Property Accounting Specialist
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Property Accounting Specialist
The Property Accounting Specialist owns the accuracy and timeliness of the property's accounting work, including resident ledgers, receivables, payables, recurring charges, reconciliations, audits, and month end close. This role works from a designated workspace apart from the office team so it can focus on financial controls and deadlines. It reports to the Property Manager, has no direct reports, and does not supervise the office team or manage daily property operations.
About Optima: Optima is a design-driven real estate development firm rooted in the modernist tradition with offices in Illinois and Arizona. For more than 40 years, we have been developing, designing, building and managing striking urban and suburban luxury residential communities. From the beginning, we aimed to reinvent housing by integrating the functions involved in new construction within one company. We control and execute every aspect of the process in-house development, architecture, construction, sales and management for a dynamic system that offers greater focus and fluidity. We are committed to delivering extraordinary living through design, innovation, sustainability and management.
What You'll Do:
- Process leases and all required documentation from move-in to move-out to ensure all records are complete and accurate.
- Receive and post all payments in Yardi Voyager to ensure accurate financial records are maintained at all times.
- Issue property notices timely to delinquent residents and work with our attorney to secure timely evictions when necessary.
- Review and maintain accurate resident ledgers in Yardi Voyager, including rent, utilities, parking, pet fees, concessions, credits, and other recurring or one-time charges.
- Post and reconcile payments, deposits, refunds, adjustments, and transfers; research discrepancies and correct them with appropriate approval and documentation.
- Monitor accounts receivable and delinquency, prepare notices and