Better Mortgage Accounting Manager at Better Mortgage responsible for month-end close and accounting for multiple business products under U.S. GAAP. Collaborate across departments to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Responsibilities
● Drive the month end close process as a key part of the accounting team by taking ownership of certain tasks, expenses, revenue, and payroll sections of the P&L
● Create and review journal entries in the GL along with preparing and reviewing excellent supporting schedules
● Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations including investigating aged or unreconciled items
● Investigate and resolve both current and historical issues with our different transaction types
● Implement accounting processes for new product streams or initiatives
● Identify areas for improvement and drive process improvements
● Work with our external auditors to ensure the timely completion of reviews and audits
● Educate coworkers regarding financial practices, implications, and policies
● Provide ad hoc analysis support to business leaders and key partners for complex accounting questions
● Serve as a mentor and resource to more junior team members
Qualification
● Degree in accounting or finance● Experienced knowledge of U● Stakeholder management skillsFamiliarity with SQLExperience with NetsuiteExperience at a public companyExperience in fintech
Required
● Degree in accounting or finance
● 5-7 years of experience in an accounting firm or in-house at a company
● At least 1 year of management experience
● Experienced knowledge of U.S. GAAP
● Adaptable to multiple and frequent changes in business environment
● Proven expertise with Excel (combining large data sets, sumifs, index/match, vlookups, etc); familiarity with SQL a plus
● Experience working with Netsuite a plus
● Experience working at a public company a plus
● Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, without losing attention to detail
● Proactively looking to improve on processes; never satisfied with the status quo
● Stakeholder management skills
● Experience with industries such as financial technology, mortgage banking, or lending a plus
Preferred
Familiarity with SQL
Experience with Netsuite
Experience at a public company
Experience in fintech, mortgage banking, or lending