Accounts Payable and Real Estate Accounting Manager

Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies PC•Fort Collins, CO

About The Position

The Accounts Payable and Real Estate Accounting Manager oversees the people, processes, and systems that support timely and accurate payments, financial integrity, and compliance across multiple entities. This hands-on leadership role leads accounts payable operations, scales the team during organizational growth and transformation, and contributes to the transition to a new ERP and AP automation projects. The position also supports accurate financial reporting, maintains leased and fixed assets and depreciation schedules, ensures tax compliance, and upholds accounts payable policies and procedures. The role directly supervises employees, including the AP Lead and AP Clerk, and carries out supervisory responsibilities such as hiring, training, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, and addressing complaints and performance issues. It works closely with the Director on personnel matters and collaborates with Directors, Procurement, and other departments. The work is performed in a typical office environment with frequent distractions, including people moving through and conversing, ringing telephones, loud noises, and interruptions. The position frequently involves sitting and using hands, and may occasionally require standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting or moving up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for employees with disabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting or a related field.
At least 8 years of accounting experience, including at least 3–5 years in a management role.
Strong knowledge of accounts payable best practices, internal controls, and tax compliance.
Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP and AP systems.
Proactive, resilient, and empathetic leadership style.
Ability to lead through change and build processes from the ground up.
Strong sense of integrity, curiosity, and collaboration.
A combination of education and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge may qualify.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, with reasonable accommodations available where applicable.

Nice To Haves

CPA.

Responsibilities

Lead the accounts payable function and supervise the AP Lead and AP Clerk.
Manage end-to-end payables, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
Oversee administration of the corporate card portal and expense reimbursements.
Ensure timely debt payments and reconcile them to amortization schedules.
Reconcile accounts payable-related general ledger accounts.
Manage intercompany transactions, rent invoicing, and CAM reconciliations across entities.
Maintain leased asset, fixed asset, and depreciation schedules across entities.
Prepare and file sales and use tax and personal property tax returns.
Prepare, file, and distribute Form 1099.
Manage month-end close for real estate entities and the holding company, supporting analysis.
Manage the stale check escheatment process.
Develop and implement policies and procedures that promote clarity, efficiency, and accountability.
Collaborate with Directors, Procurement, and other departments.
Support audit requests and the financial reporting process.
Support tax return preparation for real estate entities and the holding company.
Contribute to cash flow forecasting and help manage payment timing strategies.
Play a key role in the ERP transition and AP automation projects.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Interview, hire, train, plan, assign and direct work, appraise performance, reward and discipline employees, and address complaints and resolve problems.