Office Administrator
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety · Birmingham, AL · 1 mo ago
AdministrativeFull-time
About the role
Make a difference, protect lives, and achieve your dreams. Build your career with the industry-leading fire, life safety and security company. This position performs a variety of clerical, recordkeeping, and customer service tasks to assist with the smooth operation of the organization. Provides administrative and clerical support to an assigned location, department, and/or unit. Develops, maintains, and ensures com. Assists with budgetary matters, track department funds, and purchasing. Compiles reports and monitors assigned projects and/or program components.
Responsibilities
- Set up new customers, service locations, billing accounts, and contacts in the company’s operating system.
- Confirm that customer information, billing requirements, purchase orders, tax documentation, and service details are complete and accurate.
- Create, update, and maintain service tickets and work orders.
- Schedule technicians based on customer needs, technician availability, geography, and job requirements.
- Greets and directs clients and visitors.
- Answers phone calls and emails in a timely manner.
- Manages company telecommunications network and communicates with answering service.
- Makes appointments and referrals
- Manage data in spreadsheets and reports
- Creates and maintains office related records and reports
- Performs data entry and filing tasks for accounts payable, purchase orders, equipment inventory,
- Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of confidential employee or departmental files.
- Receives, records, and distributes packages and mail.
- Manages key vendor accounts, supply inventory, and submits invoices for payment
- Compiles budget data and maintains financial records as requested.
- Copies, collates, and otherwise prepares reports for mailings, meetings, and other correspondence.
- Assists with projects and event support
- Assists other departments as needed
- Assists with Customer relations
- Assists with Contract creations
- Prepare invoices and supporting documentation accurately and promptly.
- Submit invoices through customer portals or other required billing systems.
- Assist with accounts receivable activities, including contacting customers regarding invoice status and outstanding balances.
- Perform other duties assigned by management.
- Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Two or more years of office administration, customer service, service coordination, billing, or scheduling experience.
- Experience setting up customer accounts and maintaining accurate customer records.
- Experience scheduling technicians, field employees, or service appointments.
- Experience reviewing work orders and preparing invoices.
- Ability to greet visitors, clients, and colleagues in a friendly and courteous manner.
- Experience in fire protection, life safety, security, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, construction, or another field-service organization is preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
- Basic understanding of office equipment.
- Basic understanding of clerical procedures and systems such as recordkeeping and filing.
- Ability to work independently and identify and solve problems.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.
Benefits
- Excellent pay
- Medical, dental, vision
- Company paid life insurance
- Company paid short-term disability
- 401K with employer match
- Paid vacation and