Accounting Specialist

NALS Apartment Homes•Santa Barbara, CA

17d•$65,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

NALS Apartment Homes is a fully integrated real estate investment firm engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and management of multifamily apartment communities. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California - NALS owns and manages over 16,000 apartment homes throughout the United States. Our success remains grounded in disciplined investing principles and a company culture of collaboration and excellence. Friendly, professional team members across the nation work hard to provide our residents a quality place to call home. By providing more amenities, more service, and more value, we strive to make apartment living both enjoyable and easy. General Purpose of Job Under the supervision of the Controller and Accounting Manager, performs a variety of accounting functions by standard procedures in general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or related financial areas.

Requirements

This position requires an understanding of accounting principles and a strong aptitude for working with numbers.
Ability to work with others in stressful situations.
Job is intermittently sedentary but requires mobility (i.e., climb stairs)
Will use repetitive motion of hand-wrist in computer use and writing
Work in a typical office setting
Emotional stability and personal maturity are important attributes in this position
Must handle stressful, urgent, novel and diverse work situations on a daily basis
Attendance and punctuality are essential for success in this position
Lifting up to 20 pounds
40-hour workweek; Monday - Friday

Nice To Haves

Microsoft Office, Yardi and property management accounting experience is a plus!

Responsibilities

Print cash sheets
Review bank reports verifying deposits & research discrepancies/collect processor report
NSF’s – notify property of any NSF’s
Process credit card refunds/voids
Handle property accounting issues
Review A/P batches to actual invoices then submit A/P batches to operations for approval
Post A/P and prepare check batches for printing
Mail out checks/post auto-draft utility JE’s
SDR review and process
Review utility spreadsheet for discrepancies
Tax and Insurance Impounds
CRS and Sales Tax payments
Prepare bank deposits
Monthly bank reconciliations
Create an email relating to accounting errors
Emergency check processing
Review petty cash statements
Review property month-end pre-close
Create/approve new vendor codes (once W-9 and insurance certificate (if req.) have been submitted) in Yardi Systems
Enter year-end vendor totals for preparation of 1099’s
Perform additional duties, responsibilities, or projects as assigned