What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist position at UHY-US?
A great UHY client is seeking an Accounting Specialist to join their team. The ideal candidate will have Real Estate/Property Management and experience with AppFolio.
The Accounting Specialist role is an onsite position. This is a permanent, direct hire position.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- Assist with day-to-day accounting operations including general ledger maintenance, accounts payable and receivable
- Support the Controller with preparation of accurate and timely financial statements, management reports, and assist with year-end financials
- Provide assistance to the Controller with property-level accounting for both commercial and residential portfolios
- Monitor lease agreements and ensure proper revenue recognition
- Assist with annual budget preparation and track actual performance versus budget
- Assist with processing payroll, ensuring accurate and timely payments to employees
Office Administration
- Manage insurance claims activity, including documentation, communication with carriers, and follow-up on claim status.
- Oversee utility accounts and billing for all properties, ensuring accuracy and timely processing while monitoring consumption trends.
- Maintain organized systems for contracts, vendor files, billings, and property-level operational data.
- Coordinate communication between property management staff, the external CPA firm, insurance providers, utility companies, and other vendors.
- Support other data management tasks as required
HR & Employee Support
- Assist with HR compliance and support benefits administration
- Serve as a point of contact for employee inquiries
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or related field
- 5 years of relevant experience, preferably in real estate or property management
- Experience with AppFolio or similar property management software strongly preferred
- Proven ability to manage multiple responsibilities and prioritize accordingly
- Comfortable working independently in a small team environment
- High level of integrity and discretion; experience handling confidential financial matters
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
Work Environment:
This is a fully onsite role based in Birmingham, MI. Our office operates Monday through Friday and values hands-on collaboration, transparency, and consistency.
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UHY Advisors' Resource Solutions Group provides clients with accomplished professionals to support finance, accounting, internal audit and tax teams. Whether it is permanent placement, project work, loaned staff support or business process outsourcing–we are ready to meet your needs.
Our team has extensive experience with a wide range of clients from middle market, closely held organizations to large Fortune 500 companies. We focus on finance and accounting, internal audit, IT audit and tax. We offer direct, personal involvement from senior practitioners and strive to meet clients' needs rapidly.
Salary : $60,000 - $75,000