Team Lead, Accounts Payable

Our Story

About You:You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!About Us:Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too: Avison Young was awarded the prestigious America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2024, presented by Forbes and Statista, Inc. We’re proud to be regularly recognized for our team, services and culture and our team members enjoy comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. Through our customized work options, we give our people the flexibility to create a work environment that puts their overall well-being first. After all, we are powered by people.

Overview

We are looking for an organized accounts payable manager to provide strong leadership to our accounts payable department and to ensure that the department runs smoothly. The accounts payable manager's responsibilities include maintaining accurate records regarding payments to suppliers, processing payments from clients, and training staff members. To succeed as an accounts payable manager, you should be focused on optimizing department processes and building lasting relationships with others within and outside of the business. You should be knowledgeable, analytical, and decisive with excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Hiring, training, motivating, and evaluating accounts payable staff members.
• Overseeing routine department activities to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintaining accurate and complete financial, employee, and client records.
• Compiling, analyzing, and reporting financial information to management and government agencies.
• Setting and facilitating the achievement of department objectives.
• Developing, implementing, improving, and enforcing budgets, policies, and department controls to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Building and maintaining relationships with employees, clients, vendors, and lenders.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret tenant leases, management agreements, financial narratives, partnership agreements, property escrow statements
• and other relevant accounting legal documents.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from Property Managers, Controllers, Accounting Managers and Property Accountants
• Ability to see Property Accountants as individuals, as well as team members
• Ability to teach, mentor and coach Property Accountants – remain accessible
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Requires positive attitude and good interpersonal skills – always be approachable
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Requires a high level commitment to customer service, whether co-workers or clients
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratios and percentages
• Ability to identify and analyze problems with limited information – then, recommend more than one resolution alternative
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Ability to work independently
• Requires good organizational skills
• Requires attention to detail
• Requires an openness to new ideas and procedures (flexibility)
• Requires 10-key by touch
• Demonstrates proficiency in excel
• Proficient with various computer software programs

Qualifications

Education

• Minimum of an Associate degree (A.A.) from two-year college or university
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, management, or a related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in accounts payable or in a similar position. or, equivalent combination of education and experience, Real Estate experience a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, management, or a related field.
• Experience may be preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of accounting and management principles and accounts payable procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with computers, especially business solutions and bookkeeping software.
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze information and processes.
• Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Commitment to ethical behavior

Workplace Type

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY! 

Benefits offered to full time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving