Accounting Support
D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.
D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an Accounting Support person for their Accounting Department. The right candidate will be responsible for helping with account analysis and account bookings.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Support the Land Funding Manager in the execution of their responsibilities including division interaction, data entry, transaction posting, initial account analysis and reconciliation. Responsible for processing wire transfer activity including incoming and/or outgoing wire transfers. Prepare the corresponding journal entries for the wire transfers in the accounting system. Prepare the journal entry to record the inventory related to the wire transfer. Perform other projects as assigned to assist in the tracking and/or processes related to land funding. Use various tools for transactional processing inclusive of JDE (AS400, Excel, Word, SharePoint, Internet and Outlook). Support the department with administrative duties.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Two-year certificate from college or technical school; or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. A college degree is preferred. Preferred skills/experience:
- Experience with wire transfers and data entry
- Well-developed clerical and customer service skills
- Basic knowledge of banking operations
- Ability to collect and organize information
- Ability to identify and resolve problems
- Experience with preparing, posting and correcting journal entries
- Ability to analyze transactions and resolve outages
- Basic accounting knowledge; more advanced knowledge preferred
- Basic Excel spreadsheet skills but more advanced skills preferred
- Ability to review contracts and identify and interpret key contractual information
- Escrow and/or homebuilding experience a plus
- Ability to communicate effectively with various levels of management
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and email correspondence.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized and complex situations.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The job description set forth above inadvertently may not include all the essential functions of the job, or as time goes on, the essential functions may change after the description was written. The employee is encouraged to ask questions of the supervisor or human resource department regarding this job description and its application. Management retains the right to add to, modify, delete and/or in any and all respect change the duties, tasks and responsibilities of the position at any time.
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