About the role
This is a high-ownership accounting role at the center of how Zillow funds and services home loans. You'll own recurring reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting that keep our mortgage business accurate, audit-ready, and compliant with our bank lending agreements - and you'll have real room to improve and automate the processes you run. If you like owning your work end to end and seeing the direct impact of clean, reliable numbers, this role is for you.
YOU WILL GET TO:
- Own daily reconciliations between loan origination activity and warehouse bank funding, researching and clearing exceptions so cash and loan balances always tie out
- Serve as the accounting liaison to ZHL's warehouse bank partners - reviewing daily funding and paydown reporting, validating new bank file formats, and coordinating user-acceptance testing when banking systems or reports change
- Drive your portion of the month-end close, completing tasks and sign-offs in FloQast and hitting deadlines with clean, well-supported workpapers
- Calculate and tie out monthly warehouse-line financial covenant compliance across our bank partners
- Build and maintain reconciliations and reporting that summarize daily flow of funds by bank
This role has been categorized as a Remote position. "Remote" employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.
In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $83,200.00 - $132,800.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia the standard base pay range for this role is $79,000.00 - $126,200.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.
In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.
Who you are
- 3 to 5 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including monthly close, reconciliations, and journal entry preparation
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA or CPA candidate a plus)
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and general ledger accounting
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets
- Highly organized and deadline-driven, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage recurring close cycles independently
- Clear communicator who can research issues, explain variances, and collaborate across finance, banking partners, and technical teams
Here at Zillow, we value the experience and perspective of candidates with non-traditional backgrounds. We encourage you to apply if you have transferable skills or related experiences.
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience in mortgage, banking, or financial-services accounting, especially warehouse lending or loan servicing
- Familiarity with ERP and reporting tools such as Workday, Databricks, or FloQast
- Experience supporting accounting automation or process-improvement initiatives
- Exposure to SOX controls and audit support
