What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at GFO Home?
The Controller is a key team member of the finance team that helps lead the accounting function at GFO Home. They are primarily responsible for financial data integrity, creation of the transactions & schedules that feed the reporting of the department, and overall maintenance of accounting records. They also proactively work across departments to ensure timely completion of transactions. This position is a fully in-office position in Downtown Dallas.
Primary Responsibilities
- Direct and supervise the Accounts Payable, Subcontractor Payables, Housing Receivables, job cost and general ledger accounting to ensure adherence with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and company derived internal controls
- Ownership of the month-end close process, and introduce process efficiencies to hasten close
- Full cycle accounting - Prepare & post all necessary entries to record transactions across the company
- Reviewing closing documents & recording home closings
- Accrue property taxes on owned property & facilitate annual payments
- Management of fixed assets & depreciation
- Record lot transactions and capitalization of associated costs
- Prepare interest expense capitalization
- Reconcile customer earnest money deposits
- Calculation of monthly bonuses & sales commissions
- Work across departments to accrue final job costs on closings
- Balance Sheet reconciliations and debt tie outs
- Review and record company credit card transactions
- Review and publication of monthly P&L, Balance Sheet, OPEX, and supporting schedules
- Assist VP of Finance and Director of FP&A on ad-hoc reporting and analysis
- Treasury & working capital management, cash flow projections, and liquidity analysis
- Manage lot acquisition process from reviewing divisional land contracts, ordering title commitments to closing lots
- Manage debt relationships and ensure liquidity target covenants are met; manage lending processes to ensure cash requirements are supported and monthly / quarterly compliance reporting requirements are met
- Ensure timely and accurate entry of financing data into Accounting software (Brix)
- Management of annual Audit and Tax Preparation with CPA Firm
- Oversee the preparation and issuance of annual 1099s for all entities
- Management of commercial insurance policies and all annual renewals
- HOA Bookkeeping - manage financials and day to day operations of all HOA's
- Maintain documentation for accounting policies and procedures and ensure proper internal controls
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