Accounts Payable Specialist

As an Accounts Payable Specialist, 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 accounting staff and vendors as it relates to the maintenance and processing of accounts payable transactions. As a successful Accounts Payable Specialist, you will demonstrate a professional and friendly personality, with an uncompromising desire to deliver an exceptional resident experience.

REPORTS TO:  Assistant Controller

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:

Customer Service:

• Communicates with vendors on 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 as to all aspects of daily accounts payables, and any issues that arise needing attention
• Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information.
• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
• Sort and match invoices, obtain signatures and check requests.
• Set up invoices for payment
• Process check requests
• Prepare and process accounts payable checks.
• Reconciliation of payments
• Prepare Analysis of accounts
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
• Resolve invoice discrepancies
• Vendor File Maintenance
• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
• Produce monthly reports
• Assist in month end closing
• Document preparation at year-end such as 1099’s
• Reconciliations in accounting system
• Respond to vendor inquiries
• Assist with other projects as needed

YOU HAVE:

• 2-3 years direct experience as a Bookkeeper and/or Accounts Payable or general accounting practices
• Minimum Associates Degree in Accounting.  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred.
• Knowledge of office systems and equipment, property management/accounting software preferred
• Intermediate/advanced computer skills

Physical Requirements:

• Regular and physical attendance is required.
• Frequently move/traverse, ascend/descend stairs within building
• Constantly positions self to bend, stoop, reach, lift.
• Occasionally lift/move/carry up to 25lbs 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.

Cognitive Or Mental Requirements:

• Reading;
• Writing;
• Ability to communicate clearly;
• Ability to deal with complex issues; and
• Attention to detail.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States; and
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation.

Salary Range:  $27.00 - $29.00 per hour, DOE.

Eligible for:  Overtime

Benefits:

• 100% Employee coverage options for Medical, Dental, Vision.
•  401(k) plan with employer match
•  Robust Paid Time off benefits: Vacation, Sick Days, Holidays and Personal Days.
•  Employee Assistance program
•  Tuition Assistance
•  Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts
•  Life & AD&D Insurance
•  Pet Insurance
• Employee Exclusive Discounts
• Lucrative referral bonus program
• Free parking