Studio Built Cost Accountant - (Studio Built)

Amherst Group; Cuero (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Annual bonus

401k match

Flexible PTO including holidays

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision,

HSA contribution

Parental leave

Job summary

The Amherst Group's Studio Built division seeks a Cost Accountant to support the factory in Cuero, TX. This role analyzes time, materials, and labor to predict costs while preserving profit margins.

You will map resources, prepare cost estimates, and reconcile inter-departmental transactions in an office setting. Reporting to the Manufacturing Controller, you will manage standard costs, data entry, and intercompany reconciliations, contributing to accurate financial reporting and project

Qualifications

• Associates or bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred.
• 2–4 years of cost estimating experience in construction/manufacturing.
• 2–4 years of modular building/construction experience.
• Strong computer skills, Microsoft Office; quoting system and CRM experience preferred.
• Must be organized with high attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review cost accounting records including standard costs and variances.
• Heavy data entry and processing.
• Prepare estimates of materials, labor, equipment, and subcontracts for modular projects.
• Collect project documents like plans and drawings.
• Review RFQ documents and resolve discrepancies with Sales, Supply Chain or Engineering.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain for pricing on nonstandard items.
• Enter data into Moducore to calculate costs and margins.
• Create complete project estimate packages for approval.
• Create and process sales orders and change orders.

Education

Associates or Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM experience

Quoting system

Job description

The Amherst Group's companies are comprised of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed. Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors. Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management. Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S. The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team. In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst’s debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending. Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.

Studio Built Cost Accountant Position: Full Time Reports to: Manufacturing Controller Work Location: Cuero, TX

The role of the cost accountant supports the accounting department of Studio Built and works in an office setting collecting and analyzing data to assess the time, money, materials, and labor required to make a product or provide a service. The accountant must be proficient in cost accounting and will perform processing, reconciliation, and reporting of financial transactions including inter-departmental and intercompany transaction reconciliation. The accountant will map out all the human and material resources needed for building modular projects and use these predictions to determine the projected cost of each project while maintaining established profit margins.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining and reviewing cost accounting records for the Studio Built factory, this includes establishing and reviewing standard costs and price, labor, and overhead variances
• Heavy data entry
• Prepares estimates of cost of materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts for modular projects based on schematic drawings and project specifications
• Collects all pertinent project documents including plans, technical drawings, and project specifications.
• Receives RFQ from sales or engineering department; gathers any additional documentation and information relative to the project i.e., drawings, nonstandard items, and/or technical information.
• Compares material list from RFQ to the project drawing; resolves discrepancies by consulting with appropriate personnel from sales, supply chain, and or engineering departments for technical support.
• Works with supply chain for pricing on nonstandard items.
• Calculates costs and creates estimate by entering data into Moducore.
• Accounts for the use of our resources, plus a reasonable profit margin to calculate an overarching price.
• Produces a complete project estimate package and submits for approval.
• Creates and processes sales orders and change orders.

Qualifications & Skills:

• REQUIRED: Associates or bachelor’s degree in accounting strongly preferred.
• 2-4 years of relevant work in cost estimating relative to the construction/manufacturing industry necessary
• 2-4 years of experience in modular building and construction strongly preferred
• Excellent computer skills, Microsoft Office; quoting system and CRM experience preferred
• Ability to multi-task and move between multiple computer applications quickly is essential
• Must be organized and have a high regard for attention to detail
• Dependable, conscientious, and well-spoken Job requires extreme accuracy in data entry and the review of supporting documentation
• Must be proficient in math

Our full-time employee benefits include:

• A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
• Flexible PTO including 7 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 1 volunteer day
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
• Professional career development and reimbursement
• Up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave; up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• Backup childcare offered through Bright Horizons

Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.

At Amherst, we harness the power of people and technology and leverage decades of experience to transform the way real estate is created, owned, financed, and managed in the U.S. Our team integrates data and analytics firm-wide to bring to market new solutions for the U.S. housing market. We are powered by the most talented, committed, and diverse colleagues in the industry, who drive our inclusive, dynamic culture, and propel our supercharged growth. Join us on our mission to revolutionize how all of us interact with real estate.