Director of Technical Accounting

Responsibilities

• Direct the creation, upkeep, and oversight of accounting policies that support a publicly traded mortgage-focused business, covering areas such as securities, financing arrangements, derivatives, fair value, income taxes, consolidation, and presentation of financial statements.
• Build and manage a formal process for reviewing, approving, distributing, and tracking accounting policies across the company to promote consistent application.
• Evaluate company practices against U.S. GAAP, SEC requirements, regulatory expectations, and internal control standards, and update guidance as business activities evolve.
• Maintain organized documentation of approved accounting positions, technical analyses, and supporting references in a centralized policy library.
• Research complex accounting questions tied to mortgage-related transactions, structured finance activities, investment holdings, securitizations, repurchase agreements, secured borrowings, and hedging strategies.
• Prepare technical accounting memoranda that clearly summarize the transaction facts, relevant guidance, analysis performed, conclusions reached, and required financial statement disclosures.
• Advise accounting, finance, tax, treasury, legal, and operational stakeholders on judgmental or non-routine accounting matters and recommend practical, compliant solutions.
• Support adoption of new accounting standards through impact assessments, policy revisions, and related disclosure updates.
• Contribute to accurate external financial reporting, including annual reporting, SEC filings, and earnings per share considerations where applicable.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial reporting and technical accounting, ideally within a publicly traded financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting requirements, and annual financial reporting practices.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and document complex accounting issues involving investments, financing transactions, derivatives, and fair value measurements.
• Experience drafting clear technical accounting memoranda and policy documentation for senior leadership and audit review.
• Solid understanding of financial statement presentation, consolidation, income taxes, and disclosure requirements.
• Ability to interpret new accounting standards and regulatory developments and translate them into practical business guidance.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with accounting, treasury, tax, legal, and operations teams.
• Familiarity with EPS and other public company reporting considerations is preferred.