Accounting Manager

Posted 6 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Gurugram, Haryana, IND
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Consumer Web • Fintech • Real Estate • Software • Financial Services
Better's mission is to make homeownership simple, faster, and more accessible for everyone.
The Role
Manage month-end close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, accounting processes, and P&L sections under U.S. GAAP. Investigate transaction issues, improve processes, support audits, advise business leaders on complex accounting matters, and mentor junior staff. The role requires collaboration across departments and ownership of accounting for multiple products and initiatives.
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Why Better. Why Now.

Better is rebuilding home finance as an AI-native platform—turning a process that once took weeks into something that can happen in seconds.

With over $110B in loans funded and $1.2B+ raised, we operate at real scale while rethinking how homeownership works from the ground up.

The category hasn’t caught up yet. That’s the opportunity.

A Better Opportunity

Our Accounting team is hiring for a proactive and motivated Accounting Manager. The focus will be on accounting for the different products of the business and working seamlessly across various departments to close the books timely and accurately as dictated under U.S. GAAP accounting roles. This role offers the unique opportunity to directly impact Better’s P&L by applying finance and accounting-related findings to our financials.

Responsibilities

● Drive the month end close process as a key part of the accounting team by taking ownership of certain tasks, expenses, revenue, and payroll sections of the P&L

● Create and review journal entries in the GL along with preparing and reviewing excellent supporting schedules

● Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations including investigating aged or unreconciled items

● Investigate and resolve both current and historical issues with our different transaction types

● Implement accounting processes for new product streams or initiatives

● Identify areas for improvement and drive process improvements

● Work with our external auditors to ensure the timely completion of reviews and audits

● Educate coworkers regarding financial practices, implications, and policies

● Provide ad hoc analysis support to business leaders and key partners for complex accounting questions

● Serve as a mentor and resource to more junior team members

Qualifications

● Degree in accounting or finance

● 5-7 years of experience in an accounting firm or in-house at a company

● At least 1 year of management experience

● Experienced knowledge of U.S. GAAP

● Adaptable to multiple and frequent changes in business environment

● Proven expertise with Excel (combining large data sets, sumifs, index/match, vlookups, etc); familiarity with SQL a plus

● Experience working with Netsuite a plus

● Experience working at a public company a plus

● Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, without losing attention to detail

● Proactively looking to improve on processes; never satisfied with the status quo

● Stakeholder management skills

● Experience with industries such as financial technology, mortgage banking, or lending a plus

By the numbers:

We've funded over $110 billion in loans (more than any other fintech in the US!)

Raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to modernize the $15 trillion mortgage industry

Better's proprietary AI platform, Tinman®, and voice-based AI mortgage assistant, Betsy™, make us an award-winning lender:

  • Banking Tech Award USA (2026): Best LendTech Solution

  • Fintech Breakthrough Award (2026): Digital Mortgage Company of the Year

  • NerdWallet Best of Award (2026): Best for Home Equity Loans

  • Fintech Breakthrough Award 2025: Best Lending Innovation

  • Yahoo! Finance (2025): Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Homebuyers – Best for quick approval

  • Yahoo! Finance (2025): Best Online Mortgage Lender

  • Money Magazine (2025): Best for fast closing

  • Forbes (2023): Best Online Mortgage Lender

We're building the future of home finance — and we're looking for smart, driven, ambitious innovators who are ready to tackle the most impactful work of their careers.

Disclaimer

Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Skills Required

  • Degree in accounting or finance
  • 5-7 years of experience in an accounting firm or in-house at a company
  • At least 1 year of management experience
  • Experienced knowledge of U.S. GAAP
  • Ability to adapt to multiple and frequent changes in the business environment
  • Proven expertise with Excel, including combining large data sets, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, and VLOOKUP
  • Familiarity with SQL
  • Experience working with NetSuite
  • Experience working at a public company
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail
  • Process improvement mindset
  • Stakeholder management skills
  • Experience in financial technology, mortgage banking, or lending
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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
2,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Founded in 2016, Better is a digital-first homeownership company whose services include mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowners insurance. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the homebuying journey more approachable and understandable. Our company is made up of driven, passionate people who bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to everything we do. We are committed to fostering diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. We see the value in each person's perspective and recognize their talents, regardless of what the market says. We believe it's important to nurture a company culture that encourages curiosity and passion—from employee resource groups and learning opportunities to team outings and community outreach.

Why Work With Us

The Better mission is rooted in values that drive us. We do what’s in the best interest of the consumer We have growth mindsets, not fixed ones We believe that success lies in execution, not credentials We act like owners, not just employees We work to find answers on our own, not wait for them to be given to us We optimize for mission, not ego

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