Property Management Bookkeeper
Position Description
ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) is a community development corporation serving Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. CEDC’s core program areas are: development of for-sale and multi-family rental housing for very-low, low, and moderate income families; homeownership education, counseling; property management; and community building and neighborhood revitalization.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Perform full service accounting, including bank account reconciliations, processing of cash receipts and cash disbursements, and audit schedules for CEDC’s property management portfolio. Reports to include monthly and quarterly property financial reports for Senior Accounting Manager as needed for monthly reporting.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specific job goals, objectives and tasks are established for each employee as part of the annual evaluation and work plan process. Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to the following:
• Process accounts payable invoices, GL coding/inputting into Yardi system
• Process payments/checks with support back-up and approvals
• Maintain A/P and A/R files (invoices, checks, revenue receipts, etc.)
• Prepares, collects and maintains vendor files including contracts, W-9’s and insurance
• Bank reconciliations and filing of all A/P and Bank reconciliations
• Back-up CEDC Accounting staff (as needed)
• Audit work papers (with direction from CFO & Senior Accounting Manager)
• Enter property budgets into accounting software annually.
• Other duties as per the direction of the Senior Accounting Manager
QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School Degree or GED
• At least 2 years of accounting experience in a non-profit or public corporation
• Valid California Driver’s License
KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:
• Intermediate MS offices skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Working knowledge of financial software programs.
• Ability to take initiative in problem solving.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Familiarity with nonprofit, multi-funded organization preferred.
PREFERRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Familiarity with Nonprofit, multi-funded organization desirable.
• Familiarity with property management desirable.
• Experience with Yardi software highly desirable.
• Knowledge of low-income funding compliance conditions desirable.
• Computer proficient.
• Sensitive to the needs and concerns of low-income people and possess a commitment to affordable housing.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. Employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
JOB DESCRIPTION REVISION
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change. This job description replaces all previous descriptions for this position.