Accounting & Claims Specialist
Drees Homes
Fort Mitchell, KY
Overview
Drees Homes is a family-owned home builder with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we've cared for our employees and customers, which is why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a history of long-tenured employees. We're proud to be named a U.S. Best Managed Company in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal and to be officially certified as a Great Place to Work for the last three years. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability, and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati (including Northern Kentucky), Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities
Drees Homes is looking for an analytical, detail-oriented Accounting & Claims Specialist seeking a role with a long-term career path. This role focuses on learning important business processes from supporting payment execution and maintaining accurate financial records to tracking insurance and legal claims, all while developing strong organization and professional skills.
In this position, you'll work with experienced team members and external partners, gaining hands-on experience to our business operations and building confidence through structures repeatable processes. The role is ideal for someone eager to learn and interested in improving processes over time. With strong performance, this position offers meaningful visibility skill development, and a solid foundation for career growth withing accounting, treasury, or broader corporate roles.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounting & AP Support
- Assist with weekly invoice verification and AP payment processing
- Maintain accurate accounting records and documentation (JDE, OnBase)
- Manage vendor setup and compliance, including W9s, insurance, and contacts
Insurance & Legal Claims Coordination
- Serve as administrator for insurance and legal claims
- Coordinate with internal teams, carriers, Third Party Administrators, and our insurance broker
- Track claims across all coverage lines and support policy renewals
- Manage reporting, reconciliations, deductible/retention tracking, and COIs
- Monitor company-wide??legal matters and provide quarterly claim updates to leadership
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Support month-end close, account reconciliations, and claim expense tracking
- Prepare annual Personal Property Tax filings
- Assist in improving AP, vendor compliance, and claims processes
- Contribute to financial reporting, cash management, and tax compliance activities
- Gain exposure to corporate finance operations and support various reporting, cash management, and tax activities
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 0-4 years of accounting or financial operations experience; internship experience
- Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with JDE or similar ERP preferred
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with the ability to interact cross functionally
- Strong analytical mindset with focus on process improvement
- Desire to grow into leadership roles
Premier Benefits to Support YOU:
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Medical, dental and vision
- Life, AD&D, and critical illness insurance
- Wellness rewards
- 401(k) savings plan
- Profit Sharing
- Paid time off increasing with tenure
- Tuition reimbursement
- Long and short disability and Parental leave
- Employee discount program on the purchase of a Drees Home
- Employee Assistance Program and much more!