Accounts Payable Clerk

Lifestyle Communities•Nashville, TN

16d•Onsite

About The Position

We count on accounting and finance to deliver far more than just the numbers. Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Finance team helps us realize our goals and achieve our ambitions by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive value. You’ll join a dynamic team committed to elevating the company through product innovation, process improvement, and margin and profitability enhancement. You will strategize, forecast, analyze, audit, research and lead important decisions. As the Accounts Payable Clerk, you will analyze accounts payable transactions to ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies for the respective projects within the accounting and LCS department, particularly the Construction and Development business functions. In this role, you’ll assist with accounts payable, general ledger and job cost related activities to support the management operations.

Requirements

Work requires alignment with our Core Values: Performance, Communication, Leadership, Quality, Teamwork.
Work requires knowledge of commonly used concepts and practices applicable to basic accounting.
Work requires strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Work requires the ability to identify and resolve problems effectively with minimum supervision in a timely manner.
Work requires exercising independent judgment and discretion.
Work requires ability to maintain honesty and integrity at all times.
Work requires detail-oriented capabilities.
Work requires the ability to present written communication in a clear and informative manner and have strong communication skills.
Work requires knowledge or the ability to acquire knowledge of applicable accounting software programs.
Work requires flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
High School Diploma or equivalent with two (2) to (3) three years of experience in Accounting required.

Responsibilities

Maintains and reconciles accounts payable ledger and prepares management reports.
Analyzes and resolves discrepancies in billings and payments.
Assists with monthly and quarterly reporting packages.
Assists with coding and entering invoices and payables into accounting system.
Prints cash requirements reports on a weekly basis for the Construction and Development business units.
Maintains continuous improvement mindset working to consistently improve efficiency and effectiveness of the close process.
Maintains appropriate communication with AP Supervisor through processing to identify and address potential delays.
Assists with other information requests across the organization as needed.
Matches checks with their respective invoices on a weekly basis.
Tracks invoices for approval as required.
Responsible for processing payments and responding to vendor inquiries.
Performs other related duties as required and assigned.