Job Requirements We are seeking a highly capable, systems-minded accounting professional to join our finance team in a hands-on role focused on strengthening core accounting operations and improving the way work gets done. This person will support key workflows across close, AP, AR, payroll, cash, compliance, reconciliations, and financial controls while helping create more accurate, scalable, and efficient finance processes.
This role is ideal for someone who takes ownership beyond basic task completion, enjoys working through details, and is naturally curious about how accounting workflows, systems, and data can be improved. You should be comfortable working across multiple systems, reviewing large datasets, identifying discrepancies, and solving problems proactively.
Working closely with the Finance Director and accounting team, this person will gain broad exposure to New Home Star's finance operations and play an important role in improving accuracy, accountability, and long-term scalability. The right candidate will bring strong accounting fundamentals, process discipline, and an interest in automation, reporting improvement, and AI-enabled finance tools.
This is a strong fit for someone who wants to be a dependable owner of key accounting workflows today while growing into broader accounting, finance, or operational leadership responsibilities over time.
BC What You'll Do As a Senior Accountant, you will support the day-to-day execution and improvement of core accounting operations across AP, AR, payroll, cash, close, and compliance. You will work closely with the Finance Director and accounting team to strengthen accuracy, improve workflows, and help build more scalable finance processes.
- Own assigned accounting workflows, including reconciliations, journal entries, AP/AR support, payroll inputs, billing support, and cash application.
- Support month-end close by preparing schedules, reviewing transactions, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring timely completion of assigned responsibilities.
- Help improve accounting processes by documenting workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending practical improvements.
- Support audit, tax, compliance, and internal control activities by maintaining accurate records and preparing requested documentation.
- Partner with finance and operational stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and improve data accuracy across systems.
- Contribute to automation, reporting, and AI-enabled process improvements that reduce manual work and increase reliability.
AF What We're Looking For- Availability: Must work in person two days per week in the Elmhurst, IL corporate office.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA or actively pursuing CPA preferred.
- 3-5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in an operationally complex or high-volume environment.
- Strong accounting fundamentals across reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close, AP, AR, payroll support, and financial controls.
- Experience supporting tax, compliance, or entity-maintenance processes, including preparing schedules, maintaining records, gathering documentation, or coordinating information for state filings, business licenses, annual reports, 1120-S support, K-1 support, or similar requirements.
- Experience with ERP, payroll, banking, expense, or billing systems; Oracle Fusion and ADP Workforce Now experience strongly preferred.
- Strong Excel and data management skills, with comfort working across multiple systems and large datasets.
- Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to identify discrepancies, follow through on issues, and maintain accurate records.
- Process-minded, with interest in improving workflows, reducing manual work, and supporting automation or AI-enabled finance tools.
- Experience using Anthropic's Claude is preferred.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across finance, accounting, operations, and external partners.
- High ownership mentality with the desire to grow into broader accounting or finance leadership over time.
- Background checks required.
Preferred Systems Experience:- ERP/EPM: Oracle Fusion (Cloud)
- HRIS/Payroll: ADP Workforce Now
- CRM: HubSpot, internally developed operational systems
- Banking: Chase Connect / Chase Access
- AP/Expenses: Ramp
- Data & Workflow: Google Sheets, Smartsheet
- Commissions Management: CaptivateIQ, Spiff, ElevateHQ
- Reporting, automation, or AI-enabled finance tools strongly preferred
What Success Looks Like- Payroll, commission, close, and accounting workflows are executed accurately, efficiently, and on time
- Issues, discrepancies, and inefficiencies are identified early and resolved with strong ownership
- Manual work is reduced through better systems, automation, and process improvements
- Finance leadership and operational stakeholders trust you as a dependable owner of key accounting workflows
- Your contributions strengthen the scalability, accuracy, and long-term efficiency of the finance function
