About This Role The Servicing Accounting VP supports the Residential Credit and MSR business units by reconciling, reviewing, and overseeing subservicers' financially related activities. Servicing Accounting team resides within the Finance Team at Annaly. Responsibilities span Test of Expected Cash, cash flow reconciliations, advance, repurchases and servicing transfer reconciliations and exceptions, data integrity, exception management, and oversight of investor reporting.
Mortgage Products are a high-growth area for Annaly, requiring strong execution, scalable controls, and effective cross-functional collaboration. The VP role sits directly under the Director level and carries elevated ownership, accountability, and leadership expectations within the REIT structure.
The ideal candidate independently drives work forward, identifies and implements process and automation improvements, and demonstrates creativity, resourcefulness, and tenacity in solving complex problems. Strong documentation discipline and reconciliation expertise are essential, along with the persistence to research and resolve issues to completion. This is
not a passive people-manager role- we are looking for a process leader, a VP who leads by doing, adds meaningful value through subject-matter expertise, and collaborates effectively across business, technology, and external partners. This position is focused mainly on the Resi Credit portfolio, responsible for reviewing reports generated by OBF's subservicer Investor Reporting teams, whole loan and securitization reconciliation and data quality reviews as well as settlement of cash positions with purchasers and servicers.
Essential Responsibilities- Deliver hands on leadership within Servicing Accounting, ensuring deadlines are consistently met and that controls remain effective and continuously improved; oversee the review and approval of reconciliations and Investor Reporting files.
- Reconcile, review, and investigate discrepancies in Sub-servicer remittance and cash posting data versus internal systems and external Agency systems (FNMA/FHLMC), facilitating prompt resolution of variances.
- Propose and implement system design enhancements for the internal Test of Expected Cash platform in collaboration with IT teams.
- Work with the Resi desk to review and reconcile securitization related data, generating reports and reconciliations to assist with securitization, collapse and reveler of private label securitizations.
- Review, reconcile, and settle Sub-servicer invoices, cash settlements, and servicing transfer reconciliations.
- Administer Sub-servicer Investor Reporting Oversight program for MSR and RESI to ensure effective Master Servicing Oversight and accurate results.
- Identify data quality issues and collaborate with technology teams to develop sustainable, automated solutions.
- Collaborate with Servicing Oversight on Sub Servicer surveillance, contract review, and control assessments
- Cross-train team members to build depth, resiliency, and consistent execution
Qualifications/Requirements- 10+ years of progressive experience in Servicing Accounting, Investor Reporting, Investor Accounting, and/or REIT Accounting or Finance leadership roles
- Strong reconciliation, analytical, and research skills, with a proven ability to resolve issues, exercise sound judgment, and adapt in a dynamic environment
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including demonstrated experience with INDEX/MATCH, SUMPRODUCT, xlookup, pivot tables, and complex models
- Intermediate SQL skills, with hands-on experience extracting, validating, and analyzing large data sets
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Deep Test of Expected Cash (TOEC) reconciliation and research expertise, including variance analysis and root-cause resolution
- Experience with mortgage servicing platforms is strongly preferred (e.g., MSP, LSAMS, SBO, or similar systems)
Eligibility Requirements- Must be willing to work in Dallas, TX, on-site three (3) days a week
- Bachelor's degree required
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be willing to work additional hours as needed to complete deadline driven projects
