Director, Loan & Pool Accounting

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🌽 Illinois, North Carolina, +1 more states – Remote

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Aqua Finance, Inc.

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1985

👥 B2C

💸 Finance

🛍️ eCommerce

B2C • Finance • eCommerce

Aqua Finance, Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in providing consumer financing solutions to facilitate access to various home improvement projects and recreational products. They focus on diverse areas such as water treatment, HVAC systems, pools, spas, and general home renovations, helping dealers and customers make significant life enhancements more affordable. With a commitment to customer service, Aqua Finance partners with dealers to ensure a smooth and transparent financing process for borrowers.

📋 Description

• Overseeing the accounting and financial reporting of loan transaction activity in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) • Ensuring accurate accounting treatment, financial statement disclosures, and internal controls related to loan transactions and pooled loan assets • Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of four Accountants and one Accounting Manager • Creating, maintaining, and enhancing key process documentation to support internal controls, audit requirements, regulatory compliance, and operational consistency • Overseeing monthly variance analyses and effectively communicating key drivers, trends, and business impacts to management and stakeholders • Partnering with Treasury to determine appropriate GAAP accounting treatment • Directing the preparation and review of journal entries, monthly bank reconciliations, external reporting requirements, and entity-level financial reporting • Overseeing accounting and reconciliation activities related to third-party net settlement processes • Supporting external financial statement audits, SOC 1 examinations, and compliance audits by providing documentation, analysis, and audit support • Identifying, recommending, and implementing process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability • Reviewing work performed by offshore accounting resources to ensure quality, consistency, and timely completion of deliverables • Serving as the Accounting representative on cross-functional growth initiatives, strategic projects, and system modernization efforts • Monitoring and strengthening internal controls to ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and accounting standards

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or commensurate work experience required • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation (active or inactive) required • 7 years of progressive accounting experience with increasing levels of responsibility required • 3 years of people management experience required • 2 years public accounting experience required • Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit processes • Experience working with large data sets and data analysis tools preferred • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to analyze and manipulate large volumes of data, preferred • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications • Experience leading process improvement, automation, or system enhancement initiatives preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible and consumer-friendly financing programs • Values that are deeply rooted in a midwestern culture • A first-choice employer