- Create, manage, and maintain individual job budgets for homes in inventory. This includes cost variance analysis and cost management during the life cycle of each home to ensure accurate lot costs.
- Control the PO process including issuing, canceling, and fixing POs in a timely manner.
- Identify and troubleshoot PO integration issues between systems.
- Complete detailed analysis of costs and development of cost analysis tools necessary to support cost control.
- Communicate with the assigned division(s) to support cost containment and foster accountability and accurate costs.
- Review closed homes and costs remaining to be paid at the time of closing. This includes review, documentation, and cost control during the closing process and six months after close.
- Review, analyze, and provide communication for extra PO spend and vendor transitions to ensure accountability and accurate costs.
- Communicate with division leads and ad hoc analysis to support assigned division. This includes communication with multiple departments and an understanding of multiple processes to promote/change/ and improve process effectiveness aimed at controlling costs.
- Assist centralized accounting during month end close to provide support, and or assigned key analysis for the month end close.
- Work closely with the Purchasing, Construction and Finance departments.
- Collaborate with the IT team and Finance team on improving reporting and system applications.
- Ad hoc analysis to meet divisional and corporate needs.
- This is an onsite position, must be located in-state for consideration
- Bachelors degree in finance, accounting, business or other related field
- 1+ year(s) of experience in an accounting role, cost accounting highly preferred
- Experience with home building company preferred
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office Suite programs
- Experience with JD Edwards.
- Excellent organization skills and strong attention to detail
Cost Accountant - Folsom, United States - Woodside Homes
Description
About Woodside Homes:
Since 1977, the Woodside Homes name has been synonymous with integrity, excellence, and design innovation. As one of America's top 30 homebuilders, we are committed to providing the knowledge, experience and processes that encourage our customers to realize their ideal lifestyle.
Now, Woodside has found its own place to call home as part of Sekisui House, a 50-year-old global company that has built more than 2.3 million homes, sharply focused on creating comfortable spaces as a part of ecologically sound communities. Sekisui House's financial and internal strength will help us introduce energy saving technologies and environmental standards that are new to the United States, along with the superior level of service that home buyers have come to expect from Woodside Homes.
Our Values
We have a Passion for our customers.
We conduct our business with Integrity.
Our environment is one of Teamwork and Trust.
We pursue Excellence in everything we do.
Being Good Stewards, we create value for our stakeholders through profits and growth.
To you, our customers, our promise remains unchanged: every decision we make when designing, building and delivering your home is thoughtful and smart Better By Design.
Job Overview:
This position performs cost variance analysis and cost management during the life cycle of each home to ensure accurate lot costs.
Responsibilities
Requirements
We recognize that few applicants may "check all the boxes," but each person has unique strengths they would bring to the table. We are committed to building a diverse and authentic work culture, so we invite you to apply anyway. You belong here
Woodside Homes is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability, or any characteristic protected by law. Diversity is critical to the growth of our company with an understanding of the importance of fostering an environment where everyone has a voice. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities during the recruiting process. If you need assistance due to a disability, please get in touch with us.