Junior Accountant

Work for an Award Winning Company Culture

Are you an independent, self-starting, team player with a positive attitude? Are you passionate about giving back to your community? Do you want to work for a company that we like to think as the "happiest place in mortgage" and has been voted a "Best Place to Work" for the last 17 years? Join our family at Homeowners Financial Group and you can take advantage of our great benefits.

Benefits:

• Award-Winning Company Culture
• Employee volunteer opportunities
• 9 paid holidays
• Generous paid time off policy
• Cigna Healthcare Benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
• Ancillary Benefits include: Aflac, MetLaw Legal Plan, Pet Benefit Solutions
• 401k with discretionary match
• Employee tenure program
• President's Club eligibility for both Sales and Operations staff

Who We Are: Homeowners Financial Group has over 300 employees in 41 offices across the country and has helped tens of thousands of homeowners realize home ownership. We are not your typical mortgage company: we foster a "family" environment, we give back to the community through dozens of charities and we love what we do

Who We Want: We want a Junior Accountant that will be responsible for the day-to-day responsibilities of the accounting department as directed by the Accounting Manager. The Junior Accountant will also be responsible for journal entries, accounting for daily cash transactions, supporting accounts payable, and account reconciliations.

Essential Duties:

• Performs daily and monthly bank account reconciliations to ensure appropriate cash/accounting balance.
• Assists in the Accounts Payable Department process, including payments, accruals, reporting, and reconciliations.
• Works with the Senior Accountant in preparation of the year-end audit schedules and bank/warehouse confirmations.
• Perform entries for the daily and monthly reconciliations for the loans held for sale
• Reconcile the daily funding and purchase interface entries
• Assists with reconciling escrow and loans held for sale balance sheet accounts, and select general ledger accounts
• Assist with updating and maintaining department policies and procedures
• Participates in HFG internal meetings and required trainings
• Maintains a professional image and demonstrates an understanding of and follows all HFG Policies and Procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Associates or Bachelor's Degree in related field (Accounting, Business, Finance) preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant accounting experience required
• Minimum of 1 years of relevant mortgage industry experience preferred
• Knowledge of GAAP and national accounting preferred
• Knowledge of mortgage banking regulatory requirements preferred
• Experience with Encompass, AMB and Paylocity preferred
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial data
• Proficient PC skills to include Excel, Word, and Microsoft Outlook
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Provides strong customer service to internal and external customers
• Ability to develop positive relationships
• Exceptional organization and time management skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to implement written procedures
• Independent, self-starting, team player with a positive attitude

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job may require handling objects up to 10 pounds frequently and 20 pounds occasionally. While performing the duties described herein, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel in addition to talking and hearing. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Office environment is normally climate-controlled.

Homeowners Financial Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.