Associate, Servicing Accounting
Selby Jennings is partnered with one of the largest publicly traded mortgage REITs in the US. This firm specializes in real estate finance, investing primarily in mortgage-related assets. The firm is looking to bring on a Servicing Accountant at their Associate level to support the Residential-Credit & Mortgage Servicing Rights business units. This is an exceptional opportunity for you to work alongside some of the top real estate finance professionals in the world.
Responsibilities:
- Review and validate monthly invoices and cash settlements from third-party mortgage servicers, including servicing fees, advances, and principal & interest transactions.
- Reconcile remittance data from servicers to internal systems and external investor platforms, identifying and resolving discrepancies in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
- Partner with accounting and oversight teams to review reconciliations related to corporate and escrow advances.
- Collaborate with trading, credit, and servicing oversight teams to ensure data accuracy and develop internal controls and reconciliation processes.
- Manage daily operational workflows within proprietary systems, including loan onboarding, servicer setup, and transaction reconciliation (e.g., purchases, sales, and repurchases).
- Identify and troubleshoot data quality issues, working with technical teams to implement solutions.
- Support servicing oversight efforts, including contract reviews and operational control assessments.
- Assist with internal and external audits by preparing documentation, performing analyses, and providing operational support.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in Investor Reporting, Investor Accounting or Servicing Accounting
- Strong reconciliation and research skills with an ability to problem solve & be adaptable
- Expert Excel skills, including ability to utilize vlookup, index, match, sumproduct, and pivot tables
- Profiency in SQL highly desired
- Must be able to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously and work in a time-sensitive deadline driven environment
- Mortgage servicing platform experience a strong plus
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