Corporate Staff Accountant

Build a Career That Builds Your Future — with PulteGroup! 

Welcome to PulteGroup where we believe in building more than just homes—we believe in building inspired employees, meaningful careers, and a legacy of excellence. If you're looking for work that moves you, a team that values your ideas, and a company that brings you pride, you’ve come to the right place. 

As one of the nation’s largest and most respected homebuilders, PulteGroup offers opportunities to grow within a Fortune 500 company that’s consistently recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For and a certified Great Place to Work. We’re driven by the bold purpose of Building Incredible Places for People to Live Their Dreams.   

For over 70 years, we’ve been building more than homes—we’ve been building trust, innovation, and a culture where every team member is empowered to thrive. Join a company that champions inclusion, celebrates diversity, and supports your personal and professional journey. 

Headquartered in vibrant Atlanta, Georgia, and operating in over 45 markets nationwide, we’re proud to build homes through our trusted family of brands—including Innovative Construction Group, Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, American West, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Pulte Mortgage, PGP Title, Pulte Insurance Agency —all united under the PulteGroup name. 

Apply now and discover a career where your contributions are valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a lasting impact

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Analyze and process payroll journal entry files to general ledger for the entire company.
• Serve as the primary liaison from Finance to Payroll to answer all payroll-related inquiries and reporting needs from Field Finance.
• Review and reconcile payroll funding and daily banking reports to ensure employee net pays and tax payments agree to Workday and the general ledger. Investigate as needed.
• Perform payroll accounting, including reconciliation of general ledger accounts to ensure accounts are consistent and complete. Investigate and correct as needed.

Financial accuracy, compliance and cross functional support

• Record workers compensation and benefit allocations for all locations to ensure expenses are recorded at the correct field location.
• Manage the payroll-related escheatment process by reviewing outstanding checks to stay in compliance with state regulations.
• Prepare annual compensation reporting for the Tax and Risk Departments to facilitate completion of required filings.
• Crosstrain with other positions to backfill as needed.
• Maintain accounting structure within Workday, including new pay components and cost centers to ensure payroll expense is recorded to the correct location.
• Collaborate with HRIT, Field Finance, Payroll and other stakeholders to support, maintain, and optimize our payroll accounting operations.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Management Responsibilities 

• Not applicable 

Scope

• Decision Impact: Individual
• Department Responsibility: None
• Budgetary Responsibility: No
• Direct Reports: No
• Indirect Reports: No
• Physical Requirements: Not applicable

Required Education/Experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent experience 
• Minimum 1 year of relevant accounting experience
• Experience in payroll systems and processes  

Required Licensing, Registration and/or Certifications

• Eligibility to take CPA preferred

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Deep understanding of basic accounting principles and GAAP
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to organize and manage multiple projects or tasks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

PulteGroup, Inc. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, “Recruiters”) in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at PulteGroup, Inc. or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for this position, it will be deemed the sole property of PulteGroup, Inc. and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidates, in the event the candidate is hired by PulteGroup, Inc. or its affiliates as a result of the referral, without a written agreement between PulteGroup, Inc. and through any means other than via our Applicant Tracking