Bookkeeper

Areté Renovators Inc. is a 22-year-old family business specializing in interior residential and commercial remodeling, primarily design and build projects. Areté Renovators has successfully completed over one thousand remodeling projects throughout the Chicagoland area, working in 60% of Chicago’s downtown high rises. Areté means “quality” in Ancient Greek. Since 2002, we have built a reputation of quality in workmanship, customer service, project management, and reliability.

As a design build company, Areté Renovators offers general contracting services for remodeling, design, and building needs through our design studio Areté the Art of Design. We manage all aspects of the project including obtaining city permits, completing association paperwork for project approval, design services, purchasing and delivering of materials, installation, and maintenance.

From small scale projects such as gut rehabs and kitchen remodels, to building houses from the ground up, our team of skilled professionals, with the union of carpenters, electricians, and plumbers is well prepared for the most challenging real estate projects.

This position will report to our Senior Accountant. The position requires FT hours Monday through Friday (9am-5pm). This position will consist of a hybrid work schedule, requiring a minimum of 2 in-office days working from our showroom (3821 W Montrose Ave) with the remaining weekdays working remotely. During the initial training period of 3-6 months, the work schedule will predominantly require candidate to work in office. 

Please note we are a multi-tiered company. The ideal candidate will assist with the following responsibilities for two of our branches - Areté Renovators (www.areterenovators.com) and Areté the Art of Design (www.aretetheartofdesign.com). This position will grow into also assisting with Areté Property Development (www.aretepropertydevelopment.com). 

Responsibilities:
ARETE RENOVATORS

• Accounts Receivable (A/R) – client billing, review all projects and follow up with clients on past due invoices or any payment related inquiries
• Accounts Payable (A/P) - assist with reviewing subcontractor billing and payroll
• Assist with insurance & COI process
• Assist in filing of documents and organizing the filing system
• Collect and review lien waivers for compliance and follow-up with trade contractors as appropriate
• Process incoming and outgoing mail, scan documents, and forward to appropriate parties
• Understand, embrace and execute the core values of Areté throughout your daily interactions with internal and external clients

• Accounts Receivable (A/R) – client billing, review all projects and follow up with clients on past due invoices or any payment related inquiries
• Managing purchase order process on day-to-day basis
• Managing client budgets for completed projects
• Reconciling credit card accounts

• Invoicing (A/R), bill payments (A/P), and management of subcontractors and vendors
• Cash flow analysis and management or processing of income statement
• Balancing checking accounts across different Areté Property LLCs
• Development of remodeling budgets
• Reconciling credit card accounts

• Capable of maintaining a high level of organization
• Ability to work under pressure and meet aggressive deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and rearrange priorities as needed
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work and decide with limited supervision
• Quick learner - must be able to quickly “pick up and run with it” when it comes to training on software used (QuickBooks and CoConstruct)
• Forward thinking - we are constantly evolving and looking for team members who will help us think outside of the box and offer suggestions for improvements

• Ability to communicate fluently in English (both written and verbally) with internal and external customers
• Must provide own laptop - cloud based software access to be provided by Areté Renovators
• Accounting or Finance degree preferred
• Knowledge of budgets, fundamentals of accounting, and GAAP
• General knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook. One Drive, Teams, etc.)
• High level of integrity. Must be trustworthy as this position will work with sensitive data.
• BONUS EXPERIENCE: knowledge of construction and property management with 1-2 years’ experience in either industry