Job Description

About Us

Compensation: $22.00-25.00

Schedule: Monday-Friday (8am-5pm)

Hours: 40 Full-Time

Location: Tigard, OR

Properties: Corporate

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx, PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, Short- & Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program. Accident/Cancer Plan, Medical and Dependent Care Flex Benefit

* Salary is typically hired between minimum and midpoint of salary range depending on experience and any rent benefit adjustments.

Cascade Management, Inc. and its principals began providing property and asset management services in 1974. We continue to manage the majority of properties from our original portfolio, which has grown substantially over time. Through our growth, the commitment to our properties, owners and employees remains fundamental to our values.

Cascade Management’s Service Model is the foundation of everything we do and is expected to be upheld every day you come to work. Our Service Model represents the most important behaviors and actions to ensure a stakeholder interaction is positive every time. As an integral part of the Cascade team, all members are expected to carry out our Service Model of Friendly, Helpful, Knowledgeable, Respectful, and Responsive.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

The Accounting Assistant III will process miscellaneous accounting duties, filing and support. Ideal candidate skills include:

· Enjoy working hard and pursues everything with energy and has a drive and need to finish

· Has a strong ethic of accountability and dedication to the job

· Has functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment

· Be a team member that is easy to approach and talk to-builds rapport well

· Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers

· Listens and communicates effectively and professionally both verbal and in writing

· Uses time effectively to meet deadlines

· Concentrates efforts on most important priorities

· Higher level of complex responsibility

Essential Duties:

· Post rent collections and adjustments as needed *

· Review tenant activity in accounting software for accuracy. *

· Post rent corrections or adjustments as needed in the accounting software *

· Communicate with Site Managers regarding tenant ledgers, payment status and account discrepancies *

· Investigate and resolve short payments, unapplied cash and invoice disputes *

· Reconcile the tenant ledgers to maintain accurate receivable records for each property *

· Reconcile both the HAP and Tenant Side of each ledger *

· Bi-weekly payroll processing including checking cash balances for available funds *

· Downloading miscellaneous bank statements *

· Researching bank and payroll JEs for others *

· Timely processing of security deposit dispositions (Move out packets) to include review of required documents *

· Set up bank transfers *

· Post security deposit payments into the accounting software *

· Prepare & post various journal entries. *

· Reconcile bank accounts. *

· Assist with quarterly and annual accounting reports *

· Train and assist with new accounting employees *

· Provide training to new hires on accounting software during new hire orientation *

· Acts in the capacity of support for compliance, portfolio managers, and/or upper management involving challenging issues surrounding HUD and or RD subsidies *

· Performs other duties as assigned. *

Cascade Management Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to an inclusive and diverse environment.

Qualifications and Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, and RegistrationsValid Driver’s License and insurance is required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 25-50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.