Job Description

This role will give you the opportunity to enhance your skillset by incorporating high level of technological skills in an entirely paperless environment, and be given the autonomy to find new or more creative and resourceful ways to accomplish the department's objectives. In short, as an Accounts Receivable Accountant you will provide financial, clerical and administrative services to ensure efficiency and accuracy in applying tenant cash receipts and process billing charges, while meeting tight deadlines for our unique technology-related real estate management company. This role will give you the opportunity to enhance your skillset by incorporating high level of technological skills in an entirely paperless environment, and be given the autonomy to find new or more creative and resourceful ways to accomplish the department's objectives. In short, as an Accounts Receivable Accountant you will provide financial, clerical and administrative services to ensure efficiency and accuracy in applying tenant cash receipts and process billing charges, while meeting tight deadlines for our unique technology-related real estate management company.

Responsibilities

Working with a team of other Accounts Receivable Accountants, your goal as a team will be to find ways to create and implement the most efficient processes using high-level techniques that will call on and expand your technological abilities. Part treasury accountant, part AR clerk, and part customer service provider within a shared paperless environment, your main focus will be cash receipts, which are posted and reconciled to the bank every day. You will also spend a good part of your time on billing, returning phone calls and emails, and completing special requests. Our 80+ client properties are allocated among team members, and it is key that we ensure all processes are done the same way. We have recently changed our processes to be uniform and centralized across these three positions, and it will be the role for each member of the team to come up with the best answers while working within and improving these processes so that it is easy to expand the business while maintaining necessary tasks for our current client base. Some of your specific responsibilities will include:

Performing daily analysis and application of tenant cash receipt and adjustments.

• • Processing tenant charges into the accounting system via SharePoint, and ensuring that property manager requirements are entered correctly into the system.
  • Reviewing and processing monthly Commercial Billing.
  • Maintaining the paperless file management system on SharePoint.
  • Reconciling General Ledger accounts monthly as assigned.
  • Resolving unapplied cash receipts of over 90 days.
  • Investigating and resolving property management related queries to ensure concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
  • Assisting with external audit requests by researching and uploading the appropriate documents to our extranet.
  • Journaling and reconciling end-of-month cash entries to prior month post-close receipts.
  • Assisting with month-end close meeting accounting deadlines.
  • Providing a high level of internal and external customer service.

Qualifications

To be a good fit for this opportunity you should have:

• 1-2 years of previous Accounts Receivable experience; a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is a plus.
• Prior experience in a customer service role
• Experience with an ERP System (Yardi Voyager a plus).
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Adobe Acrobat X, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite (high level of ability with Excel functions, shortcuts and formulas as well as some knowledge of VBA).
• A good understanding of accounting principles and processes including General Ledger Journaling, Credits and Debits, Cash Movement and Online Banking.
• The ability to meet tight deadlines and willingness to work in a paperless environment.
• Great interpersonal communication skills and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.