About the Role
New American Funding enables clients of all backgrounds to accomplish the American dream of homeownership by offering a diverse product suite, competitive pricing, and a promise to provide a timely and efficient closing. The Cash Management Specialist processes payments and other monetary and non-monetary transactions on mortgage customers’ accounts.
Responsibilities
- Review and post incoming mortgage loan payments from various sources.
- Review and make decisions on exceptions received from lockbox.
- Research and resolve exception items.
- Process transaction reversals.
- Receive and process checks from the mail room.
- Generate borrower correspondence related to payment processing.
- Complete tasks assigned by other departments related to cash and payment processing.
- Research and resolve transaction inquiries.
- Monitor and process funds held in suspense.
- Monitor bank accounts for incoming funds and to ensure no overdrafts occur.
- Submit and process funds transfers between bank accounts.
- Balance and reconcile funds including borrower payments, tax and insurance funds, and other monetary transactions.
- Monitor control reports to ensure posting accuracy.
- Process disbursements and reclasses.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma, equivalent, or equivalent work experience required.
- Hands-on work experience in mortgage accounting, cash posting, bank account reconciliation, or banking (teller preferred).
- Working knowledge of consumer loans.
- Ability to review and accurately interpret information on a loan history statement.
- Working knowledge of loan payments and their components.
- Experience posting cash to customer accounts.
- Experience reconciling high volume bank accounts.
- Experience addressing customer inquiries.
- Experience with problem-solving.
- Must be able to work night shift, including occasional weekends.
- Knowledge of basic accounting functions, cash processing, or reconciling tasks.
- Experience working with general ledger or bank accounting software packages.
- Strong PC Skills, proficient in MS Windows, Excel, Outlook and Word.
- Ability to learn and adapt to new technology quickly.
- Knowledge of commonly used terminology, concepts, practices, and procedures within the mortgage industry.
- Ability to meet time deadlines while working under pressure.
- Ability to effectively handle simultaneous tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
- Strong business writing and math skills.
- Ability to effectively analyze loan account related problems and define solutions.
Skills
- Mortgage accounting
- Cash posting
- Bank account reconciliation
- Banking
- Consumer loans
- Loan history statement interpretation
- Loan payments
- Customer inquiry resolution
- Problem solving
- Basic accounting functions
- Cash processing
- Reconciling tasks
- General ledger software
- Bank accounting software
- MS Windows
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Word
- Mortgage Servicing Platform (MSP)
- MSP Cash Workstation
- Payment posting systems
- Business writing
- Math skills
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- 4 days on-site
- Night shift
- Occasional weekends
Experience Level
- Intermediate Excel skills a plus
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- College Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business a plus
Salary/Compensations
- $22 - $27/ hr d.o.e.
Benefits
- plus benefits
About the Company
- New American Funding enables clients of all backgrounds to accomplish the American dream of homeownership by offering a diverse product suite, competitive pricing, and our promise to provide a timely and efficient closing.
- Our dedication to client service during the transaction extends after the closing while we service their mortgage.
- This passion for client service is displayed in every step of the homeownership experience with focus on fulfilling our client’s needs in a manner that enhances their standard of living.
