Southeast Building Supply Interests (SBSI) is a regional lumber and building materials pro-dealer organization. Our team provides builders with the materials they need to get the job done, and with customer service they can count on.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accountant to support our financial operations and contribute to our company’s continued growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- General Accounting:
- Manage day-to-day accounting activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and company policies across all entities.
- Month-End and Year-End Close:
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, depreciation, and intercompany transactions.
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts and prepare supporting schedules.
- Assist in financial statement preparation for all entities.
- Cash Management:
- Perform cash reconciliations and monitor cash flow across multiple entities.
- Support inter-company loan management and tracking.
- Audit and Compliance:
- Assist in the preparation of audit schedules and work with external auditors.
- Ensure timely filing of tax and regulatory compliance documents.
- Systems and Process Improvement:
- Leverage accounting software (e.g., Great Plains Dynamics or Microsoft Dynamics AX) and advanced Excel functions (pivot tables, lookups, conditional formatting) to streamline processes and minimize errors.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency.
- Multi-Entity and Multi-Location Coordination:
- Consolidate financial data from 11 locations and 4 entities into unified reports.
- Collaborate with location managers to address financial discrepancies and ensure consistency.
- Team Collaboration:
- Work closely with the Senior Controller, Accounts Payable/Receivable teams to support the overall financial function.
Qualifications:
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA certification is a plus but not required.
- Experience:
- 2-4 years of accounting experience, preferably in a multi-location or distribution environment.
- Experience with multi-entity financial reporting is highly desirable.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in accounting software (Great Plains Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics AX preferred).
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and conditional formatting.
- Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
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What We Do
Building Industry Partners (“BIP”) is the leading private equity investment firm focused on the U.S. building industry. Founded by Matt Ogden in 2008, BIP is headquartered in Boston, with operating partners and advisors across the U.S.
Our purpose is to build exceptional and enduring businesses, generate world class investment returns, and contribute to elevating the building industry and its workforce through people-focused investment & business principles.
We help to build exceptional businesses, to realize the entrepreneurial visions of the industry's rising stars, and to increase shared prosperity amongst shareholders, management, and our broader workforce through broad-based employee ownership.
Over the past decade, BIP is proud to have been part of building some of the fastest growing and most dynamic businesses in the U.S. building industry’s middle market, including U.S. LBM Holdings, Kodiak Building Partners, Homewood Holdings, and U.S. Fence Solutions/Binford Supply.
