Senior Accountant

Job Description Summary

As a Senior Accountant, Corporate working for Taylor Morrison you will provide core accounting support to the Finance Operations Team. To be successful in this role, the individual must be able to manage multiple deadlines, have strong analytical skills, drive departmental process improvements, be detail oriented and display a high level of organizational skills.

Job Details

We trust that as a Senior Accountant, Corporate, you will: (responsibilities)

• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting activities, including reconciliations, coordination, and reviewing of financial reports/support as necessary
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures, and resolve accounting related issues
• Perform monthly account analysis and roll-forwards of selected general ledger accounts to ensure accounts properly reflect the Company’s financial position in accordance with company policy
• Review ledger detail, record adjusting journal entries, and prepare supporting schedules for financial statements
• Assist in the preparation of annual audited financial statements, including footnote disclosures, and supporting schedules
• Respond to audit inquiries from accounting firms
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts for portfolio
• Assist in the accounting due diligence review of potential portfolio acquisitions
• Prepare bank reconciliations and journal entries as needed
• Train and supervise accounting staff, demonstrate leadership skills, and assist in coordination of the staffing model
• Focus on continuous improvement of established processes, controls, and documentation
• You are willing to perform other duties as assigned

What you will need: (competencies, behaviors & attributes) 

• Analytical
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Organization
• Problem Solving
• Team Player

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3-5 years of general accounting experience required
• Real estate knowledge a plus
• CPA certification preferred
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, accounting software, and databases

FLSA Status: Exempt

Will have responsibilities such as:

• Office or non-manual work, which is directly related to management or general business operations
• Act as a primary component of which involves the exercise of independent judgment and discretion about matters of significance

Essential Functions:

Successful job applicants will be able to perform these functions. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Report to Division/Corporate Office/Community daily and adhere to schedule
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
• Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and higher level manager
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle if applicable
• Comply with company policies and procedure

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to able to remain in a stationary position up to 50% of the time
• The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

*Taylor Morrison experience and/or successful completion of training program may override required education and/or experience requirement.

Job descriptions are not intended as, nor should be construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job duties and responsibilities essential for making fair pay decisions about the job.

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