Accounting Assistant

JOB SUMMARY: Accounting Assistant duties to supports Accounting Staff , strong communication skills, attention to detail and a willingness to learn and grow in the position.  Must live within 90 minutes of the Portland Metro area.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following but are not limited to the job specifications contained herein. Additional duties or job functions may be required as deemed necessary by supervisory personnel.

• Process daily deposits
• Assist in accounts payable functions
• Accounts receivable review & maintenance
• Provide assistance as needed to accounting manager and controller
• Generate accounting reports
• Auditing of policies and processes
• General clerical duties
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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 EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• or one to two years related experience and/or training
• or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with account payables/accounts receivable
• Ability to multi-task, meet frequent deadlines, prioritize, and have strong organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-directed and high attention to detail
• Yardi experience a plus

OFFICE EXPERIENCE: Proficient in MS Office, particularly email, (both the desktop version and web based), word, and excel; Resman experience a plus; Knowledge accounting procedures, excellent time management skills, ability to multi-task, and prioritize work. Attention to details and problem-solving skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as emails, utility billings, financial documents, instructional documents, rental agreements, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to add and subtract numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

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 stand; use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; stoop, kneel, and/or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and, on rare occasions, move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 rarely exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.