Job Details

Position: Accounts Payable Clerk

Reports to: AP Manager

Status: Full Time, Hourly (Non-OT Exempt)

The Accounts Payable Clerk will be a key member of the Accounts Team and assist in the AP process. This position is a non-exempt, full-time role and will report to the AP Manager. To be successful in the Accounts Payable Clerk position, the candidate must have financial experience combined with a strong custom service approach towards our property management team.

Required Skills and Experience: To be considered for this position, candidates must be able to demonstrate:

• Associates Degree in Business or Accounting, or 2-3 years' experience in accounts payable processes. Familiarity with Property Management systems preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with emphasis on MS Excel, and industry specific databases/software such as Yardi property management software.
• Ability to work as a part of a cohesive team and as a self-directed individual
• Ability to multi-task
• Analytical, Computer, Telephone, Accounting, & filing/organizational skills

Additional knowledge/experience desired:

• Experience with property management operations or similar industry

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Employees are expected to be conducted in a timely manner within establish deadlines with the greatest accuracy possible. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Review all invoices received for payment for proper approvals and back-up documentation and purchase order.
• Review vendors for contracts and ensuring payment totals and dates coincide with vendor contractor agreements
• Analyze monthly utility bills of the managed properties. Check these analyses for high consumption accounts. Relay results of analyses to the Controller.
• Respond to the Controller, Accountants, Property Managers, and other authorized employees on accounts payable questions.
• Input new vendor records, including W9 collection, address, payment methods, and other pertinent needed information
• Operate standard office equipment, including copier, computer, and telephones; must be able to perform data entry within the in-house computer accounting system
• Support the Accounts Team with other various projects

Physical Requirements:

• 90% office work (meetings, phone, computer, etc.)
• Standard vision, with or without corrective eyewear.
• Standard hearing, with or without a hearing aid.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds, approximately 3 times per week.

Schedule and Benefits:

• Schedule: Full-time
• Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and supplemental insurance; 401K company match; paid holidays and accrued paid time off

Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates must pass a pre-employment background/credit check. This company participates in E-Verify.

About Us:

Highland Property Management, Inc., (Highland) a property management subsidiary of Summit Management Group, Inc. (Summit), is a growing family of companies headquartered in beautiful Western Montana. We specialize in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments, with mixed-income units joining our portfolio in 2018. To date, Summit has built, been awarded, or has under construction 32 LIHTC properties (1,646 units) spanning Colorado, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Summit's family of companies is involved in all aspects of development, including site selection, finance, construction, and investor relations (Summit Housing Group, Inc.), and ongoing property management (Highland). Our continued growth and success is made possible by our great staff and dynamic partnerships with institutions and organizations working together to ensure quality affordable housing throughout the US.