Staff Accountant

Description

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join a growing mortgage organization in Santa Ana, California and provide hands-on support across core accounting operations. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for someone who can contribute quickly in a fast-moving close environment while partnering closely with accounting leadership. The role focuses on maintaining accurate financial records, supporting mortgage-related accounting activity, and helping strengthen reporting processes as the business continues to expand.

Responsibilities:

• Manage journal entry preparation and posting for recurring and month-end accounting activity, including accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, amortization, and intercompany transactions.

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts such as cash, accruals, prepaid balances, intercompany accounts, and other assets and liabilities, resolving outstanding items in a timely manner.

• Partner with the Assistant Controller to support monthly, quarterly, and annual close deliverables, including financial statements and related supporting schedules.

• Perform warehouse line reconciliation activities by tracking loan advances, paydowns, interest accruals, and related reporting requirements at the loan level.

• Record accounting entries tied to loan funding, loan sales, and gain-on-sale activity while coordinating with operational and secondary market teams to ensure accuracy.

• Review investor purchase advice and remittance activity against internal records, investigate discrepancies, and complete necessary corrections.

• Assist with branch-level accounting support, including expense allocations, profitability reporting, and commission reconciliation in collaboration with payroll and HR teams.

• Prepare documentation and schedules for audits, lender reviews, regulatory examinations, and year-end reporting requirements such as 1099 and 1098 support.

• Contribute to process improvements by helping streamline manual tasks, documenting recurring procedures, and supporting chart of accounts cleanup or related system refinement efforts.

Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience demonstrating solid accounting knowledge.

• At least 3 years of progressive accounting experience, including a minimum of 2 years within the mortgage industry.

• Practical experience supporting month-end close, preparing journal entries, and completing balance sheet reconciliations.

• Working knowledge of warehouse line accounting and familiarity with loan funding and loan sale transactions.

• Proficiency in QuickBooks, whether Online or Desktop, along with strong Excel capabilities including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliation work.

• Ability to work effectively in a deadline-driven environment with strong attention to detail and follow-through.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate across accounting, payroll, HR, and loan operations functions.

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