Accounts Payable Bookkeeper

CHA Consulting, Inc.

Accounts Payable Bookkeeper ensuring timely processing of financial obligations for CHA. Processing purchases, reconciling accounts, and managing travel requests.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $55,000 - $60,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensures that CHA financial obligations are fulfilled in a timely manner by processing and paying properly authorized purchases expeditiously.
Records payments in the appropriate general ledger account; ensures that liability accounts associated with accounts payable are reconciled, and that all adjustments are recorded to the general ledger.
This position keeps records of financial transactions for the Authority, using calculator and computer system.
Verifies, allocates, and posts details of business transactions to appropriate accounts in journals or computer files from documents, such as sales slips, invoices, receipts, check stubs, and computer print‐outs.
Summarizes details in separate ledgers of computer files and transfers data to general ledger.
Reconciles and balances accounts.
Reviews all invoices for accuracy, compliance with the terms of the purchase order, available purchase order balances, correct and complete general ledger account coding, and payment approval.
Reconciles liability accounts associated with accounts payable ensure balances on AP liability accounts are accurate.
This position will review and update weekly aging report for management staff and will provide management with history, follow‐up or other pertinent information including data leading up to the escalation of problem invoices.
Reviews and processes travel requests and advances including arranging and finalizing travel plans for authorized travelers, ensuring business-related travel is properly approved and in compliance with CHA travel policy.
This position interacts internally with CHA staff authority‐wide regarding payment issues or concerns. Internal contacts include outside vendors to request and provide information regarding the status of invoices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

This position requires proficiency with 10‐key adding machine, knowledge of HUD regulations, effective analytical and problem solving skills, and computer literacy.
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and the ability to effectively communicate and provide excellent customer service is required.
This position requires an Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline, a minimum of four (4) years of related work experience in Accounts Payable or an Accounting environment or the equivalent combination of training, education or related work experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Vacation, Sick and Personal, competitive PTO package
Medical (HMO, PPO, and No employee cost High-Deductible PPO) Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance
Pet Insurance
Parking Transit
Prepaid Legal Services
Brightstar 529 College Savings Plan
Identity Theft Protection
Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
Deferred Compensation Plan: Empower 457/401(a) with a 3% employer match
Pension Plan: CHA makes contributions on behalf of the employee, along with the employee's 3% contribution; 100% vesting occurs after 6 years of continuous employment or opt-out of CHA's Retirement Plan and continues to participate in the Municipal Employees Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
Hybrid work schedule (position specific) This position may be eligible for remote work following a successful completion of a 90-day probationary period according to CHA’s established policies and procedures.

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Hard Skills & Tools

accounts payablegeneral ledger accountingfinancial transaction recordingreconciliationinvoice processingdata entryanalytical skillsproblem solving10-key adding machine proficiencyknowledge of HUD regulations

Soft Skills

effective communicationcustomer serviceattention to detailorganizational skills

Certifications

Associate’s Degree in AccountingAssociate’s Degree in Finance