Senior Accounting Manager; Mortgage & Title

About Homeward

Homeward takes the “what ifs” out of home buying by creating financial products that give buyers and sellers certainty and convenience.

We’re a fast-paced, remote-first real estate startup that partners with real estate agents to offer innovative products and services, helping clients buy with cash, sell with certainty, and time their move, regardless of the market.

Founder and CEO Tim Heyl, owner of one of the fastest-growing agent teams in the country, started Homeward in 2018 to fix the antiquated and broken real estate process. Today, we offer bundled cash offers, mortgage, and title services in 13 states, enabling buyers and sellers to move with certainty and convenience.

We’re a fully remote company with a diverse team spread across several countries - Grounded in three core values:
The Golden Rule, One Team One Dream, and Calm Focus. Hear from our employees about what our values mean to them.

Homeward is looking for a Senior Manager of Mortgage and Title Accounting, to oversee the mortgage and title accounting business function for the Company. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Accounting, this role will be a hands-on, solution-oriented problem solver who can provide leadership and vision for improving mortgage and title accounting processes and financial reporting to be best practice.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Research technical accounting issues for compliance in the areas of mortgage, title and real estate transaction accounting. Own the documentation of the Company’s mortgage and title accounting policy narratives and help ensure compliance with GAAP, PCAOB, and mortgage regulations.
• Title accounting can be trained, if needed, and this position will work directly with Title personnel to include, but not limited to, items such as file errors & omissions, managing escrow bank reconciliations, manage semi-monthly aggregate transfers, manage semi-monthly production reports, Underwriting audits, Annual FS audits, TDI Audits, Monthly Business review meetings, Annual TDI Stat Reports, Policy GF returns, and general internal controls required for the Title business.
• Manage certain aspects of the financial close process to deliver timely and accurate financial statements. Areas of responsibility mainly include mortgage banking, title and real estate transactions.
• Assist the team in decreasing the month-end close and financial reporting timeline through identifying and solving bottlenecks, collaborating with other teams, and using automation to improve timeliness.
• Lead the annual audit for the mortgage business function and financial statements as well as support the title underwriting and annual audits for multiple states, and assist in improving internal controls around the mortgage and title accounting processes and financial reporting.
• Collaborate and support the team with covenant tracking and cash management, as needed.
• Manage one or more Accounting Staff team members, including helping with day-to-day issues management and resolution, appropriately delegating, coaching, and mentoring.

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting (Master’s degree preferred).
• CPA required
• 4-7 years of Big 4 Experience (minimum Manager level).
• Experience with mortgage and real estate accounting is required. Title accounting experience is highly preferred.
• You are strong in technical accounting and have thorough knowledge of accounting policies, principles, and SEC financial reporting presentation and disclosure requirements, as it relates to the mortgage banking and lending industry.
• You are strong in managing upwards and downwards, as well as multiple direct-reports.
• You are willing to roll-up your sleeves and do day-to-day or lower-level tasks as needed, when the company or team may require additional flexibility at times.
• You have excellent business acumen and spreadsheet skills, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.
• You patiently and efficiently perform in a fast-paced environment and handle and manage multiple workloads, priorities and deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and…