Accounts Payable - Home Building Industry
Robert Half Accountemps
Description
Job Description: Accounts Payable Specialist (Homebuilding Industry Experience)
Position Overview:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Accounts Payable Specialist with a strong background in the homebuilding industry to join our team. This role is crucial for managing the organization’s outgoing payments, ensuring vendor relations are maintained, and ensuring financial accuracy in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment. Key responsibilities include processing invoices and payments, reconciling accounts, and understanding industry-specific requirements, such as lien waivers, purchase orders, and construction contracts.
Key Responsibilities:
+ Invoice Management:
+ Accurately process and code vendor invoices, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
+ Reconcile discrepancies between purchase orders, receipts, and invoices.
+ Verify invoices align with subcontractor agreements, homebuilding contracts, or project budgets.
+ Payment Processing:
+ Timely process check runs, ACH transfers, and wire payments while ensuring proper documentation.
+ Manage payments in compliance with lien waiver requirements and retainage policies common in homebuilding.
+ Respond to vendor inquiries about payment status professionally and promptly.
+ Recordkeeping and Reconciliation:
+ Maintain accurate records of accounts payable activity for audits and compliance.
+ Perform monthly accounts payable account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
+ Assist with preparing financial reports, ensuring alignment with construction budget forecasts.
Required Qualifications:
+ Experience: Minimum 2-5 years of accounts payable experience, with at least 1-2 years of direct experience in the homebuilding, residential construction, or real estate development industry.
+ Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
+ Technical Skills: Proficiency in accounting software commonly used in construction, such as Sage 300 CRE (Timberline), Viewpoint Vista, or QuickBooks. Strong skills in Microsoft Excel are required.
+ Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with lien waivers, subcontractor agreements, retainage, and construction project management processes.
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Experience working with ERP systems or construction management platforms like Buildertrend or Procore.
+ Familiarity with industry compliance standards, such as homebuilding permits and vendor insurance.
+ Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently in a deadline-driven environment.
+ Requirements
AP with at least one year of homebuilding industry experience.
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