Accounts Payable Specialist - Tri Pointe Homes Holdings, Inc.

Are you interested in joining a company culture where accountability, top performance, and teamwork are valued and rewarded? Tri Pointe Homes is dedicated to insightful design and superior craftsmanship, we are setting a new standard in homebuilding and customer experience. If this sounds like a career for you, apply to be a part of our great team.

Tri Pointe Homes is looking for an experienced individual to join our talented group as an Accounts Payable Specialist in DC Metro.

Position Highlights: As the Accounts Payable Specialist, you are an enthusiastic, personable, customer-focused team player. You thrive in a high-paced, ever-changing environment and are well-organized. You can quickly assess a situation, initiate, and lead others in the steps to resolve the issue and see it through to completion. You’re reliable, trustworthy, and prompt. Thorough, multi-mode communication is as natural as breathing. You take ownership and responsibility for all tasks you’re assigned and see teamwork as a vital component of team success.

Position Responsibilities:

• Timely code invoices to the proper general ledger account and ensure proper approvals
• Research, code, and pay all utility bills
• Notification of transfer of service for utilities as homes close
• Work with automatic payment contracts, electronic fund payments, and system and manual check runs
• Process contracts and addendum/changes
• Work order payment processing
• Process progress payments against contracts
• Positive pay validation; research and resolution for exceptions
• Check voids/stop payments
• Weekly cash deposits
• Review of vendor address book updates
• Maintain contractor insurance certificates on all subcontractors, verifying their coverage, and notifying them when insurance coverage will lapse
• Verify local tax rates
• Maintain and communicate accounts payable calendar
• Accounts payable month-end close
• Update/maintain accounts payable procedures
• Business license updates and renewals
• FileNet scanning and indexing
• Accounts Payable inbox monitoring and printing and sorting of invoices
• Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications:

• High School diploma required; Bachelor’s degree and technical/trade school preferred
• A minimum of 2 years of accounts payable experience is required, preferably in a home building or construction organization.
• Exposure to escrow, title, and closing process for real estate transactions desired.
• Exposure to sales and marketing of real estate projects
• Knowledge of general construction, architecture, and design
• Exposure to real estate financing transactions
• Familiar with vendor payment processes and procedures
• Work in a fast pace environment (Approx. process 400+ invoices per week)
• Highly organized and able to work independently
• Adaptable and flexible working style; ability to quickly adjust to changing priorities
• Maintains ownership of processes within area of responsibility
• Strong attention to detail
• Competency with MS Office Programs specifically Excel and Outlook
• Strong communication and listening skills; able to articulate ideas/issues, improve and document business processes

At Tri Pointe Homes, we are intentional about fostering an environment where you, and all individuals, are encouraged to be their authentic selves. We embrace individuality and strive to be consciously inclusive of different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in every aspect of our business. We believe our company’s strength relies on the diversity of the team and the unique, innovative ideas everyone contributes.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we make employment decisions based on merit and qualifications and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to apply for an open position or to participate in an interview, please let us know.