What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant- Reconciliation and Accounts Receivables position at CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY?
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position.
This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required.
• Cash and cash equivalent account reconciliations
• Research, investigate and resolve variances or reconciliation issues in a timely manner ensuring general ledger integrity.
• Monitor and report number of aged items in the cash accounts
• Produce monthly AR Aging reports
• Propose bad debt to be written off each month, collaborating with property managers, regional managers and the
Director of Touchstone properties
• Timely processing and mailing of tenant rent statements.
• Research lost or misdirected rent payments and money orders through the bank and/or money order companies.
• Take ownership of the accounting process which includes: posting of tenant charges and receipts, correction of tenant
accounts, printing of rent statements, eviction notices, and working with supervisor to produce management financial
reports (A/R aging reports, Bad Debt Reports, Rent Collection Rates).
• Work with 3rd party agencies for reporting and collection of bad debt accounts.
• Work with agencies providing vouchers to tenants for payment of tenant accounts receivable to ensure proper payment
of accounts.
• Prepare month end and year-end journal entries.
• Reconcile specific balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare, analyze and perform timely deposit accounting upon tenant move-out and ensure all charges are captured prior
to issuing a move out statement and putting in a request for security deposit refunds.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
