Staff Accountant

This position involves managing day-to-day accounts payable, receivables, and vendor activities, including processing invoices, credit card monitoring, and reconciling cash accounts. The ideal candidate should have 1-3 years of accounts payable experience, Excel proficiency, and the ability to adapt to the fast-paced mortgage industry. The in-house role in Brookfield, WI offers flexible hours, competitive wages/benefits, and paid time off.

Please note this is an in-office role M-Th with the option to work remotely on Fridays; at the discretion of management.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position will be responsible for the day-to-day activities related to accounts payable, receivables, and vendor management.
  • Daily AP activities include processing both corporate and branch invoices, managing and monitoring credit card activity, expense reimbursements in SAP Concur, and cash account reconciliations.
  • Accounting uploads of daily activity including new loan fundings and loan payoffs.
    • Line of credit management to ensure accuracy with the bank.
  • Vendor management tasks, to include adding new vendors. Tandem is used to manage active vendors.
  • Managing deposits through the accounts receivable process.
• Other mortgage loan accounting tasks will be required with training provided such as escrow reimbursements/disbursements, principal reductions, and daily accounting uploads.
• Have the ability and drive to take on new challenges is a must. The mortgage industry is a fast-paced environment which requires candidates to be open to change and to develop new procedures. 
• This is an in-house position with flexible hours offered between 7 AM - 6 PM. The candidate can feel free to work within these hours at our Brookfield, WI headquarters.
• Novus pays competitive wages/benefits and paid time off.
  • Pay will be commensurate upon experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field- required
• High degree of proficiency with Excel- required
• 1-3 years of Accounts Payable experience- required
• Previous experience in mortgage accounting is preferred, but not required