CapCenter is a technology-driven mortgage lender headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We originate purchase and refinance mortgages, sell loans into the secondary market, and operate with a small, high-leverage team — meaning every seat owns real outcomes, not slices of a bureaucracy. The Controller anchors the accounting function: clean books, on-time financial statements, a disciplined close, and a quiet audit.
Role Description
The Controller owns CapCenter's accounting operation end-to-end — the close, the general ledger, the financial statements, technical accounting, the external audit, income tax, and the internal control environment. The role is a player-coach: hands-on in reconciliations and technical positions, senior enough to set the standards and manage the team.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Operations, Financial Reporting, and Audit
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close — calendar, ownership, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, intercompany, and final tie-out
- Maintain the general ledger, chart of accounts, and books of record so they are accurate, complete, and audit-ready at all times
- Produce US GAAP statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) on a predictable cadence
- Own the accounting for loan sales, gain-on-sale recognition, warehouse line activity, derivative mark-to-market, MSR, and fair value — including the entries, reconciliations, and disclosures
- Reconcile loan-level activity from the LOS, secondary system, and servicer reports to the general ledger
- Produce statutory and regulatory reporting that flows off the books — warehouse lender financial reporting, agency reporting, state licensing, covenant inputs
- Lead the external audit relationship — walkthroughs, sample support, accounting position defense, disclosure review, and remediation of findings
Team, Controls, and Systems
- Manage, coach, and develop the Accounting team; set clear standards clean execution
- Design and maintain the internal control environment over financial reporting — segregation of duties, journal entry review, reconciliation review, approval thresholds, and exception handling
- Document accounting processes and controls so they survive staff turnover and audit cleanly
- Own the accounting system stack (GL, AP, banking, expense management); partner with Technology on integrations and automation
- Drive process improvements that increase accuracy, reduce manual effort, and improve audit-readiness
What First Year Success Looks Like
- A clean, predictable monthly close on a published calendar
- US GAAP financial statements produced as the closing output, tied out and ready for use
- An efficient external audit with no material adjustments and a meaningfully shorter fieldwork window
- A trained, productive accounting team and a documented playbook
- A measurably stronger control environment
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. Active CPA required
- 10+ years of progressive experience, including ownership of a full close cycle and external audit
- Prior experience, ideally at a mortgage lender or other regulated financial services environment
- Strong US GAAP technical accounting skills — ability to research, write, and defend positions
- Clear communication — able to brief auditors, tax advisors, and the CFO with equal precision
We offer a competitive compensation package to include base salary, medical, dental and life insurance benefits, 401K, and paid vacation. We do not discriminate against applicants/employees on any protected basis and are an Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran/Disability.
