Property Accounting Associate

Kidder Mathews has been a leader in the commercial real estate industry for over 56 years, fostering an innovative and dynamic work culture with more than 100 "best workplace" awards. Now the largest fully independent commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S., Kidder Mathews has over 900 professionals across 19 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona. We offer a complete range of brokerage, appraisal, asset services, consulting, and debt & equity finance services for all property types. The firm averages $9 billion in transaction volume, manages more than 58 million square feet of space, and conducts 2,400 appraisal, consulting, and cost segregation assignments annually. Join us and find out what makes Kidder Mathews one of the best places to work.

Job Summary

The Property Accounting Associate works to provide superior accounting support service to all Kidder Mathews Property Managers and Property Accountants in a courteous, professional, and efficient manner. This position works closely with other Asset Services Division employees in a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Essential Functions

• Act as primary contact for all trust account banking relationships (including lockbox and Clickpay)
• Produce monthly tenant rent statements accurately and on time
• Provide banking support for all managed properties including reconciliation, reporting, cash application and cash distribution
• Maintain vendors in both the Accounting Systems of Record and Avid ensuring accuracy and up to date information
• Apply cash receipts to tenant accounts within 24 hours of receipt
• Record corporate revenue and maintain log weekly
• Assist with preparation and mailing of weekly vendor payments
• Reconcile and process credit card charges monthly, if applicable
• Sort and distribute daily mail
• Maintain W-9s for vendors and property owners
• Assist with the preparation of 1099 year end reports for all properties accurately and on time
• Provide clerical support for special projects as assigned
• Set up new accounts accurately with all required information within 24 hours of receiving appropriate documentation
• Perform other duties or projects as requested or required
  
  

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the competencies (minimum knowledge, skill, and ability) required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Some college preferred
  
  

Experience Required

• 2 years relevant experience (in an accounting environment is preferred)
• Experience with property management accounting systems preferred (Skyline, MRI, Yardi, etc.)
  
  

Required Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of accounting procedures
• Ability to learn and be proficient in the following programs:
• Yardi, Skyline, MRI, Avid, ClickPay, MS Office
  

Skills And Ability

• Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Professional communication and organizational skills. Ability to provide excellent customer service and build relationships with clients, vendors and internal partners
• Ability to speak, write and understand English
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to function in a team environment and proactively problem solve
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and utilize resources to execute and complete tasks within a fast paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Willingness for professional development and continual learning
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This is a standard office environment with standard office noise like talking, office equipment, etc.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is often active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching. The employee must sometimes lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds. The employee must frequently sit and use a computer for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities are required to do this job including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• There are no direct supervisory responsibilities
  
  

Kidder Mathews is an equal opportunity employer does not discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Kidder Mathews will accommodate candidates with disabilities to complete this application. Please contact recruiting@kiddermathews.com if you need an accommodation. AZ, NV, OR & WA residents: We Participate in E-Verify. CA residents: We collect various personal data from employees and applicants for purposes related to employment. Please review the Notice of Data Privacy for Employees and Applicants for detailed information concerning what information we collect, the purposes for which information is collected and with whom such information may be shared. You can find this notice on our careers page at https://kidder.com/careers/.Qualified individuals with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles and San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.