Senior Staff Accountant

Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:

 - We’ve funded over $100 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech

 - We ranked #1 in the U.S. on LinkedIn's Top Startups 2020 and 2021

 - We are Forbes’ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023

 - We are USA Today’s Best Mortgage Lenders of 2023, Best for FHA Loans

 - We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world

 - And we’re just getting started!

We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive. 

A Better Opportunity

Our Accounting and Finance team is hiring for a proactive and motivated Senior Staff Accountant. This individual will enhance the accounting and control environment by analyzing and accounting for business changes with a financial statement impact or accounting policy impact. The focus of this position is general accounting, including working with a Shared Services team. This role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in Better’s internal and external financial reporting. An instrumental hire as the company continues to scale, this individual will be expected to take on more responsibility at a rapid pace.

Responsibilities

• Participate in month end closing by taking ownership of entire financial statement line items of the P&L, including flux analyses and budget to actual analyses
• Collaborate with US and India team members to provide useful and necessary financial information
• Prepare journal entries to support daily and month end activities, including fixed assets, prepaid expenses, cash, accruals, etc.
• Prepare account reconciliations
• Listen to, learn form, and partner with members of various departments to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial information
• Aid in integrations between our ERP and additional software tools to modernize and scale the business
• Provide ad hoc analysis support to business leaders and key partners 

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting, business or finance
• 2-3 years of experience in accounting
• Adaptable to multiple and frequent changes in business environment
• Proven expertise with Excel
• Experience with Netsuite preferred, but not required
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, without losing attention to detail
• Proactively review processes for improvement opportunities; never satisfied with the status quo
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Company Benefits 

Our total rewards package consists of base salary, benefits, and opportunity for yearly cash bonus. Some of our benefits include:

 - Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Think medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, 401k, and more.

 - Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals.

- Company paid for lunch when working in the office.

- Additional benefit perks & discounts.

Disclaimer

Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.