Controller, Originations

Founded in 2008, The Fay Group is a diversified real estate services company offering a complete range of home ownership products and services to include mortgage servicing, property renovations, property management, realty, business purpose lending and insurance to homeowners, investors and clients nationwide. We consider the people behind those mortgages, and work hard to give them the best opportunity to stay in their homes by providing solutions to navigate the challenges of homeownership while working toward their long-term financial goals.

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We are currently looking for a Controller, Originations to join our team.

Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, with a dotted line to the Group President of Originations, this position oversees accounting and financial reporting for Mortgage Originations while supporting the monthly close process and managing treasury operations in direct partnership with warehouse lenders. This position collaborates with the Group President to develop financial and cash flow forecasts, conduct financial and pricing analyses, and manage interest rate lock derivatives. This role manages a team of accounting professionals while providing strategic guidance to support team development, ensuring the enhancement of key processes and controls, maintaining current procedures, and serving as the finance liaison with auditors and external stakeholders.

Additionally, this position is responsible for overseeing balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring proper alignment of intercompany and bank accounts, and implementing robust controls to prevent fraud and mitigate risk. This role manages consolidations, prepares financial reports for leadership, reviews disbursements, and oversees debt, lender covenant, and tax reporting. This position is also responsible for coordinating multiple audits and partnering with the hedging firm to implement hedge accounting and reporting, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving operational efficiency across the mortgage lending divisions.

Qualifications include :

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional certification preferred
• 10+ years' progressive experience in finance or accounting, including general ledger management, month-end close, treasury operations, and disbursement oversight
• 5+ years' experience in a senior accounting or finance role within mortgage originations, including Controller-level experience
• Previous experience managing people and leading teams is highly preferred
• Strong financial reporting, summarization, and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to present complex financial data to executive stakeholders
• Deep understanding of enterprise accounting systems, cash flow operations, cost structure, and financial resource planning
• Advanced proficiency in accounting software systems, with exceptional organizational and recordkeeping capabilities
• Experience with loan origination software (e.g., Encompass, Liquid Logic) and general ledger software (e.g., NetSuite) is highly preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships across the organization to influence and drive required results
• Effective management skills to include talent selection, training, coaching, mentorship, and performance management
• Strength of leadership with proven ability to foster an environment of positive employee engagement and trust
• Demonstrated ability to quickly establish credibility; coupled with the ability to recognize and support the organization's culture, values, and priorities
• Collaborative and consultative work style
• Able to manage and lead change; agile; high learning agility
• Client-focused with strong execution skills and results orientation; able to link to business needs with tactical execution and results
• Strong analytical skills coupled with sound judgement; strong problem-solving abilities
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to identify opportunities and propose solutions
• Strong project management skills with the ability to effectively lead matrix teams
• Strong attention to detail; strong quality and compliance orientation
• Ability to effectively prioritize under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; effective time management for self and team
• Self-directed; ability to proactively surface questions, opportunities, issues, and concerns
• Professional maturity, integrity, and the ability to maintain confidential data and information
• Strong business acumen; strong fiscal and technical aptitude

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Fay Cares!

The Fay-Constructive Foundation was established to fulfill the philanthropic mission of The Fay Group employees to serve the communities in which they live and work. Our employees make voluntary contributions to the Foundation. Each quarter, their contributions are donated to organizations focused on improving education opportunities, combating poverty, and supporting military service members and first responders.

At Fay, we believe that the best ideas come from having a team that is diverse in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We strive to ensure each of our employees feels valued, respected, and included, and is presented with equal opportunities to be successful. Fay is an equal-opportunity workplace. The Fay Group and affiliated companies participate in E-Verify. For more information, go to www.dhs.gov / E-Verify.

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