The Director of Accounting will lead general accounting functions, implement process improvements, manage audits, and develop high-performing teams.
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
- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lender for First Time Homebuyers of January 2025: Best lender for quick approval
- Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best online mortgage lender
- Fintech Breakthrough Award: Best Lending Innovation Award
- Money Magazine - 8 Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025: Best for fast closing
- We are Forbes’ Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023
- We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world
We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.
A Better opportunity
As the Director of Accounting, you will be responsible for leading aspects of the General Accounting and Month-end Close functions. You will be in charge of reviewing, evaluating and implementing new, more efficient processes in these functions. The ideal candidate must possess strong communication, technical knowledge and leadership skills, as well as be very detail oriented and data driven. They must have proven experience, including previous management responsibility. This role will report to the VP, Accounting.
Responsibilities
- Provides oversight and navigation of monthly, quarterly and annual general ledger closing processes, such as corporate accounting, fixed assets, accounts payable, procurement, and accruals.
- Evaluating processes and implementing process improvements.
- Crafting and maintaining accounting policies and procedures.
- Prioritize and coordinate audits and interim reviews with external auditors.
- Hiring, training and retaining accounting team members, including team members in India.
- Coordinates and assures excellence in execution of the general accounting function.
- Participates in preparing and presenting financial results to management.
- Work closely with the financial reporting and technical accounting team to assure that accounting standards are being kept and financial reporting is effective.
- Works closely with the FP&A team to assure budget vs. actual reports are being maintained and reviewed.
- Assists the VP, Accounting in developing accounting organizational strategies by supplying accounting and financial information, analysis, and recommendations for critical thinking and direction, and establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
Qualifications
- 8 - 10 years of combined Public Accounting and Industry accounting experience
- Bachelors in accounting
- CPA required
- ERP experience required, NetSuite preferred
- Experience with Blackline, Ramp, or similar solutions preferred
- Demonstrated ability to form, lead and develop high-performing teams, including cross border teams
- Ability to work collaboratively across departmental functions
- Experience in audit and general accounting required Solid understanding of US GAAP, internal controls and financial reporting required
Company Benefits
We are thrilled to offer all our full-time employees the following benefit offerings:
- Benefits eligibility effective DAY ONE
- *$0 medical plan premium offering coverage nationwide paired with our Health Savings Account that includes an employer contribution (*Additional Medical, dental, vision plan options also all with nationwide coverage)
- Flexible PTO
- Immediate virtual mental health support by licensed therapists for our employees and their eligible dependents age 6 and up! First few visits at no cost to you!
- Personalized care for every fertility and family care journey for our employees and their partner!
- Dependent care benefits (i.e. childcare and/or elder care costs) and commuter benefits both include a company match!
- Discount programs and perks including pet Insurance!
The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided.
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.
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