What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Clerk position at Metropolitan Holdings?
Metropolitan Holdings develops, builds, acquires and operates high quality apartment communities and offers commercial real estate brokerage services for the benefit of our employees, clients, vendors, partners, and investors. We do this by leveraging trusted community relationships while adhering to our core values. We are headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and have properties throughout the Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Akron/Canton markets.
The Accounting Clerk will be responsible for all accounts payable tasks, including vendor set up, maintenance, and correspondence. They will also be the first point of contact for all vendors, while providing general accounting and clerical support to the accounting team. The ideal candidate will have strong administrative skills, attention to detail, the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems, and be able to communicate effectively with others.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ownership of Accounts Payable inbox including vendor correspondence and invoice distribution
- New vendor setup and continuing vendor maintenance inclusive of vendor documentation retention and audit
- Generation, review and distribution of Accounts Payable reports
- Assist in 1099 filing
- Utility management including ensuring timeliness of payment, starting and stopping service, and troubleshooting when needed
- Minor AP data entry
- Ensuring the AP process is running smoothly and efficiently
- Prepare and deposit various receipts across multiple entities
- Accounting file administration
- Miscellaneous file retention
- Ad hoc tasks as assigned by the Assistant Controller
- Adhere to Company policies, including accounting standards and policies
Job Requirements
- Associate’s Degree in Accounting or related field required
- At least 1 year of experience in accounts payable/accounts receivable
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Proficient with accounting software (experience with Avid, AppFolio, Divvy, and/or Sage is preferred but not required)
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage multiple projects across multiple softwares
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail. Ability to work in a team-oriented, high-paced environment
- Exercise independent judgment and discretion with ability to identify problems and make recommendations for resolution
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
This person must share our company core values where they:
- Live with Integrity - The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles is paramount to the success of our organization
- Are Accountable - We are accountable to ourselves. Our success is a result of what we do.
- Are Humble - We are humbled by the opportunity to serve each other in our organization with a low self-preoccupation. No egos and no jerks
- Bring Tremendous Effort Every Day - To be the best we can be we have to enthusiastically bring passion, tenacity, and energy every day to what we do
- Look at things Creatively - We challenge ourselves to break out of established patterns in order to look at things a different way
