Bookkeeper

Working for Realty Operations Group means being part of a team dedicated to delivering a best in class apartment living experience. We maintain a superior group of professionals united by a common commitment to the highest level of integrity and business ethics in all our dealings.

At Realty Operations Group we are committed to innovation, and creative problem solving. We provide our team members with constant training, and opportunities for career advancement in a fast-paced environment.

We are looking for the right candidate to join our Property Operations Team as a Residential Bookkeeper.

If you’re looking to start a career in real estate with one of the largest and most successful privately owned property management organizations in New York City, we’d like to hear from you!

Responsibilities: 

• Approve general ledger coding of requisitions entered by the Management Team.
• Review invoice entries for accuracy and ensure all invoices are approved correctly per specific requirements.
• Monitor cash balances daily to ensure funding is sufficient to process and pay all building expenses.
• Ensure all invoices are processed by month end to increase accuracy of financial reports.
• Analyze and monitor various exception emails to ensure invoices are loaded into our system properly.
• Request stop payments, voids and reissues of vendor checks as needed.
• Research, investigate & resolve residential vendor billing problems.
• Monitor shared mailbox for vendor statements to ensure all vendors receive payment status within one month from receipt of statement. 
• Liaise with Property Management Team to ensure all policies and procedures are followed.
• Deposit checks online with remote data capture system and record checks to the general ledger as needed. 
• Work with Treasury Department to record cash transactions daily and to ensure issues on monthly bank reconciliations are cleared correctly.
• Run required monthly reports confirm invoices are not skipped for payment in error and to ensure stale dated checks are addressed appropriately.
• Other tasks, special projects and responsibilities as needed.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Two (2) to five (5) years or more experience in Bookkeeping or Accounts Payable.   
• Accounting background a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of Yardi – a plus

Skills

• Problem solving skills – need to be able to research vendor billing issues & invoice entry issues in our purchasing system. 
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Ability to work within a time-sensitive environment, be proactive and be able to handle confidential material
• Strong Attention to detail
• Excellent oral, written and telephonic communication and interpersonal skills
• Good follow up skill- act with a sense of urgency 
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision

The Company offers a competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, HSA/FSA, commuter benefits program, short-term disability and 401(K).  

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.   

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.  E/O/E