Clerk Support Accounts Specialist

Hunt Military Communities; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt Military Communities in El Paso, TX is seeking a Clerk Support Accounts Specialist to maintain accounting systems in accordance with GAAP. This role handles bank deposits, payables, and weekly check runs, delivering timely accounting support for property management operations.

Responsibilities include resolving resident ledger issues, processing military allotments, refunds of security deposits, bank reconciliations, and monthly close activities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or related field preferred.
• 1–3 years accounting or property bookkeeping experience required.
• Experience with YARDI preferred.
• Experience in military housing or property management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve issues with resident ledgers or payments promptly.
• Manage military allotment payments and updates for residents.
• Process refunds of security deposits and rent overpayments.
• Perform NSF transactions and ledger adjustments.
• Complete monthly closings, deposits, and postings across revenue sources.
• Reconcile bank statements and maintain accurate resident accounts.

Skills

MS Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Discretion

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related

Tools

YARDI

Job description

A Brief Overview

Reporting to the Senior Support Accounts Specialist, the Clerk Support Accounts Specialist is responsible for maintaining the accounting systems in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. This role completes bank deposit batches and other transactions on a timely basis to meet all deadlines. This position monitors payables and weekly check runs, manages all accounting-related tasks, and provides accounting support for property management administration. This position maintains knowledge of regulatory and company policies and procedures related to accounting systems.

Reporting to the Senior Support Accounts Specialist, the Clerk Support Accounts Specialist is responsible for maintaining the accounting systems in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. This role completes bank deposit batches and other transactions on a timely basis to meet all deadlines. This position monitors payables and weekly check runs, manages all accounting-related tasks, and provides accounting support for property management administration. This position maintains knowledge of regulatory and company policies and procedures related to accounting systems.

What You Will Do

• Ensures that any issues with resident ledgers or payments are promptly investigated and resolved.
• Initiates the start, stop, and all updates for residents paying by military allotment promptly.
• Ensures that security deposits and rent overpayments are refunded promptly.
• Completes NSF transactions and ledger adjustments as identified.
• Reviews all move-out files, move-out charges, and completes all deposit accounting once the property has moved the resident out in the property management system.
• Provides ongoing support for data accuracy regarding onsite property financials (resident charges, payments, postings, ledger corrections, etc.).
• Verifies all appropriate documentation has been uploaded to the property management system.
• Completes trial balance, basic general ledger reconciliation, and bi-weekly pre-close reporting.
• Completes daily bank deposits and payment postings from all revenue sources promptly.
• Interacts as needed with OSM, Community Director, Community Manager, Portfolio Operations Directors, and Directors of Operations (if applicable), and consults, advises, and exchanges information.
• Completes Month Begin transactions and activities for First-of-the-Month Billing, FKNC/MAC upload, MIMO, SAR, Promotions/Demotions, and Exceptions (errors & warnings) report.
• Completes Month-End transactions and activities for the end-of-month requirements.
• Completes annual BAH and lease charge updates promptly.
• Runs various accounting reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Upholds all company policies, goals, and values.
• Regularly reviews resident discrepancy reports to ensure actionable items are corrected in partnership with the site team.
• Reviews bank statement lines, reconcilable items, and reconciliation exceptions for assigned accounts or team members.
• Researches and coordinates corrections for reconciling items, unmatched transactions, ad hoc bank transactions, and posting differences.
• Ensures bank reconciliation support is properly documented, reviewed, and communicated to Accounting and Operations stakeholders when follow-up is required.
• Supports improvements to bank reconciliation workflows, including standard checklists, Yardi automation, exception tracking, and reporting consistency.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent) required
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Property Management, Accounting, or other related discipline preferred
• 1-3 years previous accounting or property bookkeeping experience (or other applicable skills) required
• Previous experience with YARDI preferred
• Previous military housing (all branches) and/or conventional housing experience preferred

• Strong computer skills with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization, as well as working with the military community and the military command.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in handling highly confidential information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to communicate clearly and professionally with individuals at all levels, internally and externally.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities with tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism and a strong work ethic, coupled with a sense of responsibility and integrity.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Requires a reliable, self-motivated team player who pays close attention to detail, demonstrates strong communication, and business literacy skills.
• Demonstrates discretion and ability to maintain a professional attitude and appearance.
• Effectively envision, develop, and implement new strategies to address competitive, complex business issues.
• Takes initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation.
• Knowledge and experience with military housing allotments.
• Understanding of bank reconciliations and general ledger activities.

Compensation

We are committed to offering competitive and equitable compensation. This position is also eligible for a performance bonus. Final salaries will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, licenses, certifications, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity. We consider internal and external factors as a part of every final offer. We also offer a generous total compensation and benefits package.

Benefits

A competitive salary is only one part of your total rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, life and disability insurance, HSA/FSA accounts, retirement, rewards programs, and so much more!

EEO/ADA

The Company and its affiliates provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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