Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | Enact Mortgage Insurance

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Enact Mortgage Insurance, located in Raleigh, NC. Enact is a leading private mortgage insurance provider, offering borrower-centric products to help lenders put more people in homes and keep them there. This Accountant role is crucial for supporting the company’s financial reporting, internal controls, and accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial data that underpins the company’s mission. You will contribute to fulfilling Enact’s mission while utilizing values of excellence, improvement, and connection.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Mission: Support financial reporting, internal controls, and accounting operations by performing key accounting functions and compliance activities to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office

What You’ll Actually Do
• Journal Entries: Prepare and record general journal entries and support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Reconciliation: Reconcile general ledger accounts, research discrepancies, resolve reconciling items, and ensure timely completion of account reconciliations.
• Compliance: Support Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Model Audit Rule (MAR) compliance activities, including maintaining process documentation.
• Cash Management: Monitor daily cash and suspense account activity, investigate variances, and prepare related accounting entries.
• Collaboration: Partner with Operations and other business teams to research issues, support customer-related projects, and ensure accurate accounting treatment.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Experience: 1-3 years of accounting, financial reporting, or related experience.
• Skills: Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bonus: CPA or active CPA candidate, Master’s degree in Accounting, Experience with internal control testing or regulatory compliance, Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite or similar ERP systems, Experience supporting GAAP and Statutory financial reporting.