Title Insurance Accounting Lead

Dream Finders Homes; Jacksonville, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dream Finders Homes is seeking an Accounting Manager to join its finance team in Jacksonville. The role reports to the Controller and leads close, reporting, and shared services for mortgage, title, and title insurance businesses.

The position focuses on supervising staff, improving processes, and ensuring GAAP and statutory compliance. You will drive timely financial reporting and collaborate with operations, treasury, auditors, and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
• Progressive accounting experience with month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, and review of others’ work.
• Strong Excel and accounting systems skills; ability to research discrepancies, organize deadlines, and document sound procedures.
• Self-directed, collaborative approach with the judgment to raise issues early and improve processes as responsibilities evolve.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned monthly and quarterly close activities for title and title insurance, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, financial statement support, and staff review.
• Investigate historical balances, premium and claims activity, cash application, intercompany accounts, and other open items; document conclusions and resolve discrepancies with the Controller.
• Coordinate financial reporting support under GAAP and statutory accounting requirements, including schedules, rollforwards, and audit/regulatory requests, with Controller review.
• Oversee accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash, and general ledger workflows; establish controls and handoffs across the shared services team.
• Assist the Controller plan and execute title insurance system conversion, including mapping, data validation, testing, reconciliations, and documentation.
• Improve and document Alliant processes, support Golden Dog Title workflows and reporting; identify manual work to automate.
• Coach and review staff work, set priorities, coordinate with operations, treasury, IT, auditors, and business leaders.
• Communicate risks and recommendations to the Controller; own new assignments in a changing environment.

Skills

Advanced Excel

GAAP knowledge

Reconciliations

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Documentation

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Dream Finders Homes is seeking an Accounting Manager to join its finance team in Jacksonville. The role reports to the Controller and leads close, reporting, and shared services for mortgage, title, and title insurance businesses.

The position focuses on supervising staff, improving processes, and ensuring GAAP and statutory compliance. You will drive timely financial reporting and collaborate with operations, treasury, auditors, and leadership.