The Junior Accountant must believe in, practice and initiate all Green Brick Partners values set forth in an acronym we call HOME. They must be Honest, Objective, Mature and Efficient in how he or she approaches their role at Green Brick Partners.
The Junior Accountant is responsible for preparing timely and accurate accounting records, including various journal entries and AP entries. This position is also involved in the month end close process and the assistance of monthly financial statement reporting.
Responsibilities- Prepare journal entries of both a recurring and non-recurring nature
- Enter invoices daily to ensure payment in the weekly check run
- Codes and process corporate credit cards
- Maintains the Accounting inbox to ensure all vendor items are handled properly
- Retrieve, open, and distribute incoming and outgoing mail daily, including coordinating expedite services (FedEx, UPS, Priority mail)
- Research, track and resolve Accounting related problems (outstanding checks, statement reconciliation, duplicate invoices)
- Answer telephone calls and direct to the appropriate person as needed
- Correspond with vendors to solve invoice or payment related problems
- Serve as an assistant in the monthly close process
- Enter accounts payable invoices to include any necessary data corrections
- Code invoices and ensure invoices are properly approved
- Maintain organized accounting records
- Reconcile vendor statements monthly, work with vendors to resolve issues as needed
- Assist Accounting Leadership with projects as needed
- Facilitate ordering of sales and construction supplies
- Order and track customer referral gift cards
- Support accounting and operations teams, including addressbook and EFT coordination, setting up and troubleshooting field internet services, and responding to and resolving vendor payment inquiries
Supervision of Others: N/A
Authority/Budget/Decision Making/Discretion and Independent Judgment Ability: This position involves the level of duties as described above, or similar, but is not a position of supervisory or management level.
Physical Requirements: Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day; sit for extended periods; kneel and bend at the waist; walk up and down stairs; walk on unlevel terrain; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
Location: CB JENI / Normandy / Southgate Homes Corporate Office
QualificationsEducation:
- High School Diploma
- Accounting degree preferred
Experience:
- 1-2 years of accounting/administrative experience
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Excel
Competencies:
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines (daily, weekly, and monthly)
- Highly analytical
- Critical thinking skills
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good organizational skills
Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Skills Required
- High school diploma
- Accounting degree
- 1-2 years of accounting or administrative experience
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good organizational skills
What We Do
Green Brick Partners is a publicly traded homebuilding and land development company operating through seven subsidiary builders in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. It acquires and develops land and builds homes through multiple brands across five major markets, offering varied home types and price points. The company also provides related mortgage, title, and insurance services to support customers through the homebuying process.
