Position Summary: Seeking for experienced Property Accountant with Real Estate/Affordable Housing experience to undertake all tenant billing and collections.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Review monthly posting report to make sure all next month tenant charges will be posted correctly, and communicate with leasing and property managers to make sure all errors will be corrected before being posted.
- Prepare and mail out monthly tenant rent bills.
- Collect tenant rent and follow up on old receivables.
- Manage accounts receivable aging, prepare monthly collection reports, and send out rent arrears letters monthly.
- Post tenant payments and subsidies timely to the tenant accounts.
- Review tenants move out & coordinate with AP to have tenant security deposit refund processed accurately and timely.
- Maintain tenant security deposit sub-accounts in the bank.
- Assist Manager with annual budget, audit and tax return.
- Cross training with other accountants and be their backup when needed.
- Prepare additional reports, analysis & tasks as required by Manager.
Salary Range: $55,000 - $60,000 per year commensurate with experience.
Job Competencies & Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or Economics preferred
- 3+ years Real Estate/Affordable Housing accounts receivable experience. Will consider good candidates with less experience.
- Experience with general ledger functions and understanding the tenant account ledger.
- Excellent accounting software user. Yardi experience preferred.
- Problem solving abilities while multi-tasking; ability to exercise sound judgment.
- Strong people skills
- Strong analytical and computer skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Adheres to the organization’s policy in regards to absenteeism and appearance
Working Conditions/Physical Demand:
- Business Office Environment with phone and computer use
Required
-
Bachelors or better in Accounting
Preferred
-
Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
-
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
-
Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause
-
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor 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. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)