DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work with large amounts of loan-level data on a regular basis, including daily and monthly files from third-party servicers and loan sellers covering thousands of loans and dozens of data fields, and be comfortable validating, organizing and reconciling it
Perform the daily reconciliation of position and cash: confirm that each loan’s balance rolls forward correctly to the cent, and that cash received matches expected collections net of servicing fees, recoveries and other adjustments
Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks with servicers, including returned payments and payment reversals, status changes without matching cash, loans removed without a payoff or charge-off, charge-off reversals and repurchases; document each exception and its resolution
Perform the monthly reconciliation and close of the portfolio, producing the monthly loan-level record, delinquency roll reports, and charge-off, recovery, settlement and modification detail
Maintain the division’s shadow accounting records for purchased loans, including interest accrual and nonaccrual treatment, premium and discount amortization, charge-offs, recoveries and the allowance for credit losses; reconcile these records to the Bank’s general ledger and explain any variances
Prepare portfolio management and accounting reporting for reviews on a regular basis, including portfolio returns against the division’s accounting return targets and actual performance against forecast
Support the settlement of new loan pool and forward flow purchases, including closing statements, purchase price and accrued interest true-ups, and opening accounting entries
Assist in the gathering, preparation and maintenance of required reports for internal stakeholders, such as Compliance, Risk, Credit and management committees, including servicer performance, delinquency and loss trends, and program limits
Communicate with servicers, loan sellers, Bank Finance and Treasury regularly for both data gathering and relationship building
Document, standardize and automate recurring reconciliation and reporting processes, including through the use of data and AI tools, so that they are repeatable and auditable
Assist the division President with ad hoc, portfolio management and internal reporting requests
Perform other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Associate’s Degree required; Bachelor’s Degree with a focus on accounting, finance, economics or another quantitative field preferred
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a bank controllership, legal entity control, product control, fund accounting, loan operations, bank finance or accounting, public accounting (audit), and/or structured finance reporting role required
CPA or CPA candidate preferred; CAIA a plus
Experience accounting for loan portfolios at a bank, investment fund or loan trading desk preferred
Working knowledge of loan accounting, including loan balance roll-forwards, interest accrual and nonaccrual, and premium and discount amortization
Familiarity with bank regulatory or financial reporting a plus
Familiarity with consumer loan concepts such as delinquency status, charge-offs, recoveries, settlements and modifications preferred
Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and reconciling data sets of 10,000+ rows; proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Experience with SQL, Python or similar data tools a plus
Comfortable with technology, including LLMs and other AI tools, and with verifying their output
Acute attention to detail; not satisfied until balances and cash tie out, and raises breaks early rather than working around them
Verifies figures at the source rather than relying on prior reports or third-party data
Curious; wants to understand why a number changed, not only that it changed
Self-motivated, self-directed and diligent; confirms the request, then takes ownership through completion
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; works effectively with internal teams and external counterparties
Writes clearly and plainly, reporting facts without overstatement
Strong organizational and time management skills; able to meet daily and month-end deadlines
Can work independently and within a team; solution-oriented with a collaborative approach