Accounting Manager, Lending Operations
10 days ago
Los Angeles
Job Description Company Overview Arixa Capital Advisors, LLC is a respected private credit investment manager with over $2B in servicing portfolio. Our strategy is to lend on single family, multifamily and commercial projects across the United States providing our investors a compelling fixed income return. We leverage our substantial balance sheet, world class institutional partners and a full-service lending platform to provide exceptional service to our real estate investor and developer clients. We are vertically integrated, ensuring that loans fund quickly and the customer experience is unparalleled as we oversee all loan functions through our proprietary technology infrastructure backed by an experienced operations team. Position Overview: The Accounting Manager – Lending Operations will play a pivotal role in linking loan-level activity across servicing systems, warehouse lines, and fund accounting. This position ensures accuracy and control over loan transactions, interest accruals, warehouse reconciliations, and fund integration within a growing private credit platform. The role provides hands-on leadership for the accounting close process and supports fund-level NAV preparation, investor reporting, and audit readiness. • Reports to: Fund Controller, • Direct Reports: 1–2 Senior Accountants, • Works closely with: Fund Accounting, Loan Operations, and Treasury Primary Duties & Responsibilities: • Oversee daily and monthly accounting for loan fundings, payoffs, and warehouse activities., • Manage reconciliations between loan servicing (TMO), loan origination (Salesforce), and the GL (Sage Intacct)., • Prepare and review journal entries for interest income, origination fees, and warehouse interest expense., • Coordinate month-end close for lending-related entities and warehouse facilities., • Own borrowing base and warehouse reconciliations; partner with Treasury on debt compliance., • Collaborate with Fund Accounting on consolidation and investor reporting., • Prepare and review audit schedules related to loans, warehouse lines, and income recognition., • Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities., • Supervise Senior Accountants supporting lending operations. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Timeliness and accuracy of loan-to-GL reconciliations, • Month-end close and other closing cycle times, • Audit findings and control exceptions, • Process improvement and automation adoption Technical Skills • Loan lifecycle accounting, interest accruals, and fee recognition, • Warehouse facility accounting and covenant compliance, • Reconciliation and variance analysis, • Intermediate to advanced Excel modeling and data handling, • Familiarity with data feeds between servicing and accounting systems Behavioral & Leadership Competencies • Highly accountable and execution-focused, • Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, • Analytical thinker who identifies patterns and root causes, • Comfortable operating in a fast-scaling, dynamic environment, • Leadership mindset with ability to train and develop junior staff Cultural Fit • Values precision, transparency, and continuous improvement, • Operates with integrity and ownership mentality, • Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-accountability culture Qualifications • 6–9 years of accounting experience, including exposure to private credit, direct lending, or fund administration., • Strong understanding of loan accounting, warehouse financing, and fund structures., • Experience with Sage Intacct (or similar GL), The Mortgage Office (TMO), and Salesforce/LOS preferred., • Solid technical grounding in GAAP, including ASC 310 (Loan Accounting) and ASC 326 (CECL)., • Experience supporting external audits and implementing process improvements. Compensation This is a fully remote, exempt, regular full-time position. The salary range is $125K - $145K, plus discretionary bonus potential. Benefits The employee is eligible for the following benefits: • Annual discretionary bonus program, • Medical, dental, vision and voluntary supplemental insurance, • 401K with Safe Harbor match, • Two weeks (10 days) paid vacation., • Six paid sick days, • Ten paid holidays, • One personal day