What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Williams Homes, Inc.?
Description
Williams Homes is a privately held homebuilder based in Southern California. Williams Homes was founded in 1997 and built on the principles of integrity, trust, and partnership. Over the past 10 years Williams Homes has been consistently entering new markets such as Central Coast, CA, Montana, Idaho, Texas and this year Sacramento, CA and the High Desert, CA. An advantage of being a nimble and entrepreneurial family-owned company with our size and resources is that we can be in various markets. It’s Williams Homes love for building that has resulted in the successful creation and delivery of numerous homes and new home communities, while making the American dream a reality.
We believe that home building is and always will be a fundamentally great business. Lance and Sadie Williams are committed to the long-term success of the company and to the employees. The most important assets in our company are the people that come to work at Williams Homes every day. Williams Homes has a culture where WE ARE Williams Homes and work as a united team. We celebrate successes together and we work thru losses together. Becoming a Williams Homes employee, means becoming a Williams Homes family member.
Williams Homes is currently building near the ocean, in wine country, in the mountains, and in all places beautiful. Come join the Williams Homes family and help us build the American dream near you.
THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN OUR SANTA CLARITA, CA HEADQUARTERS/SOCAL DIVSION OFFICE. THIS IS NOT REMOTE.SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:
The Staff Accountant supports projects in various stages of development by assisting in tracking milestones, draws, invoices, etc. Staff Accountant will be in near-constant touch with the project management team, banks, investors, partners, etc. A vital part of this role is the creation and submission of construction bank draws for projects from the beginning stages of development through construction build-out.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Prepare and submit monthly construction/funding draws to banks, equity investors or partners, providing all back up.
- Communicate with bank reps, title companies, and lenders regarding status of funds.
- Reconcile and prepare support needed for journal entries for inter-company activity.
- Attend and participate in monthly budget job cost meetings.
- Maintain appropriate recurring and reversing journal entries, accruals, and prepaid schedules where necessary.
- Coordinate between various departments including operations, general accounting, Forward Planning and Acquisition teams to answer questions and escalate items up to Project Accountants.
- Ensures compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures.
- Assists in internal and external audits, and other special projects as assigned.
Requirements
EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- BS/BA degree in accounting, finance, or economics preferred.
- 3-4 years of accounting experience required.
- Strong computer aptitude to include accounting software (Newstar a plus) intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word (Pivot Table/VLookup/HLookup/Links).
- Self-starter, analytical and detail oriented and team player. Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to manage a heavy and evolving workload independently and successfully.
- Attention to details, good organizational skills, and ability to perform efficiently and accurately in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
- Experience with construction draws, AIA documents and forms, pay apps, etc.
DISCLAIMER: Please note this job description is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employee may be asked to perform other duties as assigned. Williams Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Williams Homes, Inc. is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search/recruiting firms for this position. Please, no phone calls or emails. All submissions by search/recruiting firms to any employee at Williams Homes whether via email, Internet, phone call, or any form and/or method without a valid written agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Williams Homes. No fees will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Williams Homes as a result of the referral.
Salary : $32 - $38
