REMOTE Vendor Management Specialist I, CMS

Lensa; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in financial services as a Vendor Management Specialist I. This remote position involves oversight and compliance management of third-party vendors, ensuring adherence to company policies and regulations. Ideal candidates will have a keen eye for detail, strong communication skills, and a background in financial services or vendor management.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare plans

Discretionary 401(k) matching

Employee referral bonuses

Educational reimbursement

Customized training programs

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in financial services; mortgage servicing, auditing, finance, compliance or vendor management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain oversight of third-party vendors to ensure compliance.
• Conduct vendor due diligence and monitor compliance documentation.
• Serve as the first point of contact for vendor communication.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Time management

Education

High school diploma/GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Lensa is a career site that helps job seekers find great jobs in the US. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Lensa does not hire directly for these jobs, but promotes jobs on LinkedIn on behalf of its direct clients, recruitment ad agencies, and marketing partners. Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for Carrington.

Come join our amazing team and work remote from home!

The Vendor Management Specialist I will be responsible for providing ongoing oversight of an existing network of third-party service providers, their company profile, and building a relationship with such vendors to monitor and ensure their continued compliance with our applicable company policies and regulatory guidelines. Escalate issues or concerns with compliance to appropriate leadership. Perform all duties in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures, investor guidelines, all US state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the company operates. The target pay range for this position is $24.00 - $28.00 per hour.

What You’ll Do

• Review and assess large volume of documentation to complete existing vendor's annual review in accordance with regulatory compliance and internal policy.
• Monitor, track and conduct first level review of various vendor compliance documents throughout vendor oversight lifecycle, including contracts milestones and termination process documents, to ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining the ongoing oversight of an assigned pool of third-party vendors and escalating any identified risks, material change in business operations, or privacy issues.
• Monitor and maintain Vendor Management Department inbox to ensure timely processing of external and internal inquiries and requests
• Manage the vendor ongoing reviews and annual contract obligations and ensure accuracy of vendor management system and timely vendor notifications as needed.
• Escalate matters to leadership team timely if unable to resolve issue.
• For new third-party vendors', conduct due diligence collection and evaluation of documents to ensure compliance with the company's rules and guidelines before submitting for approval through a formalized process.
• First point of contact for vendors and provide updates and on-going communication by running status reports and communicating with vendors through various means to follow up on required compliance items.
• Review of FNMA/FHLMC required documentation from vendor to ensure compliance and submit to FNMA/FHLMC for approval. Update vendor management system and notify internal stakeholders of any changes to approval status.
• Coordinate marketing and mortgage lending vendor invoices as needed.
• Responsible for ensuring that all documents in the internal system of record are current and entered upon receipt.
• Respond to site audit exceptions identified by QCVM for compliance and ensure tracking and timely delivery of completed site audit reports to internal stakeholders based on department procedures, including tracking of any required action/remediation plans.
• Provide support with processing vendor communication requests, including tracking acknowledgements as required.
• Conduct research and gather information for potential new service providers as requested by the business and/or VM leadership to meet new business needs for onboarding consideration.
• Log consumer complaints into vendor management system database and coordinate response with respective business areas for remediation.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent work experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One (1) or more years of experience in the financial services industry; mortgage servicing, auditing, finance, compliance or vendor management work experience.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, self-starter willing to take-on tasks with minimal supervision and deliver results.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a complex environment and regulatory conditions.
• Proficient in MS office, in particular word, outlook, Excel and Visio.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast pace ever changing environment.
• Ability to organize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent document interpretive and comprehension skills.
  
  

Our Company

Carrington Mortgage Services is part of The Carrington Companies, which provide integrated, full-lifecycle mortgage loan servicing assistance to borrowers and investors, delivering exceptional customer care and programs that support borrowers and their homeownership experience. We hope you’ll consider joining our growing team of uniquely talented professionals as we transform residential real estate. To read more visit: www.carringtonmortgage.com .

What We Offer

• Comprehensive healthcare plans for you and your family. Plus, a discretionary 401(k) match of 50% of the first 4% of pay contributed.
• Access to several fitness, restaurant, retail (and more!) discounts through our employee portal.
• Customized training programs to help you advance your career.
• Employee referral bonuses so you’ll get paid to help Carrington and Vylla grow.
• Educational Reimbursement.
• Carrington Charitable Foundation contributes to the community through causes that reflect the interests of Carrington Associates. For more information about Carrington Charitable Foundation, and the organizations and programs, it supports through specific fundraising efforts, please visit: carringtoncf.org.
  
  

Notice to all applicants: Carrington does not do interviews or make offers via text or chat.

Carrington is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the company that applicants be considered for positions for which they qualify without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, protected veterans status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected category. Carrington will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship on the company.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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