Senior Accountant

Chesapeake Homes; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesapeake Homes, a privately held residential developer/investor, seeks a Senior Accountant to assist the Controller with monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, reconciliations, and financial reporting. This role is hands-on, requires strong accounting fundamentals, and collaboration within the accounting team to meet deadlines.

The ideal candidate has at least 4 years of accounting experience, with job costing and residential homebuilding exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of accounting experience.
• Job cost accounting experience required.
• Residential homebuilding experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables.
• Prepare and review general ledger journal entries for month-end and year-end closes.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and maintain supporting schedules.
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and yearly financials.
• Identify discrepancies and propose solutions.
• Provide analysis of financial results and performance metrics.
• Review job costing for accuracy and research discrepancies.
• Collaborate with business partners to ensure policy compliance and support on requests.
• Maintain licensure and annual filings for entities.
• Coordinate audits and reviews as required.
• Serve as a technical resource to accounting staff on complex transactions.
• Review accounts payable activity for accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure accounting practices follow legal guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned by Controller.

Skills

Excel

Initiative

Time management

Attention to detail

Reconciliation

Discretion

Professional conduct

Policy adherence

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

A privately held residential developer and real estate investor, with a growing presence in the Southeast, is currently seeking a Senior Accountant. This position will support the Controller in carrying out various responsibilities in the accounting department. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing process, reconciliation preparation and review, and financial reporting for the organization. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. This role will involve a great deal of hands‑on work including preparation and review with technical detail, a deep understanding of the fundamentals of accounting, and close coordination with others in the accounting department to meet deadlines and deliverables.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Execute monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables
• Preparation & review of various general ledger journal entries to support monthly and year-end closing.
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, maintaining supporting schedules
• Assists in preparing monthly, quarterly, and yearly financials
• Identify discrepancies in financial records and offer solutions
• Provide analysis of financial results (trends, performance metrics, benchmarks)
• Review job costing to ensure accuracy, research discrepancies
• Successfully collaborate with business partners to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, controls and provide support on special requests when necessary.
• Maintain state/local licensure and annual filings for various entities
• Assist in the coordination of all reviews and testing required for audits
• Serve as a technical resource to accounting staff on complex transactions and accounting questions
• Review accounts payable activity for accuracy, proper coding, and timely processing
• Ensure all accounting practices follow legal guidelines and established accounting principles
• Other duties as assigned by the Controller.

Experience:

• Bachelor's (Required)
• Accounting: Minimum 4 years (Required)
• Job cost accounting (Required)
• Residential Homebuilding Exposure (Preferred)

Skills Required:

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Self-driven motivator who takes initiative on projects with a strong ability to understand and solve creative challenges.
• Strong time management; must be able to shift and reprioritize own workload to meet deadlines.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail
• Strong reconciliation skills
• Professional conduct when interacting with peers, business partners, and management
• Must be able to exercise discretion when handling sensitive information
• Strong adherence to company policies and procedures