Accounts Receivable 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.
- Post tenant rent payments late fees and other charges in AppFolio; research and resolve misapplied or unidentified payments.
- Maintain accurate tenant ledgers including charge corrections credits concessions and security deposit accounting.
- Process and research NSF returns chargebacks and bank deposit discrepancies.
- Reconcile tenant ledgers and operating accounts against bank deposits on a regular cadence.
- Prepare and process monthly owner draws and owner statements; ensure owner-level accuracy and timeliness.
- Support trust account integrity including monitoring property-level cash positions and flagging shortfalls.
- Assist with collections workflows: tracking delinquent accounts preparing pay-or-quit notices in coordination with property managers and documenting collections activity.
- Manage move-out accounting including final ledgers security deposit dispositions and required statutory notices.
- Respond professionally to tenant and owner inquiries regarding ledgers statements and payment history.
- Support month-end close including AR aging review deferred revenue and supporting schedules.
- Assist with vendor invoice intake coding and entry in AppFolio.
- Help maintain vendor records including W-9 collection and insurance certificates.
- Provide backup support during weekly check runs and electronic payment processing.
- Assist with vendor statement reconciliation as needed. As the accounting team grows AP responsibilities will be transitioned to a dedicated team member to establish proper separation between receivables and payables.
- AppFolio Property Manager: Primary system for property accounting AR AP owner statements and tenant management.
- QuickBooks: Used for corporate-entity accounting outside the property portfolio.
- Zoho: Used across the business for workflow communication and document management.
- Microsoft Excel / Spreadsheets: For reconciliations ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
- Tenant payments are posted accurately and promptly with clean ledgers and minimal unidentified or misapplied items.
- Owner draws and statements are produced on schedule with high accuracy.
- AR aging is reviewed regularly with clear notes on delinquencies and collections status.
- Trust account positions are monitored and any shortfalls or anomalies are surfaced quickly.
- AP 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 tenants.
- 3 years of accounts receivable billing or property accounting experience ideally with high-volume transaction processing.
- 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 accounting (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.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for tenant owner and internal correspondence including the ability to handle sensitive collections conversations professionally.
- 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 (tenant ledgers owner draws trust accounting move-out accounting).
- Property management real estate or multi-entity bookkeeping background.
- Familiarity with Missouri landlord-tenant accounting requirements including security deposit handling.
- Experience with QuickBooks (Online or Desktop) and familiarity with Zoho.
- Prior collections experience and bank reconciliation skills.
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.