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and protocols that affect their field.

2. Passion – We eat, sleep, and breathe cultural resources management.
We work hard and we enjoy the rewards of hard work. We come in early if need be, and we stay late because we love what we do (and because of an occasional deadline). Often many of us are active in our field in our own personal time because CRM is in our blood.

3. Teamwork – We communicate well and often.
We are a multidisciplinary team of professionals, and we work best when we collaborate and share ideas within our immediate teams and enterprise wide.

4. Improvement – We continually strive forward and don’t settle.
We are constantly improving our own work, our processes, and our products, and we embrace new ideas that make us better. Never do we say, “It’s good enough” or “It’s only a draft.”

5. Perfection, please – Attention to detail matters to us.
We are looking for people who consistently deliver superior work products and who carefully craft every field note, e-mail, letter, agenda, map, photo, table, computer file name, and multi-volume technical report. SEARCH’s excellent reputation is based on our delivery of outstanding work, and we take this very seriously.

6. “Please” perfection – Manners matter to us.
We are looking for people who are in command of social graces. Opening the door opens doors.

We offer a great benefits package to those who come aboard with us! SEARCH compensation and benefits include:

• Competitive Salary
• Per Diem (for overnight travel)
• SEARCH-subsidized Group Health Insurance (including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)
• SEARCH-provided Short-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Long-Term Disability Insurance
• SEARCH-provided Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Generous 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays (10)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Merit-Based Raises, Bonuses, and Promotions

We conduct pre-employment drug testing, DMV check, and criminal background check. We treat all employment inquiries confidentially. Reliable transportation is required for all positions. For more information, please visit www.searchinc.com

SEARCH is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

SEARCH is an Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

SEARCH will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.