Accounts Payable to Staff Accountant Transition

LHH is searching for an AP-focused accountant who's ready to upgrade responsibilities to a more wholistic staff accounting role. This is with a privately held real estate firm with a substantial and growing portfolio spanning the US. This is a lean team where your work is visible and your reconciliations actually matter to the bottom line. The staff tenures are some of the best in Atlanta and this is a company you can retire with!

• Manage the full invoice lifecycle for utilities and property-level vendors, including accurate GL, entity, and cash account coding
• Execute vendor payments via check and ACH on a recurring basis
• Prepare and process billings between related entities
• Conduct routine audits of payable activity to catch and correct discrepancies before they compound
• Maintain up-to-date vendor files, including W-9 collection and certificate of insurance tracking
• Assist with year-end 1099 preparation and filing
• Step in to support the broader Corporate Accounting team as workload requires
• Review and post incoming tenant payments and monitor receivable balances
• Assist with tenant collections and account reconciliations
• Perform periodic AR audits to maintain clean records
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations
• Track daily cash positions and treasury activity
• Help onboard vendors to ACH payment processes and support related banking administration

• Bachelor's degree (accounting preferred)