Senior Accountant (onsite) - Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
Fort Washington, PA
About the Job
Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.
We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.
Job Summary
The position involves accounting for a variety of mortgage loan transactions within the NewRez and Caliber loan origination accounting team. Transaction details come from various sources and require advanced spreadsheet skills to summarize, track and reconcile. Other general accounting duties may be assigned as needed.
Primary Job functions
- Assume primary responsibility for reconciling the company’s mortgage loans held for sale asset portfolio, including all related accounting entries such as interest accruals and loan payoffs
- Assume primary responsibility for the accounting for the Company’s warehouse securitization facility.
- Manage the journal entry processes related to these transactions, automated through the CMS and GLS loan systems - participate in driving further automation as needed.
- Prepare various journal entries to clear reconciling items as needed.
- Maintain spreadsheet models and reports used in the accounting process.
- Interact with Originations Operations and Servicing business partners to investigate and resolve reconciliation variances.
- Ability to understand process flow and how your tasks affect the larger picture.
- Work with our business partners in Operations and Servicing to resolve issues and build efficiencies.
- Work with internal and external auditors and various state examiners to provide accurate and complete information timely.
- Prepare various financial reporting information as required for statutory and compliance related reporting.
Education, experience and skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- 3-5 years of related accounting experience required.
- Mortgage Loan Accounting experience preferred.
- Mortgage industry experience preferred.
- Very proficient in Microsoft Excel. Data base experience a plus.
- Must have very strong analytical and reconciliation skills using advanced spreadsheet functions.
- Must be able to understand complex transactions, with strong attention to detail.
- Team oriented with ability to interact within and outside of the organization.
- Ability to self-motivate and flexibility to collaborate with business associates in a remote workforce if needed.
- Must be able to handle multiple priorities and meet daily deadlines with quality in a fast-paced, very complex environment.
While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.
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Company Perks:
* 15 Paid Time Off (PTO) days and 18 after 1st anniversary!
* 9 Paid Holidays
* Casual Workplace
* Employee Engagement Activities
Company Benefits:
* Medical (including Health Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account)
* Dental - RX - Vision - Life, Disability Insurance - 401(k) Plan with company match! - Employee Assistance Plan
* Performance-based Incentives
* Pet Insurance
* Advancement Opportunities
Newrez NOW:
* Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more
* 1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice
* Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee
* Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions
Equal Employment Opportunity
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.