Operations Automation Lead

The Avgi Organization•Hauppauge, NY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

AVGI, a real estate investment firm, is seeking an Operations Automation Lead to own and expand the company’s back-office automation. The role will maintain and improve existing accounts payable automation and extend automated workflows into other departments. The successful candidate will work alongside the team to understand how departments operate and automate repetitive processes using AI tools. A software engineering background is not required; deep operational understanding and initiative in automating work are emphasized.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience in accounts payable, accounting operations, or property management operations.
Experience with AppFolio, Yardi, Buildium, or a similar system.
A track record of automating personal work using tools such as Excel, Zapier, Airtable, Power Automate, scripts, or AI tools.
Daily use of Codex or Claude Code, and genuine curiosity about their capabilities.
Exceptional accuracy with software systems and patience in finding the cause of problems.
Ability to explain problems clearly to non-technical people.

Nice To Haves

SQL, basic Python, or JavaScript skills.
Experience with Claude Code or Cursor.
Real estate experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve the existing accounts payable automation, including correcting errors and refining it over time.
Investigate issues with automated processes and identify their underlying causes.
Map current workflows for accounts payable, tenant charges, vendor paperwork, maintenance, and reporting, then automate them incrementally.
Build new reports and automations using AI tools.
Train team members and write straightforward how-to guides.