Senior Accountant (Des Moines Metro)
Based in the Des Moines metro, KRM Development is a fast-paced company that makes building homes easy! Our mission is simple: create a unique building experience that makes people happy.
As a team, we strive to embody our six core values: Accountable, Hardworking/Driven, Team Player, Positive Can-Do-Attitude, Understand the Value of Reputation and Continuously Strives for Perfection. We’ve built a reputation of crafting high-quality homes and are looking for high-quality team members to join our mission.
The Role
The Senior Accountant supports accurate financial reporting and efficient accounting operations across the organization.
This role prepares financial statements, manages cash flow and work-in-progress reporting, supports subsidiary accounting and banking activity, and improves reporting processes through automation.
A successful candidate would be a self-starter, hands-on accounting professional who can take ownership of the financial close and reporting process, can partner effectively with operations, and has the ability and ambition to grow into a leadership role within the team.
Core Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Consolidation:
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Consolidate results and reconcile intercompany activity.
- Manage general ledger activity, reconciliations, and close processes for subsidiary entities.
- Support audits, tax preparation, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.
Cash Flow, WIP & Banking:
- Maintain weekly cash flow reports and communicate risks and funding needs.
- Prepare and reconcile work-in-progress schedules.
- Record loan activity and maintain debt schedules.
- Coordinate account, financing, and reporting needs with banking partners.
Process Improvement & Automation:
- Automate recurring reports, reconciliations, and data consolidation.
- Document and improve accounting processes.
- Turn financial data into useful insight for leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, reconciliations, cash flow reporting, and month-end close.
- Advanced spreadsheet skills and comfort working with large data sets.
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience with construction or real estate accounting, WIP reporting, multi-entity consolidation, Sage, automation, lender reporting, or treasury operations is preferred.
What You'll Love About KRM
- Great Company Culture. We hire by core values, which allows us to live them every day.
- Health Benefits*. We offer medical, dental, vision and long-term disability coverage.
- Prepare for the Future*. We offer 401(k) with a company contribution (even if you don’t contribute).
- Our People. We hire the best people, and we think you’ll like them too.
- We recognize hard work, and we spread the love. We reward our team regularly through our Building Bucks Program.
- Community Love. Our community makes it possible for us to be in business. We’ve created a Give-Back Program and you get a say in how we give back!
- We have a fast-paced culture and strive for continuous improvement. We operate through Traction, which allows us to constantly better ourselves.