Accounts Payable Specialist
Job Summary
- Hours: 2029 hours per week to start with flexibility to grow toward full-time as the role and team expand.
- Schedule: Weekday business hours mutually agreed; consistent weekly schedule preferred.
- Location: On-site at ICMs Kansas City office. This is not a remote position.
- Compensation: $25$30 per hour commensurate with experience.
- Engagement: 1099 independent contractor to start with the possibility of conversion to W-2 employment as hours and scope grow.
- Receive review and code incoming vendor invoices in AppFolio ensuring proper property GL account and work-order assignment.
- Verify invoice accuracy against work orders contracts and approval workflows; resolve discrepancies with property managers and vendors.
- Process weekly check runs and electronic payments through AppFolio coordinating timing with available property cash and owner instructions.
- Maintain accurate vendor records in AppFolio and QuickBooks including W-9 collection 1099 tracking insurance certificates and remittance information.
- Reconcile vendor statements research and resolve aged or disputed payables and communicate professionally with vendors regarding payment status.
- Prepare and post recurring bills (utilities HOA dues service contracts) and ensure correct property allocation.
- Assist with month-end AP close including accruals AP aging review and supporting schedules.
- Support annual 1099 preparation and filing.
- Assist with tenant payment posting NSF research and ledger corrections in AppFolio.
- Support owner draw preparation owner statement review and trust account reconciliation oversight.
- Help research and resolve discrepancies between AppFolio tenant ledgers and bank deposits.
- AppFolio Property Manager: Primary system for property accounting AP AR owner statements and vendor management.
- QuickBooks: Used for corporate-entity accounting outside the property portfolio.
- Zoho: Used across the business for workflow communication and document management.
- Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets: For reconciliations ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
- Vendor invoices are processed on at minimum three times a week with accurate property and GL coding.
- Vendor records including W-9s COIs and remittance details are current and well-organized in AppFolio.
- Aged payables are reviewed weekly with clear notes on status and next steps.
- AR support is reliable and accurate during the transition period with clean handoffs as new staff come on board.
- The role operates with strong working relationships across property management ownership and vendor partners.
- 3 years of accounts payable experience preferred ideally including high-volume invoice processing across multiple entities or cost centers.
- Strong working knowledge of basic accounting principles including accrual concepts GL coding and month-end close support.
- Comfort working with property-level or job-level cost coding (each property functions as its own set of books).
- Excellent attention to detail organization and follow-through; ability to manage a recurring workload with minimal supervision.
- Professional written and verbal communication skills for vendor and internal correspondence.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (sorting filtering basic formulas pivot tables).
- Reliable on-site attendance at our Kansas City office.
- Direct experience with AppFolio Property Manager (vendor bills GL coding by property owner draws trust accounting concepts).
- Property management real estate or multi-entity bookkeeping background.
- Experience with QuickBooks (Online or Desktop) and familiarity with Zoho.
- 1099 preparation experience.
- Familiarity with bank reconciliations and basic AR workflows.
Required Skills:
Required 3 years of accounts payable experience preferred ideally including high-volume invoice processing across multiple entities or cost centers. Strong working knowledge of basic accounting principles including accrual concepts GL coding and month-end close support. Comfort working with property-level or job-level cost coding (each property functions as its own set of books). Excellent attention to detail organization and follow-through; ability to manage a recurring workload with minimal supervision. Professional written and verbal communication skills for vendor and internal correspondence. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (sorting filtering basic formulas pivot tables). Reliable on-site attendance at our Kansas City office. Strongly Preferred Direct experience with AppFolio Property Manager (vendor bills GL coding by property owner draws trust accounting concepts). Property management real estate or multi-entity bookkeeping background. Experience with QuickBooks (Online or Desktop) and familiarity with Zoho. 1099 preparation experience. Familiarity with bank reconciliations and basic AR workflows.