Open Position: Senior Accountant (CPA) - Tax, Audit & Securitization

Reports to: Sr. VP Accounting & CFO

Supervisory duties: None

Job Type: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid

Location: Kirkland, WA.

Pay range: $150,000 - $165,000 annually

About Us

We’re Rain City Capital – a rapidly growing hard money lender. No two workdays are the same, so our team is comprised of individuals who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and take care of business. Our staff and our accounting team are fueled by new ideas and a fresh approach to simplifying the financial industry by putting the relationship before the transaction. We’re looking for a highly competent accountant to support accounting and operations for our growing loan portfolio.

About You

You are an accounting professional with a proven track record of creative problem solving and the ability to work well as part of a team. You’re self-driven, analytical, responsible, easily adaptable to change with relentless attention to detail. You’re immaculately organized and enthusiastic about our industry, our company, and our customers. See below for more details on preferred qualifications.

About the Job

This role is an integral part of the accounting team and supports accounting, finance and operations functions that ensure the success of our loan portfolio.

Roles and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Securitization

  • Oversee all accounting and operational aspects of Rain City’s securitization program(s), including transfer accounting under ASC 860, waterfall modeling, and investor reporting.

  • Manage communication with trustees, rating agencies, legal counsel, and internal stakeholders.

  • Maintain reporting processes and internal controls to support quarterly investor packages and securitization compliance.

Audit Ownership

  • Lead the annual audit process, including planning, documentation, and resolution of audit inquiries.

  • Prepare and review GAAP-compliant financial statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules.

  • Act as primary liaison with external audit partners, ensuring timely delivery and clean audit outcomes.

Tax Oversight

  • Coordinate all tax-related matters with external advisors (federal, state, local, and entity-specific filings).

  • Oversee tax provisioning, planning, and compliance across multiple entities.

  • Manage calendar-year and fiscal-year deadlines, and support strategic planning on tax structure optimization.

Skills and Attributes

  • CPA required.

  • Prior experience mortgage lending required

  • Prior experience with structured finance or securitization strongly preferred.

  • 6–10 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally a mix of public accounting and private industry.

  • Strong working knowledge of ASC 860, ASC 810, & ASC 310, GAAP financials, and corporate tax requirements.

  • Proven ability to manage third-party audit and tax partners and to work cross-functionally with finance, capital markets, and legal teams.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a meticulous attention to detail.

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. The employee in this position must be able to read, write, speak and understand English with exceptional fluency.

Rain City Capital offers a hybrid work environment, which means employees perform their duties remotely or in person and will be expected to check email, phone, and text messages throughout the day and respond in a timely fashion consistent with a normal company workday. This role must be willing to commute to our local office on a weekly basis, at a minimum of once per week, based on the needs of the position, the department, and the company.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to careers@raincitycapital.com

Posted 05/23/2025