Land Acquisition Accountant – Budgets & Proformas

D.R. Horton; Smyrna (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401(K)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Life & Disability Insurance

Vacation, Sick, Personal Time and Bank

Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Land Accountant to apply accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports; maintain budgets and projected costs regarding land/lot acquisitions.

The role requires reviewing costs and margins, creating land payment spiels, and running reports to track budgets. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 2–5 years of related experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or related area of study) from a four-year college or university.
• Two to five years of related experience and/or training.
• Understanding and ability to adhere to GAAP.
• Familiarity with land/lot contracts.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Provide attention to detail and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently process and record large volumes of data.
• Proficiency with MS Office and email.

Responsibilities

• Review job costs for budget variances, cost code errors, dollar amount errors on invoices, etc., for land/lot acquisitions.
• Review Gross Profit Margins of subdivisions.
• Create land spreadsheet for payments.
• Run various reports and perform budget tracking.
• Prepare/update land acquisition proformas (LAPs), Forestar proformas, and the Financial Project System (FPS).
• Run a weekly funding request.
• Assist vendors with any questions.
• Assist with reconciling transactions and budgets pertaining to homes sold for the end of month process.
• Conducts all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company.
• Ability to travel overnight.

Skills

GAAP

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Data processing

MS Office

Budget tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

JD Edwards

Excel

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking a Land Accountant to apply accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports; maintain budgets and projected costs regarding land/lot acquisitions.

The role requires reviewing costs and margins, creating land payment spiels, and running reports to track budgets. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting with 2–5 years of related experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and proficiency in MS Office.