Senior Controller (Director level)

JOB TITLE: Senior Controller (Director level)

LOCATION / WORK MODE: United States. Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week.

Candidate must be based in, or willing to relocate to, one of these locations: Tampa, Florida; Dallas, Texas (North Dallas / Farmers Branch area); or the Rosemont, Illinois area (northwest Chicago suburbs).

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time, permanent

SALARY: USD 171,000 - 225,000 per year.

No relocation assistance is offered. No visa sponsorship.

INDUSTRY: Financial services, specifically mortgage servicing and real estate/mortgage services

ROLE SUMMARY

The client is a large, established, multi-entity mortgage and real estate services group. It is hiring one Senior Controller to lead enterprise accounting, payroll, and accounts payable across all group entities. The role owns month-end close, financial reporting, audit coordination, and accounting controls. It requires deep mortgage servicing accounting expertise and people leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead accounting, payroll, and accounts payable for the enterprise and all group entities.

- Own the month-end close process and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting.

- Act as the main finance liaison with external audit firms and regulators, and coordinate multiple audits.

- Work with third-party valuation firms to assess mortgage servicing rights (MSR) and ensure compliance with accounting standards.

- Support budgeting and forecasting.

- Oversee cash flow management, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounts, and bank reconciliations.

- Maintain controls to deter fraud.

- Manage internal reporting, disbursement reviews, debt reporting, and lender covenant compliance.

- Document management's position on current and emerging U.S. GAAP accounting treatments.

- Review contracts to determine asset ownership and ensure proper financial recognition.

- Improve key accounting processes and controls, and update procedures.

- Develop and grow the accounting team, and document policies and procedures.

MUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS

- Experience: 15+ years of progressive accounting experience.

- At least 10 years in a senior accounting role within mortgage servicing, including Controller-level experience.

- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

- Certification: CPA or an equivalent professional certification.

- Formal people management of accounting, payroll, or accounts payable staff, including hiring, coaching, and performance management. Project leadership or mentoring alone does not count.

- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.

- Knowledge of investor reporting requirements (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae).

- MSR accounting and valuation experience.

- Experience with financial audits, internal controls, and regulatory compliance.

- Experience with mortgage servicing platforms and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar).

- Advanced skills in accounting software, Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

- Ability to present complex financial data to executive stakeholders.

- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

- Leadership ability to build engagement and trust, and to quickly establish credibility.

NICE-TO-HAVE

- Experience at a larger, complex servicer with multiple entities, locations, formal audits, and enterprise-wide accounting responsibility.

- Experience with debt reporting and lender covenant compliance.

- Experience in change management and process improvement projects.

- Experience leading matrix teams.

- Career stability: at least one recent tenure of about 3 or more years with multi-year ownership of accounting operations, reporting, controls, audits, or MSR work.

DISQUALIFIERS

- No mortgage servicing accounting experience. General corporate accounting is not a substitute.

- Experience primarily at small banks or small mortgage shops.

- No CPA or equivalent certification.

- Fewer than 15 years of accounting experience, or fewer than 10 years in a senior mortgage servicing accounting role.

- No Controller-level experience.

- No formal people management experience.

- Not based in Tampa, Dallas, or the Rosemont/Chicago area, and no credible self-funded plan to relocate.

- Requires visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

A CPA-qualified accounting leader with 15+ years of experience, including 10+ years as a Controller or senior accounting leader at a large, established mortgage servicer. The candidate has owned multi-entity close and reporting, MSR valuation, investor reporting, and external audits, and has directly managed an accounting team. The candidate already lives in Tampa, Dallas, or the Rosemont/Chicago area and can work onsite three days a week.

Pay: $171,000.00 - $225,000.00 per year

Application Question(s)

• Are you based in any of the locations stated on the Job Description?
• Are you legally authorized to work in the USA?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Dallas, TX 75234