Position Overview

Ledgent Finance & Accounting's client, a growing multifamily real estate property management company, is seeking a dedicated Senior Accounts Payable Specialist to join their team in Atlanta. This role is crucial for individuals who excel in fast-paced, cash-sensitive environments and are ready to take full ownership of the accounts payable function from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end accounts payable processes, including vendor payments via credit card, utilities, and corporate-level expenditures.
• Process and allocate complex invoices across multiple properties and entities, especially bill backs and shared expenses.
• Support tight cash flow management by prioritizing vendor payments based on fund availability.
• Track and process miscellaneous expenses such as legal invoices and ad hoc items outside standard recurring payables.
• Develop and improve internal SOPs for invoice processing, payment cycles, and allocations to create a scalable and organized AP infrastructure.
• Maintain vendor relationships, field inquiries, and ensure all documentation is complete and audit-ready.
• Work under tight deadlines, particularly around month-end close and cash disbursement schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate uploads for payroll-related entries, marking items paid and reconciled within the system.
• Partner closely with property managers, operations, and the CFO to preempt issues and solve problems before escalation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of AP experience in a property management or real estate environment.
• Strong knowledge of allocations and multi-entity invoice processing.
• Experience working with tight budgets and fluctuating cash flow.
• Familiarity with bill backs, utility processing, and project-based payments.
• Prior exposure to property management accounting systems such as Entrata, RealPage, Yardi, or similar.
• Highly skilled in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) for tracking and analyzing payables.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field strongly preferred.

Who You Are

• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Proactive problem-solver who takes full ownership of responsibilities.
• Comfortable juggling competing priorities across multiple properties.
• Skilled at creating structure and clarity in fast-paced environments.
• Communicates effectively across teams and with senior leadership.

Required Work Hours

Monday - Friday

Benefits

Max Pay is $80,000.00. Min Pay is $70,000.00.

Join a dynamic team and contribute to a growing company by managing critical financial operations. If you meet the qualifications and are ready to take on this exciting opportunity, apply today!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.