Controller

Description

Camden Homes, LLC is a vertically integrated privately owned company that is in the business of providing housing solutions to the workforce of America. This position is to provide leadership and oversight for the day-to-day operations for the Accounting

Department. This position supervises Accounts Payable, General Accounting, Credit Cards, Bank Reconciliations, Financial Reporting, Budget, Franchise and Property taxes and Billing. This position oversees the Accounting Outsource agreement with Prince CPA. Plays a key role in directing the annual external audit. Fills in when the CAO is out of the office.

• •Directs the Accounts Payable function.
• •Reviews weekly check run and confirms that payments are properly authorized for payment.
• •Reviews OpEx invoices against budget and approval.
• •Works with the Purchasing Dept and Treasury Dept to forecast cash needs and reconcile PO variances.
• •Oversees the reconciliation and payment of Land Development invoices.
• •Oversees the application of accounting standards in recording transactions on the general ledger.
• •Reviews and approves journal entries and provides guidance to staff in recording transactions in accordance with GAAP.
• •Oversees the the month end close process ensuring it is accurate and completed by outsourced accounting team in a timely manner.
• •Balances workload among staff making sure deadlines are met.
• •Coordinates the annual external audit and audit prep work by outsource firm.
• •Reviews quarter-end accruals calculations. Reviews job-costing of completed houses. Discuss variances with Purchasing and Construction Teams.
• •Responsible for the Financial Statements for Camden and LLC’s and any other type of financial reporting provided to internal and external customers including preparation of bank GAAP basis internal financial statements.
• •Responsible for the accuracy and relevance of the financial information presented.
• •Responsible for coordinating the annual audit.
• •Review quarterly compilation prepared by Outsource Accounting Team.
• •Responsible for preparation of the annual overhead budget and reporting against actuals.
• •Responsible for overseeing tax reporting including 1099’s, Franchise Tax, and Property Tax.
• •Oversee the preparation of the Property Tax Schedule, the import of invoices into Sage and calculating the total liability for Cash Management purposes.
• •Oversees the Construction bank account reconciliation.
• •Oversees reconciliation of other GL accounts assigned, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding items.
• •Review monthly costing of completed homes.
• •Review Budget to Actual Reports on Land Development and Construction projects.
• •Review the rollforward of Real Estate inventory.
• •Reviews and approves all payroll including bonuses and commissions, ensuring employees are paid accurately and in a timely manner.
• •Reviews payroll entries and reconciles payroll suspense account.
• •Daily Huddles.
• •Weekly Dept Meeting with agenda.
• •Participates in Inter-department meetings.
• •Monthly Goal Sessions.
• •Mentoring and training.
• •Review audit schedules.
• •Manage Audit Support staff.
• •Review outsourced services progress billings against engagement letter.
• •Reviews Bank Compliance Reporting.

Requirements

• •Ability to lead people and get them to work in the best interest of the company.
• •Accounting degree with a minimum of 4 years of experience.
• •Self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• •Ability to form and lead teams in a cross-functional capacity.
• •Good communication skills, proficient with Excel and practical knowledge of Word.
• •Experience with SAGE 300 desirable.
• •3 years of homebuilding experience and/or Real Estate accounting desirable.
• •Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
• •Ability to participate in the monthly manager’s meetings
• •Public Accounting experience in audit strongly desirable.
• •Certified Public Accountant license is a must.
• •Practical experience with AI tools strongly desirable.