Applications Manager II- Accounting

Since 2012, we have grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life.

The IT Applications Manager-Accounting leads the strategy, administration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of core enterprise applications, with a primary focus on accounting systems (GL, AP/AR, Fixed Assets, Revenue, Consolidations, Tax, Close & Reconciliation). The role partners closely with Controllers, Audit, and other stakeholders to ensure systems are reliable, secure, compliant, and scalable. This role manages an analyst and external partners to deliver high quality, automated, and data-driven solutions.

CPA Preferred and experience with Workday and or Yardi is preferred.

• Maintains and enhances existing standard operating procedures and processes to support sustainable and flexible architecture and environments.
• Creates new process documentation, procedures, and policies in partnership with IT teams and assigned key business stakeholders.
• Coordinates, negotiates, and administers vendor and internal relationships with key stakeholders across business to support projects, initiatives, and requests.
• Supports other IT teams as part of escalations and or projects.
• Manages release process, testing and communication for assigned application platform.
• Facilitates change management processes, including the development and execution of test scripts, communication plans, implementation plans, and rollback plans.
• Performs administration, maintenance, and updates of assigned application platforms as well as manages defects, enhancements, and escalation of support incidents.

• High School Diploma / GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Technology and or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Application Management, Systems / Application Analysis, IT Support Management, Business Application Analysis, Technology Business Process Development and or related.
• Minimum 2 years managerial / leadership experience with direct reports.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience in software development methodologies including UML, Agile, Waterfall.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis, and organization skills.
• Advanced business/application analysis skills.
• Must be able to implement process improvement changes with leadership direction.

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $122573.13 to $131652 annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.

This position is eligible to receive a discretionary annual bonus.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts and or health savings accounts.
• Dependent savings accounts.
• 401(k) with company matching contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• 9 paid holidays per year.
• Paid time off accrual rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.

Background check required. AMH will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, which may include the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

American Homes 4 Rent, LP (AMH) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. AMH provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

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