Accounts Payable Associate

Purpose:
 

Ensuring all invoices and transactions are processed, allocated to proper accounts, and accurately paid on a timely basis, for a portfolio of residential and commercial properties. 
 

Main Responsibilities:
 

• Process invoices by verifying account coding from Property Managers, enter invoices and/or match purchase orders in Yardi system.
• Issue cheques and/or manual cheques, match to invoices, obtain approvals and signatures from Property Accountants and signing officers, mail out cheques.  
• Process utilities, realty taxes, HST, corporate taxes by verifying account coding, enter invoices, issue cheques and/or manual cheques, and ensure they are paid on a timely basis.
• Set-up utilities and taxes on pre-authorized payment plans.
• Process employee expense reports, petty cash reimbursements, and tenant refunds.
• Check supplier statements for missing invoices.
• Weekly filing of paid invoices into filing cabinets.
• Maintain applicable Excel files.
• Contact utility and/or tax companies for missing invoices and/or questions.
• Answer inquiries from suppliers, Property Managers, Property Accountants, and others.
• Ad-hoc projects where applicable.

Qualifications:
 

Education
 

• University degree / College diploma.
• CPA designation in process preferred.

Experience
 

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Accounts Payable or related Accounting function.
• Property Management experience an asset.

Skills
 

• Support our company’s values: trust, honest, integrity and respect.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office, Excel skills must be intermediate to advanced.
• Excellent communication and customer service. 
• Self-starter with ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Thank you for your interest in Sterling Karamar Property Management.

Please note that applications from all interested individuals are appreciated; however, we will only contact candidates that are selected for advancement.

Sterling Karamar Property Management values diversity in the workforce and is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and offer reasonable accommodation upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Please note that our Corporate Offices are scent-free work environments.