Staff Accountant

Preferred Lender.

#4 Mortgage Company to work for in the Nation!

Essential Duties:

• Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services
• Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
• Prepare batches of invoices for data entry
• Send wires
• Data enter invoices for payment
• Manage the collection of appraisals to ensure vendors are being paid on time and the company is getting reimbursed for those appraisals
• Pay the daily Mortgage Insurance
• Deposit checks
• Record all checks in accounting system
• Prepare vendor check for mailing
• Prepare manual check as and when required
• Maintain listing of accounts payable accounts
• Maintain the general ledger related to payables and expenses
• Maintain updated vendor files and accounts
• Print and distribute monthly financial reports as related to payables

Other Duties:

• Effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced working environment
• Communicates in a positive and professional manner at all times
• Exercise independent judgment and ability to work independently
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures.
• Report any potential or actual violations of such policies, practices or procedures to Compliance Manager
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Participate by example through sharing of knowledge and skill to promote a positive team work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management

Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:

• 1 to 3 years’ experience in accounting field are preferred.
• Having worked in the Home Loan industry is a plus but not required
• Combination of equivalent education or experience is acceptable.
• Collection skills and experience are preferred
• Being very organized is key in this job
• Mathematical skills required to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages and perform the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Computer skills required including basic personal computing, electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics etcetera.
• Must have a pretty good understanding of Excel as most work is done using Excel
• Knowledge of accounting software preferred.