Treasury Specialist I - Warehouse Management

Guild Mortgage Company, closing loans and opening doors since 1960. As a mortgage banking firm we are dedicated to serving the homeowner/buyer. Our goal is to provide affordable home financing for our customers, utilizing the best terms available while providing a level of professionalism and service unsurpassed in the lending industry.

Position Summary

The Treasury Specialist – Warehouse Management plays an important role in the organization by performing a number of activities related to the company’s Finance functions. The role is primarily responsible, under direct to general supervision, for rotating between processing sales and wire transfers in an accurate and timely basis. This involves researching and correcting issues, preparing and inputting journal entries, submitting transfer requests, and performing other similar duties.

Compensation

This role is a non-exempt position with a targeted salary range of $20.91/hour to $29.37/hour.

Compensation at Guild is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to local and federal minimum wage requirements, education, level of experience, and applicant’s geographical location.

Essential Functions

Sales Accounting Rotation:

• Monitor and track daily sales account proceeds and use information to minimize interest payments on lines of credit.
• Obtain purchase advice information from Secondary Marketing or third-party investors, accurately input purchase advice information into the electronic system and submit purchase advice to warehouse banks.
• Correct sales directed to the wrong location.
• Process wire transfers for miscellaneous funds.
• Ensure daily and monthly sales activity is appropriately recorded; perform daily and monthly reconciliations to ensure correct data.
• Prepare and post journal entries to the General Ledger.
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.

Wire Transfer Rotation:

• Process funding wires with warehouse banks on an accurate and timely basis, providing clear posting instructions when appropriate.
• Collaborate with funders to correctly capture any late funding wires or to resolve issues.
• Monitor and report on credit line utilization.
• Obtain signatory approvals as needed.
• Process wire transfers for miscellaneous funds.
• Ensure daily and monthly wire transfer-related activity is appropriately recorded; perform daily and monthly reconciliations to ensure correct data.
• Prepare and post journal entries to the General Ledger.
• Correct issues and respond to standard inquiries from colleagues, internal funders, and warehouse banks related to wire transfers.
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree directly related to the position or equivalent, required.
• Minimum two years experience accounting or finance related role(s). 
• Prior experience in mortgage banking and a general understanding of overall mortgage process rules and regulations, as well as the policies and ethical standards pertaining to wire transfers preferred.
• General knowledge of accounting principles, including debits and credits, reconciliations, balance sheets and income statements.
• Highly organized and detail oriented; ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment required.
• Ability to analyze situations and choose appropriate course of action to resolve issues.
• Highly proficient in data entry and the use of the Microsoft Office Suite; Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• 10-key by touch preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to work in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Wiki, collaborative cloud-based programs, and third-party software applications required.
• Commitment to company values.
• Customer Service - Proactive attention to each person.
• Integrity - Do and say what's right.
• Respect - Treat others with dignity.
• Collaboration - Listen and work together.
• Learning - Seek knowledge and strive for improvement.
• Excellence – Deliver the unexpected.

Supervision

Job Scope: Responsible for understanding the department/functional area objectives and goals and how own job contributes to achievement of these goals; may recommend changes and enhancements based on analysis and evaluation of circumstances.

Complexity: General precedents may exist for most problems; conducts independent research/analysis to identify the appropriate approach.

Impact: Decisions and actions primarily impact own work with limited impact on peers in their area, contributes as team member rather than leader.

Interaction/Supervision: Works under direct supervision and follows specific instructions; work is subject to moderate review; May act as a guide to less experienced staff in similar role; generally does not have formal responsibility for overseeing others.

Requirements

• Work is primarily sedentary; mobility in an office setting.
• Frequent use of computer keyboard and mouse.
• Ability to accurately interpret sounds and associated meanings at a volume consistent with interpersonal conversation.
• Regularly required to accurately perceive, distinguish and interpret information received visually and through audio; e.g., words, numbers and other data broadcasted aloud/viewed on a screen, as well as print and other media.
• Office environment – moderate noise, no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.
• This role requires effective adaptation to workplace stressors, including customer service complaints, security responsibilities, and competing priorities.
• Must be able to adhere to process protocol. Must be able to apply established protocols in a timely manner.
• Work is primarily performed during the business week, Monday - Friday.

Guild offers a pleasant work environment, competitive compensation and excellent benefits package; including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, LTD and 401(k) with employer match.

Guild Mortgage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

REQ#: TREAS018056