Staff Accountant, General Accounting

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Lennar

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. Lennar is a Fortune 500 company dedicated to building quality homes and creating exceptional experiences for homeowners, communities, and associates. The Staff Accountant is a core member of the accounting organization, vital for supporting General Accounting processes and activities to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with US GAAP. This role empowers problem solvers to challenge the status quo and enhance existing processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career

• Team: Core member of the accounting organization
• Mission: Support General Accounting processes and activities, while ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with US GAAP.
• Tech Stack: Agentic AI and LLM tools (Copilot / Claude), JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Essbase, Hyperion, Blackline, Power BI, Alteryx

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process Support: Assist with General Accounting, Fixed Assets, Leases, Homebuilding & Inventory, Accruals, and Allocations processes.
• Record Maintenance: Prepare accounting transactions and maintain records, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with US GAAP.
• Close Activities: Support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close activities, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Internal Controls: Assist in the design and maintenance of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to drive efficiency and accuracy in compliance with US GAAP.
• Process Optimization: Support end-to-end process optimization and automation initiatives that measurably improve operational efficiency, scalability, and compliance.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience: 1-2 years of accounting experience, including public accounting and/or public company experience, and experience working in a SOX-compliant environment.
• Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills, familiarity with process improvement frameworks, and knowledge of digital technologies for the record to report process.
• Bonus: Master’s degree, Real estate and/or construction industry experience, CPA or CPA candidate, and experience with specific listed tech tools.