Accounts Payable Clerk

High Country Search Group; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

High Country Search Group is seeking an AP-focused professional to own the flow of 150–300 invoices weekly in a hybrid Santa Monica role. You’ll work with a Senior Accountant on a seven-person corporate accounting team, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.

Responsibilities include managing the AP inbox, coding invoices to segments and deals, escalating urgent items, and communicating with leadership. Real estate experience and a bachelor’s degree are not required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AP experience with invoice coding.
• Attention to detail and inbox management.
• Clear communication and good judgment for clarifications.
• Interest in long-term hands-on AP work over quick advancement.

Responsibilities

• Own the AP inbox and keep invoices organized and moving.
• Code invoices accurately across segments and deals, then file in the system.
• Spot urgent requests, follow up, and update the Senior Accountant on progress.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the accounting team and report to leadership as needed.
• Maintain weekly AP flow and ensure invoices are assigned to correct deals and segments.

Skills

Hands-on AP

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Judgment under pressure

Tools

Yardi

NetSuite

Job description

Bring your AP experience to a role where accuracy and judgment count more than racing through invoices. You'll own the flow of roughly 150 to 300 invoices a week, working closely with a Senior Accountant on a seven-person corporate accounting team. It's a focused AP role with a generally 9-to-5 schedule and three in-office days in Santa Monica.

Invoices arrive in Outlook before they reach the accounting system. You'll bring order to that inbox, spot what needs attention and code each invoice to the right segments and deals. If you want to build deep expertise in AP rather than move quickly into management, this role gives you a process to own. Responsibilities may expand, though an AP lead promotion isn't expected in the near term.

What you'll do

• Own the AP inbox and keep incoming invoices and requests organized and moving.
• Code invoices accurately across multiple segments and deals, then move them into the team's system.
• Spot urgent requests, follow up on questions, and keep the Senior Accountant informed of progress.
• Work with colleagues across the accounting team and communicate with leadership when needed.

You'll be the primary owner of the weekly invoice flow, rather than one person processing a small slice of it. The coding is detailed because invoices need to be assigned to the right deals and segments for the team's financial reporting. The Senior Accountant should be able to count on you to keep the inbox current, surface urgent items, and know where the work stands.

What you'll bring

• Hands-on AP experience, especially coding invoices. You can talk through the work you've done and take ownership of the process after learning this team's systems.
• Attention to detail and a reliable way of managing an inbox, priorities and follow-up.
• Clear communication and good judgment when something needs clarification or quick attention.
• An interest in doing hands-on AP work over the long term.

Experience in a corporate setting, with 1099s, or with Yardi or NetSuite would be useful, but none is required. Real estate experience and a bachelor's degree are not required.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role in Santa Monica, with in-office anchor days on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The team can accommodate occasional changes to those days. Hours are generally 9 to 5. The role is non-exempt and overtime-eligible, though little overtime is expected.