Accountant - Financial Products and Services

About the team

Join our dynamic and skilled accounting team at Zillow Group, where innovation meets collaboration in a lively, fast-paced tech and real estate environment. We work directly with teams throughout the Finance organization (including Financial Reporting, FP&A, Revenue, and Tax) and operational business partners across the financial services and product lines. Specifically, our team is responsible for:
Driving month-end close, including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules

Facilitating the annual audits, state audits, and quarterly reviews performed by auditors, including but not limited to the walkthroughs and the preparation of PBCs

Providing accounting support for Zillow’s regulated Financial Services, such as Mortgage Origination and Title & Escrow product lines

Ensuring finance integration for new and ongoing activities, including developing new processes and GL close activities to maintain SOX compliance.

About the role

Zillow Group is seeking a motivated Accountant to join our Financial Products and Services Accounting Team, reporting directly to the Manager, Financial Products and Services Accounting. This role directly supports multiple regulated business lines, audits, and accounting responsibilities. The ideal candidate will possess a proactive, multifaceted, and diligent nature, demonstrating the ability to:

• Adapt to change and manage and communicate contending priorities effectively.

• Collaborate within a team-oriented environment or work independently as needed.

• Think independently and critically to raise relevant questions and concerns.

• Complete tasks with efficiency and thoroughness in a dynamic and evolving environment.

• Be inquisitive and conduct investigations to prepare fluctuation analyses for the financial statements.

Specifically, the role will:

• Assist in the creation and maintenance of policies, procedures, tools, and reporting to verify compliance

• Stay informed on industry regulatory updates and suggest updates to internal processes, policies, and systems as required

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations as part of the month-end close related to expense recognition, intercompany, and regulated processes for mortgage and title & escrow

• Drive optimization and improve automation of existing processes, ensuring sustainability with rapid business growth and on-boarding new products, which will include working with partner teams to potentially integrate and automate new product lines into the accounting system

• Provide assistance on complex issues where analysis of processes or data requires an in-depth evaluation

• Investigate and prepare support for monthly variance analysis

• Cultivate cross-team relationships among Finance and other business partners

• Own and operate SOX controls as necessary

• Undertake special projects and ad hoc assignments as the need arises

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.

In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $63,500.00 - $101,500.00 Annually. This base pay range is specific to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC and may not be applicable to other locations.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location.

Who you are

• Versatile in using sophisticated Excel functions, with an interest and ability to work with large amounts of data

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving, data-driven organization

• Proven background in assisting cross-functional projects or initiatives that involve financial process i