Accounting Assistant III - AP

About Us

Compensation: $22.00-$25.00

Schedule: Monday-Friday (8am-5pm)

Hours: 40 Full Time

Location: Corporate. Tigard, OR

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx, PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, Short- & Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program. Accident/Cancer Plan, Medical and Dependent Care Flex Benefit

* Salary is typically hired between minimum and midpoint of salary range depending on experience and any rent benefit adjustments.

Cascade Management, Inc. and its principals began providing property and asset management services in 1974. We continue to manage the majority of properties from our original portfolio, which has grown substantially over time. Through our growth, the commitment to our properties, owners and employees remains fundamental to our values.

Cascade Management’s Service Model is the foundation of everything we do andis expected to be upheld every day you come to work. Our Service Model represents the most important behaviors and actions to ensure a stakeholder interaction is positive every time. As an integralpart of the Cascade team, all members are expected to carry out our Service Model of Friendly, Helpful, Knowledgeable, Respectful, and Responsive.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Financial statement preparation
• Reconcile several general ledger detail accounts
• Assist with quarterly and annual accounting reports
• Trains and assists new accounting employees
• Provide training to new hires on accounting software during new hire orientation
• Acts in the capacity of the support for compliance, portfolio managers, and/or upper management involving challenging issues surrounding HUD and or RD subsidies
• Post rent collections and adjustments as needed
• Review tenant activity in Boston Post and ResMan for accuracy.
• Post rent corrections or adjustments as needed in Boston Post and ResMan.
• Bi-weekly payroll processing including checking cash balances for available funds
• Daily manual and AVID check processing
• Downloading miscellaneous bank statements
• Researching bank and payroll JEs for others
• Timely processing of security deposit dispositions (Move out packets) to include review of required documents
• Set up bank transfers
• Post security deposit payments into Accounting software
• Prepare & post various journal entries.
• Reconcile bank accounts.
• Travel as required for in person classes and annual education conferences
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications and Physical Demands

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 knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and Associates Degree or three to four (3-4) years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to understand Debits and Credits. SAGE and ResMan experience a plus. Excel experience required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Valid Driver’s License

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Ability to operate basic office equipment such as telephones, typewriters, 10 key, photocopier, and fax machine.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 25-50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Cascade Management Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to an inclusive and diverse environment.