At Rhodes, our core purpose is to enhance the lives of our customers and team through building communities. We specialize in developing master planned communities and construction of high quality, energy efficient homes across the Rio Grande Valley. Since 2019, Esperanza Homes, a Rhodes Company, ranked nationally on the Top 200 Builders List and is on an aggressive growth trajectory to make the Top 100 Builders list while serving more communities across South Texas.

Rhodes was founded in the early 1990’s as a land acquisition and holding company. In 2006, the company shifted gears and ventured into residential/commercial land development and home building with the formation of Esperanza Homes. Rhodes Enterprises has grown to one of the largest developers of residential, commercial and master planned communities in the Rio Grande Valley. For more than a decade, we have grown to serve the communities of Mission, Donna, McAllen, Edinburg and Brownsville. We are passionate about our customers, building exceptional homes, our team and the communities where we live, work and serve.

Rhodes is a certified Great Place to Work. When you choose to work with us, you are part of a passionate and high performing Team! You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day and are excited to continue to grow and build communities.

Benefits of being a part of our Team include:

• Competitive Compensation including Bonus & Profit-Sharing Programs
• Health Care - Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Coverage
• Employer Paid Health Reimbursement Account for Medically Enrolled Staff
• 401(k) with Company Matching Contributions
• Disability Programs
• Employee & Dependent Life Insurance
• Vacation & Company Holidays
• Employee Home Purchase Rebate Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Role Mission: As an Accountants Payable Clerk III working for Rhodes you will be responsible for working with the accounts payable team, process invoices and payments, and manage expense account reports of several companies. You will support leaders in the Finance department with carrying out responsibilities related to various accounting tasks, preparing schedules, reconciliations, and reporting. You are part of the finance team and have an exciting opportunity to support the accomplishment of our organizational purpose to build communities and enhance lives of our customers and team.

Measured Performance Goals:

• % Invoices paid with Accuracy
• # Average Days AP Cycle
• % Accuracy projecting cash disbursements
• % Complete & Timely Invoice payments
• % Of Discounts taken
• # Of Checks printed weekly
• # Of Invoices processed weekly

Accountabilities:

• Analyze invoices for accuracy and eligibility for payment
• Enter invoices for processing and payment
• Implement a consistent Check Printing schedule and the appropriate cut-offs
• Analyze invoices for accuracy and eligibility for payment
• Review checks and vouchers for accuracy before requesting signatures
• Confirm Tax ID numbers or SSNs have been collected from all vendors
• Obtain lien waivers from vendors
• Make sure vendors are current with Insurance Certificates
• Prepare weekly and monthly Credit Card reports from Paylocity
• Prepare Credit Card Journal Entries
• Process Intercompany Credit Card payments
• Create and Maintain a Record Retention Program with appropriate coding
• Keep vendor files current on a weekly basis
• Prepare exception reports and keep metrics of departments requesting special check-runs
• Develop guidelines for proper handling and coding of invoices
• Create Invoice Register reports to review before printing checks
• Create Check Register reports to review printed checks by vendor
• Reconcile accounts payable to General Ledger
• Analyze GL Accounts on a weekly basis to confirm correct posting of invoices paid
• Update General Ledger and book Journal Entries in the accounting system as needed
• Book adjusting or reclassifying Journal Entries as needed
• Prepare and submit 1099s as needed
• Prepare weekly cash requests by Company and bank account
• Prepare accounting reconciliations on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
• Create financial supporting schedules.
• Actively participate in the month-end process and preparation of Financial Statements
• Prepare Fixed Asset schedules and depreciation tables.
• Create and maintain pre-paid schedules and the related amortizations.
• Participate in the yearly budget process
• Assist in the yearly risk-assessment and implementation of internal controls.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Work in harmony with co-workers
• Complete other tasks and duties as assigned

Lives Rhodes Core Values:

• Act with Integrity, No Exceptions
• Honor our Team - honors team members as individuals and professionals, no exceptions.
• Never Be Satisfied -continuously looks for ways to improve every aspect of our business
• Best in Class Customer Experience -provide a best-in-class customer experience – every time, with every customer
• Community Leadership – takes pride in actively engaging in the communities we serve, making them better for our future.

Embodies Characteristics of the Rhodes Team:

• Believes and is committed to our purpose to enhance the lives of our customers and our team through building communities
• Is driven by outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Indirect Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Train and develop new AP employees as needed
• Improve AP Department’s relationships with other Departments in the Company
• Develop professional AP relationships with vendors
• Review Internal controls of the AP Department
• Implement appropriate KPIs to measure the AP Department’s performance

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills:

• High School Diploma
• Associate degree in Business or related field (preferred but not required)
• 10 or more years of experience in Accounts Payable & Accounting
• Experience in training new AP employees
• Good understanding of basic accounting procedures
• Experience with general ledger review and analysis
• Excellent accounting software skills
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills

FLSA Status: Exempt

Essential Functions (Mental/Physical/Environmental Requirements):

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member with or without reasonable accommodations, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Report to office daily and adhere to schedule
• Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
• Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and manager
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle
• Comply with company policies and procedures