BOOKKEEPER (Woodland Hills)

Summit at Warner Center
Woodland Hills, CA 91367, USA

Description

You will serve as the first point of contact for all resident’s financial interactions onsite. As a successful Bookkeeper, you will demonstrate a professional and friendly personality, with an uncompromising desire to deliver an exceptional resident experience.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:

Customer Service:

• Communicates with residents for all resident accounting inquiries and provide excellent service for resolution as needed.
• Actively seeks opportunity to assist others.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify solutions, seek alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to solve resident issues.
• Communicate professionally and exhibit sense of urgency with both residents and internal departments and employees.
• Create a sense of community while dealing with resident issues.
• Demonstrate service excellence through demonstration of Company Values, our Employee Promise, policies, and initiatives.

Operations:

• Maintain communication with the Property Manager as to all aspects of daily property accounting, and any issues that arise needing attention.
• Ensure timely collection procedures in accordance with company policies and practices.
• Responsible for daily accounting data input and timely collection of rents, banking activities, and documentation of all monetary transactions.
• Post all receivables daily in the system and make daily bank deposits. Maintain related documentation, including copies of checks deposited.
• Verify and ensure accuracy of the Daily Deposit Detail and weekly Bank Deposit Summary Report.
• Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from residents.
• Reconcile Accounts Receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Perform day-to-day financial transactions including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording Accounts Receivable data.
• Issue 3-day Notices to Pay or Quit, with timely follow up on notices. When necessary, forward appropriate documents or delinquent accounts to attorney for unlawful detainer.
• Prepare Daily Delinquency Report, with knowledge as to the status of all balances and credits due, follow up as necessary to clear all balances.
• Post all violation charges as requested by the Facilities Director or Resident Services staff. Follow up on charges with Residents and Guarantors (if applicable).
• Verify and ensure accuracy of the Prepaid Report daily after the 15th of each month.
• Perform other functions as required by the position and/or directed by the Controller or Property Manager.

You Have:

• 1 to 2 years direct experience as a Bookkeeper and/or Accounts Payable.
• Minimum High School/GED: Associates Degree in Accounting or Business preferred.
• Knowledge of office systems and equipment, property management software preferred (Yardi, RealPage).

Physical Requirements:

• Regular and physical attendance is required.
• Constantly positions self to bend, stoop, reach, lift.
• Occasionally lift/move/carry up to 15lbs with/without assistance.
• Frequently lift/move/carry 5lbs.
• Constantly communicate, converse and exchange information with coworkers, vendors, residents, and visitors.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Constantly operates computer, 10-key and other office productivity machinery.
• Constantly works in low to moderate noise levels.

Hourly Range: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour, DOE.

Benefits: Fully paid medical insurance available to employees along with dental, vision. Other benefits include: flexible spending account, Life/AD&D insurance, pet insurance, Employee Assistance Program, TicketsAtWork. There is also free onsite parking.