Mortgage Accounting Specialist

This position provides critical accounting and administrative support to the Accounting Department. This role ensures the accuracy, integrity, and timely processing of mortgage-related financial activities while consistently delivering professional, high quality service to internal and external customers. A strong commitment to confidentiality, accuracy, and customer service is essential.

Responsibilities

• Mortgage Accounting Auditor
  • Perform borrower mortgage accounting audits with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Identify, research, and resolve accounting discrepancies in a timely manner.
  • Reconcile related general ledger accounts daily and/or monthly.
• Deposit Coordination
  • Prepare and record daily deposits, including data entry into multiple accounting systems and reconciliation with cash received.
  • Maintain accurate accounting records and backup documentation for monthend processes and management inquiries.
  • Process and balance merchant credit card payments in all applicable systems.
• Accounts Payable Support
  • Process daily check requests to support mortgage operations.
  • Assist and serve as backup for the accounts payable function, including invoice distribution, verification of GL coding and cost centers, invoice entry, and scheduled expense check generation.
• Wire Desk Coordination
  • Manage the daily mortgage loan wire process with precision and adherence to internal controls.
  • Verify all wire data, order and upload files to Q2, and ensure accuracy of transactions.
  • Confirm wire totals and reconcile with corresponding cash accounts.
• General Accounting Support
  • Verify data associated with the purchase and sale of mortgage loans to investors.
  • Participate in special projects as assigned to support department initiatives.

Bell Bank Culture, Policy and Accountability Standards

• Know and live Bell Bank’s values, bottom line, customer service standards, Golden Rules, and LOCBUTN by building personal connections with customers and employees and using their names as often as possible.
• Conduct activities consistent with established Bell Bank policies, procedures and systems, the Code of Conduct, the Bank Secrecy Act and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• All employees are responsible for information security, including compliance with policies and standards which protect sensitive information.
• Prompt and reliable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Other Expectations

• Associate’s Degree in Accounting or similar field; or equivalent experience.
• 0-2 years of accounting experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and comfort using standard office equipment.
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate new accounting and financial software systems.
• Strong organizational and timemanagement abilities with high attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with employees, management, and vendors.
• Consistently presents a professional, positive, and customerfocused image.

Company Information

If you like to work with people in a family atmosphere, enjoy great benefits and provide unequaled personal service to every customer, consider a career with Bell Bank.

Bell Bank was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. It is the largest family-and employee-owned bank in the upper Midwest, and one of the largest in the nation, with assets of more than $14 billion. Bell Bank has full-service banking locations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona. Bell has empowered more than $30 million in charitable giving through its unique Pay It Forward initiative, through which every employee chooses each year how to help individuals, families and organizations in need.

Bell Bank has been recognized as a top workplace by American Banker, Forbes and Fortune. If you want to work for an established, growing, forward-looking organization with world-class employees, this is the place for you. Let Bell Bank be your destination workplace.

Bell's Values:

As stewards, dedicated to the growth and reputation of this independently owned organization, we are committed to:

• Promoting and sustaining our family atmosphere.
• Providing unequaled personal service to each and every customer.
• Paying it forward

Our Bottom Line:

Happy Employees! Happy Customers!

In addition to salary, Bell Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package including, healthcare, (medical, dental, vision) employee stock ownership program, and 401(k) contribution and profit-sharing plan. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.

Bell Bank

Equal Opportunity Employer