We are looking for a dependable and detail-focused Accounting Clerk to support daily finance and administrative activities for a housing-focused organization in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This contract position offers the opportunity to contribute to accurate payment processing, strong recordkeeping, and responsive support for internal teams and external partners. The ideal candidate brings accounting knowledge, organizational strength, and a service-minded approach to handling invoices, ledgers, and financial communication.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage recurring payment activities, including rent-related disbursements, housing assistance transactions, and utility reimbursements, while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.<br>• Examine tenant and program charges on a regular schedule, verify supporting details, and post approved billing activity for participating landlords.<br>• Prepare electronic and paper-based payments, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with internal approval practices.<br>• Respond to questions from tenants, landlords, vendors, and staff regarding account balances, reimbursements, payment status, and available payment options.<br>• Review vendor statements, investigate discrepancies, assign appropriate coding to invoices, and route items for management approval.<br>• Process weekly invoices and maintain well-organized accounts payable records across both digital files and physical documentation, including vendor portal information.<br>• Support reporting activities by generating tax documents, updating prepaid expense accruals, tracking resident account activity, and maintaining journals and spreadsheets.<br>• Assist with fixed asset record updates, year-end asset reporting in Yardi, bank reconciliation tasks, mail distribution, and other administrative support duties as needed.
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a team in Fort Wayne, Indiana in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This role supports day-to-day payables operations by ensuring invoices, payments, and vendor records are handled accurately and on schedule. The ideal candidate brings prior accounts payable experience, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage sensitive financial information with professionalism.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Review and process invoices from store locations and internal departments using purchase orders, accounting records, and paperless workflows.<br>• Coordinate daily and weekly payment activity by validating requests, assigning proper coding, entering data, and preparing checks for distribution.<br>• Reconcile vendor statements each month, investigate discrepancies, and follow up on outstanding or missing invoices with vendors and internal teams.<br>• Create and maintain vendor profiles within the accounts payable system, ensuring records are complete and accurate.<br>• Track use tax information across multiple states and keep supporting spreadsheets up to date.<br>• Maintain W-9 documentation and assist with annual 1099 preparation and reporting.<br>• Complete related accounting support tasks such as filing, running reports, and reconciling assigned accounts.<br>• Provide coverage for other accounting team members when needed and assist with additional department duties as assigned.