ACCOUNTANTBOOKKEEPER

As the Bookkeeper, you will play a crucial role at GHP. Your mission will be to ensure the property’s financial transactions are in line with the Company’s expectations.  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.  

REPORTS TO:  Accounting Manager 

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE: 

1. 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 

1. Operations: 

• Maintain communication with the Accounting Manager as to assigned aspects of daily property accounting, and any issues that arise needing attention 

• Ensure timely collection procedures in accordance with company policies and accounts payable practices 

• Responsible for daily accounting data input and timely collection of rents, banking activities and documentation of all monetary transactions 

• Post all collected rents daily in 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 and Payable 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 

• Post all violation charges as requested by the General Manager 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 Accounting Manager and/or General 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 

• Intermediate/advanced computer skills 

Physical Requirements: 

• 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