Manager Land and Lot Accounting

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Position Description: 

The Manager, Land & Lot Accounting is responsible for facilitating and governing the enterprise-wide review of land development budgets and lot costs across all homebuilding divisions. Serving as the corporate subject matter expert on land and lot accounting, this individual will partner closely with divisional finance, land development, accounting, treasury, and executive leadership teams to ensure lot costs accurately reflect current development expectations and are accounted for in accordance with company policy and applicable accounting guidance.

This role will coordinate the periodic lot cost review process, challenge divisional assumptions, establish consistency in accounting treatment across the organization, and provide financial oversight of land banking and other complex land-related transactions, including infrastructure financing arrangements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Corporate Lot Cost Review & Governance

• Lead the monthly and quarterly lot cost review process across all homebuilding divisions.
• Prepare and distribute land development budget schedules and lot cost templates to divisions for review and update.
• Establish review timelines and ensure divisions timely complete budget refreshes and lot cost recalculations.
• Review divisional submissions for completeness, reasonableness, and consistency with company policies.
• Facilitate discussions with divisional finance and land development teams to understand changes in assumptions and project performance.
• Monitor the status of divisional reviews and proactively follow up on outstanding items.

Land Development Budget & Lot Cost Analysis

• Evaluate and challenge assumptions underlying divisional land development budgets, including remaining development costs, timing of expenditures, contingencies, scope changes, and inflation assumptions.
• Analyze actual development spending compared to budget expectations and identify emerging risks or opportunities.
• Ensure significant changes in development expectations are appropriately reflected in revised lot costs.
• Assess the impact of lot cost revisions on projected community profitability and gross margins.
• Support divisions in resolving discrepancies and improving forecast accuracy.

Land & Lot Accounting Expertise

• Serve as the Company's subject matter expert on land and lot accounting matters.
• Determine and communicate the appropriate accounting treatment for land transactions, development costs, lot cost allocations, reimbursements, impairments, and other complex land-related matters.
• Develop and maintain standardized policies, procedures, and best practices related to land and lot accounting.
• Provide guidance and training to divisional teams on land accounting requirements and expectations.

Infrastructure Financing & Reimbursement Analysis

• Review the financial implications of infrastructure financing structures, including MUDs, PIDs, CFDs, TIFs, and other special taxing or reimbursement entities.
• Evaluate the appropriate accounting treatment and lot cost impact of infrastructure-related obligations, assessments, and reimbursements.
• Review reimbursement agreements and related assumptions to ensure anticipated recoveries and obligations are appropriately reflected in lot costs and forecasts.
• Monitor reimbursement timing and changes in infrastructure-related arrangements that may impact project profitability.

Land Banking Administration

• Manage the reimbursement process with land banking partners, ensuring timely and accurate recovery of eligible land development expenditures.
• Coordinate with treasury and accounting to track reimbursable spending and process reimbursement requests in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Administer and monitor monthly and quarterly lot takedown obligations, ensuring compliance with agreed-upon schedules and land banking requirements.
• Proactively address issues related to takedown timing or structure and assist in facilitating amendments or extensions when appropriate.
• Coordinate the timely payment of option fees and oversee the preparation and submission of required financial reporting packages to land banking partners.

Reporting & Process Improvement

• Prepare executive summaries highlighting significant lot cost movements, budget revisions, and emerging risks.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, transparency, and consistency of the lot cost review process.
• Develop standardized reporting packages, templates, and tracking tools to support divisional reviews.
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, and Operations to strengthen processes and controls related to land and lot accounting activities.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Construction Management, or a related field required.
• CPA designation preferred.

Experience

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in land accounting, development accounting, homebuilding finance, or related disciplines.
• Prior experience within a residential homebuilding organization required.
• Strong understanding of land development budgets, lot cost accounting, and inventory capitalization practices.
• Experience with land banking structures, reimbursements, and lot takedown administration preferred.
• Experience analyzing infrastructure financing mechanisms and reimbursement arrangements is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of residential land development and homebuilding operations.
• Strong understanding of land and lot accounting principles and development budgeting.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Demands:

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