About the Role
The Accountant is responsible for accounting and reporting functions related to the Company's various capital markets transactions. This includes maintaining accounting systems, booking journal entries, reconciling the general ledger, resolving issues with Treasury back office, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, maintaining a strong controls environment, and analytical reporting and reviewing of results. The incumbent will be able to assist with the accounting duties across the different portfolios within the Capital Markets Accounting group. This job requires flexible work hours as extended hours may be required during monthly close and other peak periods.
This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week out of our Herndon, VA office.
1. General Ledger Accounting
Prepare journal entries for debt instruments and derivatives residing in the Company’s securitization trusts.
Reconcile the general ledger for the Company’s trust debt and derivative accounts
Maintain an 8-day close by adhering to the group’s monthly and quarterly close calendar schedule
Monitor and address cash clearing account balances as well as inter-company out-of-balance issues
2. Monthly/ Quarterly Reporting
Create and maintain internal and external reports
Review and maintain various excel spreadsheets used for monthly analysis and reporting of monthly results
Prepare quarterly reporting used to support disclosures included in SEC Forms 10K/Q
Create and complete accurate ad hoc reporting as needed
3. Customer Service
Liaison with IT, Front Office, Back Office, Financial Reporting and other departments within the Company
Respond to internal/external audit inquiries & requests promptly
Work with the Operations and Capital Markets teams to resolve any paydown or interest override discrepancies between financial systems.
4. Accounting and Treasury System Maintenance
Approve trades and verify interest overrides associated with structured finance transactions on an ongoing and as needed basis utilizing the Principia software system.
Participate in UAT and parallel testing as needed for our financial systems
Ensure principal paydown files are accurate at various distribution dates before being run in Principia
Assist with new deal issuances for the Company’s securitization trusts and the creation of debt and derivative instruments, as well as unsecured debt issuances, in Principia
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting, Finance, Economics
0-2 years of accounting/finance experience or back office/middle office experience
Strong Microsoft Excel skills
General Ledger software (e.g., Oracle, PeopleSoft, etc.) experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
CPA candidate
Debt and/or derivative accounting experience
Back Office or Middle Office experience
Requirements
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