Corporate Accountant

Discover an exceptional career path at Challenger Group Support, LLC, and its parent company, The Challenger Group, Inc., one of the largest locally owned and operated homebuilders, land developers, and multi-family developers in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At Challenger Group Support, LLC we are energetic and passionate about what we do. We value creative, flexible, thorough, bold, and determined people in our organization with a passion for building beautiful communities. Our company mission is “Making Life Better” for our customers, trade partners, investors, employees, and our community. Together we contribute to the success of the organization but also to the success and growth of our community. We understand the impact we have and strive to develop and build in smart, innovative ways that we are proud to call our communities.

Position Title: Corporate Accountant

Position Reports to: VP of Finance and Accounting

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, must be able to work on-site.

Work Hours: M-Th 8 AM- 5 PM, F 8 AM-12 PM additional hours as needed

Pay Rate: $60,000- $70,000 salary-exempt, full-time

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalency required
• Minimum of 2 years’ progressive experience; preference in public accounting

Preferred:

• CPA

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Life/Accidental death insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit-sharing plans
• 401K Investment with 6% company match

Role Summary:

The Corporate Accountant will be responsible for the financial statements of multiple real estate, administrative, and holding companies, which includes, but is not limited to the monthly reconciliation of the general ledger (e.g. bank accounts, account reconciliation, credit cards, and notes receivables / payable and trade partner communication surrounding billings/payments)

Additionally, the Corporate Accountant will be responsible for presenting financial statements to management in approved form with the necessary applicable reports (e.g. budget to actuals, with variances clearly communicated) by agreed-upon due dates.

Responsibilities include:

• Monthly financial statement reporting
• Accounts payable management – invoice entry/statement review/vendor management
• Accounts receivable management – invoice creation/payment collections
• Expense reimbursement and corporate card management
• Cash management – bank reconciliations, cash reporting
• Purchase orders - design, implementation, improve
• Monthly journal entry preparation and GL account reconciliation
• W-9 management & annual 1099 filings
• Assist in top-of-the-house reporting (e.g. consolidated management report, debt reporting, cash, etc)
• Ad hoc duties assigned by CFO and VP of Finance and Accounting.
• Assists with special projects as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 2 years’ progressive experience; preference in public accounting
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Committed to meeting deadlines
• Demonstrates full ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Ability to work with all levels of management
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to excellence
• Able to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Education/Credentials/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• CPA or willing to work toward obtaining CPA within the first year of employment

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following character qualities on a regular basis.

• Initiative
• Thoroughness
• Creativity
• Integrity
• Stewardship
• Alertness

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Smoke free campus