Accounts Payable Assistant, Payment Processing

Equity Residential, an S&P 500 real estate investment trust and a leader in residential real estate, is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative financial professional to join our Augusta Accounting team. In the role of Accounts Payable Assistant, you will support the day-to-day financial operations by ensuring the accurate and timely payment of invoices while proactively resolving billing inquiries with residents and vendors. Your attention to detail and commitment to service will help maintain strong financial controls and support our property teams in delivering a consistently exceptional living experience.

WHO YOU ARE

• A Strong Communicator. Your writing and speaking skills are clear and effective, helping you connect well with others. 
• Organized and Confident. You are flexible, composed, and able to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously while confidently interacting with individuals across all levels of the organization. 
• Motivated. You invest extra energy to reach your goals.
• A Solution-Oriented Team Player. You are united with teammates, follow through on commitments, and let co-workers and business partners know that they matter.
• Energetic and Positive. You are an outgoing, gregarious brand ambassador who motivates and excites others to elevate their performance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Property Issues & Reconciliation (60%)

● Communicates with property regarding SODA Payments and billing issues.

● Assists with phone calls from vendors and internal customers with questions 

regarding payments.

● Researches and resolves issues in a timely manner, according to established

department procedures.

● Escalates items to appropriate supervisors/departments when applicable.

● Reviews invoices for accuracy regarding credits and underpayments.

● Returned SODA checks – contacts properties/recipients for correct remit addresses

and re-mails checks accordingly.

● Researches refund checks received from vendors

Payment Processing (30%)

● Matches checks to required remittance

● Researches open checks

● Submits Stop payments and voids as needed.

Communications (10%)

● Supplies vendors/properties with supporting documentation to resolve billing issues

in compliance with established department guidelines.

Other Duties/Projects

● Assist coworkers and management in special projects as needed.

● Files information as defined by Division Controller.

● Other duties as deemed necessary and/or assigned by management.

REQUIREMENTS

• The ideal candidate will have a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Some office experience, some mailroom experience and data entry skills are helpful.
• email and telephone communication skills required.

Vivmark Residential exists to set the mark for what home can be. Our vision is to be the most trusted and best-performing rental housing company in America - one that continues to get better as it grows. And we're looking for people who want to help us do it.

As an owner, developer, and manager of more than 180,000 apartment homes in major markets across the US, we have the scale to offer something most companies can't. At Vivmark, team members move up and across functions, markets, and disciplines, building lasting careers. We invest in team members’ growth, development, and capabilities that make them and us better, and we hold ourselves to the highest standard as an employer.

The best people want to work here. We hope you're one of them.

Vivmark Values

At Vivmark Residential, like our residents, our employees come from everywhere. A richly diverse work environment captures top talent, cultivates the best ideas, and creates the widest possible platform for success. By focusing on inclusion, these differences are harnessed to create value — in ideas, business practices, relationships, and employee engagement. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to maintaining a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees can thrive. 

All aspects of the employment process are merit-based. Every Vivmark employee is expected to maintain a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. Vivmark Residential does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, sexual/gender identity/expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship status, military (including uniformed service member or protected veteran) status, marital status, genetic characteristic or information, ancestry or any other characteristic protected by law. Vivmark Residential also prohibits retaliation against individuals who report harassment or discrimination, or participate in investigations into such conduct.