Our client is a rapidly growing property management firm in Santa Monica and we are searching for a new team member to join their accounting department. This position has excellent growth potential for the experienced apartment management Bookkeeper candidate. This position is direct hire, works in the office Monday through Friday, and is a 40-hour workweek. Required Experience/ Education • Recent Apartment or Commercial property management experience as a Bookkeeper, Account Administrator, Assistant Portfolio Manager, Assistant Manager, or property Bookkeeper with a minimum of 400 apartment homes preferred. • Recent Fair Housing training preferred • Property management specific software experience preferred • Above-average knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) • Strong typing/keyboarding skills and the use of 10 key is required. • Ability to communicate professionally in both oral and written manner, using complex sentences with correct grammar (tense, punctuation, pronunciation, as well as a good vocabulary.) • Ability to perform basic math skills, use of decimals to compute percentiles and prorates. • Must be well organized and have a strong attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy in work. • Must be able to assess and evaluate processes and procedures and make suggestions to achieve the highest level of performance. • Minimum AA degree required. Position Description The Bookkeeper or Account Administrator tends to the payables (AP), rent payments (AR), Payroll, and resident relations for a group of properties. Experience is preferred for this role as an Account Administrator or Assistant Portfolio Manager with a mid-sized property management company or as an Assistant Manager or property bookkeeper at a large apartment community (over 400 units) where the primary role is tending to the financials. Process all vendor invoices and rent payments. • Tend to accounts payable and accounts receivable for a portfolio of properties. (AP/AR) • Prepare Balance Due Letters. • Follow up with residents to collect all outstanding balances. • Provide vendor’s status of payments or clarify any billing issues. • Set up vendors in the method prescribed and follow up to ensure all requirements are met. • Set up new residents in the property management specific system. • Assist current residents by providing information related to their rental accounts and accept maintenance requests. • Process payroll • Data entry and electronic filing of invoices • Assist with owner reports • Complete bank reconciliations and owner financials • Assess and evaluate processes and procedures and make suggestions to achieve the highest level of performance. • Other general office or accounting duties as required. Property Management Personnel and our Client are equal opportunity employers and we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the California and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.