Senior Accountant I

The Senior Accountant is a highly organized, detail-driven professional who supports the core financial operations of a growing new home construction company. This role is responsible for month-end close, financial reporting, compliance support, and gross margin analysis. The ideal candidate brings experience in homebuilding, construction, or manufacturing and has a strong foundation in accounting principles, reporting processes, and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

The culture at McKee Homes is built on our shared Core Values – People First, Continuous Improvement, Wag Your Tail, and McKee Focus. People First : We champion personal wellness and development; We embrace diversity and kindness; We communicate clearly, respectfully and timely. Continuous Improvement : We expect entrepreneurial thinking; We are lifelong students and coaches; We empower change. Wag Your Tail: We exude positive energy; We greet everyone with a smile; We love what we do and who we do it with! McKee Focus: We work as one team; We deliver on the Team McKee Experience; We are building a Cure for Alzheimer’s.

It is important that you share these values as we hire, review, reward and recognize outstanding associates based on these.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and execute monthly close processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Prepare and review internal financial reports and schedules to support business operations
• Upload actual financial data to internal systems and ensure accuracy and completeness
• Manage and track vendor insurance compliance
• Monitor and investigate irregularities in utility bills
• Support monthly and quarterly gross margin reporting and option cost adjustments
• Update soft cost budgets in coordination with the Purchasing team
• Review and process customer deposits and manage retained deposit tracking
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly closing reports (e.g., Monthly Closing Report, HUD summaries)
• Support the preparation of financial documents for year-end audited financial statements
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and other items as needed

COMPETENCIES

• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success
• Customer and client focus
• Self-motivated, results driven, high energy, takes initiative
• Technical Capacity/ Communication Proficiency
• Self-starter with solid follow up skills
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Time Management
• Communication Proficiency
• Teamwork Orientation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position operates primarily in a hybrid work environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and online systems. Must exercise initiative and meet objectives with minimal supervision.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus
• Occasionally required to sit (up to 3 hours in a day or 1-12 times an hour)
• Continuously required to stand and walk (3-8 hours at a time or 60 times an hour)
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms (up to 3 hours in a day or 1-12 times an hour)
• Frequently required to talk or hear (up to 3-6 hours in a day or 12-60 times an hour)
• Occasionally required to bend, twist, or climb (up to 3 hours in a day or 1-12 times an hour)
• Moderate concentrated/intensity, which included prolonged mental effort with limited opportunity for breaks
• Average memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information
• Moderate level of complexity for decision making. Average time pressure of decision making
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
• Must occasionally lift and/or move items over 70 pounds (up to 3 hours in a day or 1-12 times an ho

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, to be scheduled by Associate.

TRAVEL

No travel is expected for this position.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and/or Finance
• 3 to 5+ years of progressive accounting experience; construction or manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP
• Experience with accounting and ERP systems (experience with Mark Systems a plus)
• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables and large dataset analysis

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS

• None required for this position.

EEO STATEMENT

McKee Homes provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, McKee Homes complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

McKee Homes expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of McKee Homes’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Description

Compensation package from $65,000 - $75,000 DOE