Accountant-BLD – Construction Accounting

Job Description

Accountant – Builder | D.R. Horton

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at D.R. Horton, located in the division office. D.R. Horton is the largest homebuilder in the U.S., constructing high-quality homes primarily for entry-level and first-time move-up markets, while also offering mortgage and title services. This role is crucial for applying accounting principles to maintain accurate financial information, prepare essential reports, and support the company’s financial integrity in its homebuilding operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person

• Mission: This role ensures financial accuracy, compliance, and budget adherence across all homebuilding operations by analyzing financial data and preparing critical reports.
• Tech Stack: MS Office, Docusphere, DocuNECT, web site (for B&O excise tax)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare House Profit Analyses, review gross profit margins for each sales contract, and apply accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports.
• Cost Management & Variance Resolution: Review job costs to identify budget variances, cost code errors, and other posting inaccuracies on invoices, then resolve these issues with the appropriate departments.
• Month-End Close & Reconciliations: Conduct comprehensive monthly close procedures, ensuring all deadlines are met, and prepare accurate monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Tax & Asset Oversight: Process timely payment of property taxes and monthly amortization, monitor fixed asset purchases to ensure timely capitalization and depreciation, and prepare B&O excise tax returns via the web site.
• Compliance & Operational Support: Manage various weekly and monthly reports, including sales, back charge, marketing, warranty expense, and production reports, and monitor upcoming projects for new city licenses and renewal tracking.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from a four-year college or university.
• Experience: Three to five years of related accounting experience and/or training.
• Skills: Excellent analytical skills, ability to accurately and efficiently process and record large volumes of data, strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, and proficiency with MS Office and email.
• Bonus: CPA preferred