Accounts Payable to Staff Accountant Transition

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions in Atlanta, GA seeks an AP-focused accountant ready to expand into a holistic staff accounting role within a privately held real estate firm with a growing US portfolio.

In a lean team, your reconciliations will matter to the bottom line, and you’ll see the impact of your work through ongoing vendor payments, AR/receivable oversight, and hands-on month-end processes guiding the corporate accounting function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full invoice lifecycle for utilities and property-level vendors, including accurate GL, entity, and cash account coding.
• Execute vendor payments via check and ACH on a recurring basis.
• Prepare and process billings between related entities.
• Conduct routine audits of payable activity to catch and correct discrepancies before they compound.
• Maintain up-to-date vendor files, including W-9 collection and certificate of insurance tracking.
• Assist with year-end 1099 preparation and filing.
• Step in to support the broader Corporate Accounting team as workload requires.
• Review and post incoming tenant payments and monitor receivable balances.
• Assist with tenant collections and account reconciliations.
• Perform periodic AR audits to maintain clean records.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations.
• Track daily cash positions and treasury activity.
• Help onboard vendors to ACH payment processes and support related banking administration.

Skills

AP functions

Accounting

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

LHH is searching for an AP-focused accountant who's ready to upgrade responsibilities to a more wholistic staff accounting role. This is with a privately held real estate firm with a substantial and growing portfolio spanning the US. This is a lean team where your work is visible and your reconciliations actually matter to the bottom line. The staff tenures are some of the best in Atlanta and this is a company you can retire with!

Responsibilities

• Manage the full invoice lifecycle for utilities and property-level vendors, including accurate GL, entity, and cash account coding
• Execute vendor payments via check and ACH on a recurring basis
• Prepare and process billings between related entities
• Conduct routine audits of payable activity to catch and correct discrepancies before they compound
• Maintain up-to-date vendor files, including W-9 collection and certificate of insurance tracking
• Assist with year-end 1099 preparation and filing
• Step in to support the broader Corporate Accounting team as workload requires
• Review and post incoming tenant payments and monitor receivable balances
• Assist with tenant collections and account reconciliations
• Perform periodic AR audits to maintain clean records
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations
• Track daily cash positions and treasury activity
• Help onboard vendors to ACH payment processes and support related banking administration

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree (accounting preferred)