Sr. Accountant

We are looking for multiple contractors who are Sr. Accountants to join a contract engagement supporting mortgage servicing reconciliation and investor reporting activities in Blue Ash, Ohio. This Contract position is ideal for a detail-oriented finance specialist with a strong foundation in account analysis, cash balancing, and issue resolution within a regulated financial services environment. The role will focus on improving accuracy across custodial and related accounts while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure timely reporting, settlement, and documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Reconcile custodial, escrow, clearing, and investor-related accounts by comparing servicing activity, bank records, general ledger balances, and reporting outputs.

• Investigate cash differences and reporting mismatches, determine underlying causes, and drive issues through resolution with appropriate stakeholders.

• Review aged reconciling items, prioritize outstanding exceptions, and support remediation efforts for long-standing breaks.

• Analyze transaction data to uncover process failures, control deficiencies, and recurring reconciliation problems affecting reporting accuracy.

• Collaborate with servicing, accounting, treasury, audit, and technology teams to support accurate investor remittances and cash settlement activities.

• Prepare clear, audit-ready support files and summaries that document findings, corrections, and recommended next steps.

• Use advanced Excel techniques and data reconciliation methods to organize high-volume financial information and identify exceptions efficiently.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of experience in mortgage servicing, investor accounting, treasury operations, reconciliations, or a closely related financial function.
• Working knowledge of custodial and escrow accounts, principal and interest remittances, advances, payoffs, and investor reporting practices.
• Demonstrated experience reconciling servicing platform data to bank activity, ledger balances, and investor-facing reports.
• Advanced Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookups, and large-volume data analysis for reconciliation purposes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Experience in audit, public accounting, internal controls, or similar review-oriented environments is highly valued.
• Familiarity with mortgage servicing platforms such as Fiserv, Black Knight MSP, Sagent LoanServ, or comparable systems is preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States, and all candidates are required to undergo screening as a condition of engagement.

Compensation

$35.00-$40.00 Hourly

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