What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate, Senior Accountant position at Ready Capital?
Job Summary
The Senior accountant will provide a key role in maintaining the accuracy of the General Ledger. Responsible for analyzing and reconciling detailed general ledger accounts as assigned. Researches and resolves discrepancies and accounting errors. Completes related reports, summaries, and records.
Summaryof Essential Job Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet. We thrive in an environment that encourages hard work while having fun!
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans. We specialize in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor and bridge as well as SBA 7(a) business loans. Headquartered in New York City, Ready Capital employs over 400 lending professionals nationwide.
Ready Capital offers a full range of benefits, including competitive salary, comprehensive health plans to choose from including dental, vision coverage, company-paid life & disability insurance policies, business casual dress and a great culture!
Ready Capital is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)!
The Senior accountant will provide a key role in maintaining the accuracy of the General Ledger. Responsible for analyzing and reconciling detailed general ledger accounts as assigned. Researches and resolves discrepancies and accounting errors. Completes related reports, summaries, and records.
Summaryof Essential Job Functions
- Reconciles accounts and statistical data and fully analyzes financial statements in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
- Analyzes financial information
- Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare journal entries and document business transactions. Certain areas include daily balancing process, GL coding and reconciliation to appropriate management reporting coding, Income recalculations, loan accounting review.
- Assists Controller in reviewing month end financials, and conducting monthly variance analysis.
- Complete monthly close and timely reconciliation of GL (reconciliations include loan clearing accounts, up front fees, Loan deferrals and other accounts).
- Ensures that information is complete, accurate and timely and in accordance with company guidelines.
- Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
- Assumes responsibility for the accurate and timely completion of assigned accounting functions.
- Completes accounting functions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Back up to the Controller for duties assigned.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in accounting and minimum 4 years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation.
- Prefer expertise in Commercial Lending accounting; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with intercompany transactions and clearing accounts are a plus.
- CPA preferred
- Intermediate level of excel knowledge
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, employees, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
- Able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
- Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet. We thrive in an environment that encourages hard work while having fun!
Ready Capital (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans. We specialize in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor and bridge as well as SBA 7(a) business loans. Headquartered in New York City, Ready Capital employs over 400 lending professionals nationwide.
Ready Capital offers a full range of benefits, including competitive salary, comprehensive health plans to choose from including dental, vision coverage, company-paid life & disability insurance policies, business casual dress and a great culture!
Ready Capital is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)!
