Selene Holdings is a multiple-lines business financial services firm with a mortgage servicing company, a loan diligence company, a title company, an insurance brokerage, and a real estate owned company. We have office locations in Dallas, TX, Jacksonville, FL, and Salt Lake City, UT. Founded in 2007 to address needs in the mortgage industry, Selene strives to provide amazing client and borrower experiences. A positive attitude coupled with proven creative thinking and actions are all attributes we seek in every one of our employees. If you want to make a difference, then Selene is the place for you!
Position Summary:
Selene is seeking a qualified candidate for the Operations Analyst position (“Analyst”). This position will work exclusively on certain Pretium residential credit private equity funds. Reporting to the VP of Operations, the successful candidate will manage and/or assist with various operational functions, including, but not limited to, monthly financing administration with multiple investment banks, new mortgage pool closings, and new financing line setup and closings (e.g., repurchase agreements or securitizations). This position will work side-by-side with the fund controllers as well as the trustee/paying agent of the private equity funds. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the various activities noted above, have a strong attention to detail/organizational skills, and be able to work with large, complex datasets. The ideal candidate must be inquisitive, a self-starter, and be comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Prepare and reconcile the remittance information for the Pretium residential credit funds, including separately managed accounts
- Interim servicing reconciliation
- Monthly cash tie out
- Data validations
- Liaise with IT/data to automate/enhance processesSettlement contact on all deals
- Mortgage pool closings/repurchase agreements
- Securitizations
- EBO repoolings
- Wire setupComplete all new account setups
- Know-your-client requests
- Document requestsConduct the monthly financing rolls for the Pretium residential credit funds
- Whole loans
- Securities
- Swaps
- Securitization tie-outs
- Load all information into the internal SQL databaseProvide the fund administrator/fund accounting with supporting schedules for the trial balance tie-out
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with the ability to prioritize and maintain a large volume of multi-faceted work. Also required is the ability to be flexible and adapt to a fast-paced and changing business environment. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance, or equivalent business experience
Experience: 1-5 years
Self-starter comfortable operating in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with evolving roles and responsibilities
Strong attention to detail
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Strong preference will be given to candidates with relevant residential mortgage loan / REO accounting and operations experience
Preference will be given to candidates with SQL knowledge
Microsoft Office (particularly strong in Microsoft Excel)
Benefits
Selene Finance LP is committed to the total wellbeing of its employees and therefore offers one of the best benefits packages available in the industry today, which includes:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical, Dental &Vision
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Paid Holidays
Company paid Life Insurance
Matching 401(k) Plan
The job requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. This job description is not an inclusive list of all duties and responsibilities of this position. Incumbents will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. Selene reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent business experience
- 1-5 years of relevant experience
- Self-starter comfortable in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Ability to work with large, complex datasets and perform data validation
- Residential mortgage loan / REO accounting and operations experience
- SQL knowledge
What We Do
Founded in 2007, Selene was created to provide loan resolution strategies for distressed mortgage investment portfolios. We have evolved to offer capacity and scalability to service all types of residential mortgage loans from performing loans (current, re-performing and new originations) to non-performing loans requiring high-touch, complex special servicing. We are an approved servicer for FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA, VA and USDA. Selene is also only one of two GNMA single-family master servicers and approved sub-servicers in the industry. Selene’s diverse client list includes large banks, small to mid-tier investors, REITS, private equity and hedge funds as well as GSEs and government agencies.
