We are looking for an experienced Controller to join our accounting leadership team on a Contract basis in Bellevue, Washington. This role is responsible for safeguarding the accuracy of financial results across multiple entities while driving a reliable and timely close, consolidation, and reporting cycle. The ideal candidate brings strong mortgage or lending industry experience and can lead both day-to-day accounting operations and continuous process improvement in a complex environment.

Responsibilities:

• Direct the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process across all legal entities, ensuring deadlines are met and results are dependable.
• Prepare and review financial statements for leadership, delivering clear and decision-ready reporting with a high standard of accuracy.
• Oversee account reconciliations and balance sheet reviews to confirm completeness, resolve discrepancies, and maintain strong financial controls.
• Manage accounting activities for parent companies, subsidiaries, special purpose entities, and securitization structures, including consolidation requirements.
• Administer intercompany accounting by monitoring transactions, recording eliminations, and keeping related balances fully reconciled.
• Maintain and enhance the general ledger framework and chart of accounts to support both entity-level and loan-level financial visibility.
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, strengthen documentation, and improve audit trail quality.
• Lead and develop accounting team members by setting expectations, coaching performance, and promoting accountability across the function.
• Partner with audit, tax, and external advisory stakeholders to support compliance activities, tax processes, and year-round audit preparedness.