Accounting Assistant III - AP

Cascade Management•Tigard, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Temporary Accounting Assistant III - AP will process miscellaneous accounting duties, filing and support. Ideal candidate skills include: - Enjoy working hard and pursues everything with energy and has a drive and need to finish - Has a strong ethic of accountability and dedication to the job - Has functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment - Be a team member that is easy to approach and talk to-builds rapport well - Provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers - Listens and communicates effectively and professionally both verbal and in writing - Uses time effectively to meet deadlines - Concentrates efforts on most important priorities - Higher level of complex responsibility

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and Associates Degree or three to four (3-4) years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to understand Debits and Credits.
Excel experience required.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Valid Driver’s License
Ability to operate basic office equipment such as telephones, typewriters, 10 key, photocopier, and fax machine.

Nice To Haves

SAGE and ResMan experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Financial statement preparation
Reconcile several general ledger detail accounts
Assist with quarterly and annual accounting reports
Trains and assists new accounting employees
Provide training to new hires on accounting software during new hire orientation
Acts in the capacity of the support for compliance, portfolio managers, and/or upper management involving challenging issues surrounding HUD and or RD subsidies
Post rent collections and adjustments as needed
Review tenant activity in Boston Post and ResMan for accuracy.
Post rent corrections or adjustments as needed in Boston Post and ResMan.
Bi-weekly payroll processing including checking cash balances for available funds
Daily manual and AVID check processing
Downloading miscellaneous bank statements
Researching bank and payroll JEs for others
Timely processing of security deposit dispositions (Move out packets) to include review of required documents
Set up bank transfers
Post security deposit payments into Accounting software
Prepare & post various journal entries.
Reconcile bank accounts.
Travel as required for in person classes and annual education conferences
Performs other duties as assigned.