Senior Controller

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment seeks an experienced Senior Controller to lead accounting, payroll, and accounts payable across multiple entities, ensuring accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls. The role requires extensive mortgage servicing knowledge and GAAP expertise to drive process improvements and maintain regulatory compliance.

The Senior Controller will oversee month-end and year-end closes, coordinate with external auditors, and partner with executives on financial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.
• CPA required or equivalent professional accounting certification.
• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience in complex financial services.
• 10+ years of senior-level accounting leadership within mortgage servicing.
• Experience overseeing accounting operations for large, complex organizations with multiple entities.
• Extensive knowledge of mortgage servicing accounting, MSR valuation, and related reporting.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, investor reporting, and standards for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.
• Experience managing external audits, regulatory examinations, internal controls, and compliance initiatives.
• Experience with ERP and mortgage servicing systems (SAP/Oracle or similar).
• Strong cash flow management, debt reporting, lender covenants, cost structures.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the accounting, payroll, and accounts payable functions across multiple entities.
• Oversee timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes, financial statements, and internal reporting.
• Serve as primary finance contact for external auditors and coordinate audits.
• Ensure GAAP compliance, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Oversee MSR accounting and valuation processes with third-party firms.
• Document and communicate management's position on accounting standards and impacts.
• Manage cash flow, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and bank reconciliations.
• Establish and maintain internal controls to mitigate risks.
• Lead disbursement reviews, payroll operations, debt reporting, and covenant compliance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning initiatives.
• Review contracts to determine asset ownership and accounting treatment.
• Lead process improvements, strengthen controls, and enhance reporting capabilities.
• Develop, maintain, and document accounting policies and procedures.
• Partner with leadership to address financial matters and business risks.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing accounting team.

Skills

Executive presence

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Controller tolead and oversee the organization's accounting, payroll, and accounts payablefunctions. This individual will play a critical leadership role in ensuring theaccuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting, maintaining stronginternal controls, and driving continuous improvements across accountingoperations.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in mortgageservicing and financial services, including a strong understanding ofmortgage servicing rights (MSRs), complex accounting structures, financialreporting, and regulatory requirements. This role requires a proven accountingleader who has operated within a large, sophisticated financial servicesenvironment and has successfully managed teams, multiple legal entities, andcomplex financial operations.

The Senior Controller will oversee the month-end andyear-end close processes, serve as the primary liaison with external auditors,and partner with executive leadership to support financial planning, riskmanagement, and strategic business initiatives. This individual will also beresponsible for identifying opportunities to streamline processes, strengthencontrols, and enhance the overall effectiveness of the accounting function.

Key Responsibilities

• Providestrategic and operational leadership for the accounting, payroll, andaccounts payable functions across multiple business entities.
• Overseetimely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes, financialstatements, and internal management reporting.
• Serveas the primary finance contact for external auditors and coordinatemultiple financial, operational, and regulatory audits.
• Ensurecompliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP),applicable regulatory requirements, and internal accounting policies.
• Overseemortgage servicing rights (MSR) accounting and valuation processes,partnering with third-party valuation firms to ensure appropriatefinancial reporting and compliance.
• Documentand communicate management's position on existing and emerging accountingstandards and their impact on the organization.
• Managecash flow activities, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompanytransactions, and bank account reconciliations.
• Establishand maintain effective internal controls, including controls designed tomitigate financial, operational, and fraud risks.
• Overseedisbursement reviews, payroll operations, debt reporting, lender covenantcompliance, and related financial activities.
• Supportbudgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and cash flow managementinitiatives.
• Reviewcontracts and business arrangements to determine appropriate assetownership, accounting treatment, and financial recognition.
• Leadinitiatives to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, increaseefficiencies, and enhance financial reporting capabilities.
• Develop,maintain, and document accounting policies, procedures, and bestpractices.
• Partnerwith executive leadership and cross-functional departments to addressfinancial matters, assess business risks, and support organizationalobjectives.
• Recruit,develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing accounting team, fosteringaccountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor'sdegree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPArequired or equivalent professional accounting certification.
• 15+years of progressive accounting experience, with significant experience incomplex financial services environments.
• 10+years of senior-level accounting leadership experience within mortgageservicing, including prior Controller or equivalent leadershipresponsibilities.
• Demonstratedexperience overseeing accounting operations for large, complexorganizations with multiple legal entities and sophisticated financialstructures.
• Extensiveknowledge of mortgage servicing accounting, mortgage servicing rights(MSR) valuation, and related financial reporting requirements.
• Strongunderstanding of U.S. GAAP, investor reporting requirements, andapplicable standards related to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.
• Provenexperience managing external financial audits, regulatory examinations,internal controls, and compliance initiatives.
• Experiencewith enterprise resource planning (ERP) and mortgage servicing systems,including SAP, Oracle, or comparable platforms.
• Strongunderstanding of cash flow management, debt reporting, lender covenants,cost structures, and financial resource planning.
• Advancedproficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, along with accountingand financial reporting systems.
• Demonstratedexperience leading, developing, and managing accounting teams, includingtalent selection, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

Leadership Competencies & Professional Attributes

• Strongexecutive presence with the ability to establish credibility and influencestakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Exceptionalfinancial analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with theability to translate complex financial information into actionablebusiness insights.
• Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills, including the ability to presentfinancial results and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Provenability to lead organizational change, implement process improvements, andmanage competing priorities.
• Highlyorganized with exceptional attention to detail and a strong commitment toaccuracy, quality, and compliance.
• Stronginterpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationshipsacross multiple business functions.
• Collaborativeand consultative leadership style, with the ability to influence and driveresults across matrixed teams.
• Strongbusiness acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to balance strategicpriorities with hands-on operational execution.
• Self-directedand proactive, with the ability to identify risks, anticipate challenges,and recommend effective solutions.
• Abilityto operate effectively in a fast-paced, complex, and evolving businessenvironment while meeting tight deadlines.
• Demonstratedintegrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling confidentialfinancial and business information.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will be an accomplished accountingexecutive with deep mortgage servicing expertise and a proven track record ofleading accounting functions within a large, complex financial servicesorganization. They should bring the technical knowledge, leadershipcapabilities, and operational discipline necessary to oversee sophisticatedaccounting operations while driving process improvements, strengtheningfinancial controls, and supporting continued business growth.