Accountant - Property Accountant

• Location 660 W Ridgeview Dr,Appleton, WI, 54911,United States
• Base Pay $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 / Year
• Industry Property Management, Accounting
• Relocation Expense Covered No
• Employee Type Full Time Exempt
• Required Degree 2 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

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The Residential Property Accountant supports the financial administration of Arden's residential portfolio, with primary responsibility for property and resident accounting, lease-related financial activity, security deposits, accounts payable, reconciliations, and property-level financial reporting. This position works closely with Property Management, Leasing, Maintenance, and Accounting to maintain accurate financial records, ensure key property obligations are monitored and paid timely, and support consistent accounting practices throughout the residential portfolio.

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working with high-volume transactional information while maintaining accuracy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to research discrepancies and follow issues through resolution
• Effective communicator who works well across departments
• Able to prioritize competing responsibilities and meet established deadlines
• Comfortable taking ownership of assigned processes
• Service-oriented when working with residents, vendors, and internal team members
• Able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment
• Discreet when handling confidential resident and financial information

Essential Duties: (Other duties may be assigned).

• Review executed leases, renewals, amendments, addenda, and resident changes to confirm that financial terms and resident information are accurately reflected in Yardi.
• Verify rent, deposits, fees, effective dates, concessions, and other applicable charges against supporting lease documentation.
• Coordinate with Property Management and Leasing to resolve incomplete documentation, missing approvals, or discrepancies.
• Establish and review resident accounts as part of the move-in process and ensure applicable charges and deposits are properly recorded.
• Review monthly rent postings and recurring resident charges for completeness and consistency with lease terms.
• Record approved resident account activity, including late fees, utility reimbursements, one-time charges, credits, and other adjustments.
• Research and resolve resident ledger discrepancies and coordinate necessary corrections.
• Assist with delinquency monitoring and provide accounting support for collection-related activity.

• Administer the accounting for resident security deposits from initial receipt through final disposition.
• Process security deposit refunds and related resident account adjustments following move-out.
• Reconcile security deposit activity and investigate differences between resident records, accounting records, bank balances, and supporting documentation.
• Track outstanding security deposit checks and coordinate follow-up, including applicable unclaimed property procedures.
• Process cancelled or denied applications and reconcile associated applicant deposits and refunds.
• Support compliance with applicable requirements governing the accounting and return of resident security deposits.

• Process property-level invoices, including utilities, recurring expenses, and other operating costs.
• Review invoices for appropriate property and general ledger coding and confirm required supporting documentation is included.
• Coordinate with Property Management and other departments to obtain required invoice approvals and resolve discrepancies.
• Process approved purchasing requests from Property Management, Facilities, and Maintenance through established vendors and company purchasing programs.
• Research vendor and payment discrepancies and assist with timely resolution.

• Perform assigned month-end close procedures for residential properties.
• Prepare and review subsidiary ledger reconciliations to the general ledger, including resident receivables, security deposits, accounts payable, and other applicable subsidiary accounts.
• Review assigned general ledger accounts and investigate unusual, unsupported, or unreconciled balances.
• Prepare journal entries, reclassifications, and other accounting adjustments as necessary.
• Maintain supporting schedules and reconciliations for assigned balance sheet…