Bond Accountant 1

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage


• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period


• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year


• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave


• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)


• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Applicants must show in their application how they meet the following classification minimum qualifications:

• 24 months training or 24 months experience in accounting. 

• OR completion of undergraduate core program in accounting, finance, economics, business administration or public administration. 

• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.  

The equivalent of an undergraduate core program in the disciplines listed above is 2 years experience in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or public administration.

Job Skills: Accounting and Finance, Listening, Customer Focus, Responsiveness

The Office of Single-Family Housing, Loan Administration Division is looking for a dedicated Bond Accountant 1 who will perform loan administration duties on single-family second mortgages, which includes:

• Processing requests for lien releases, forgivenesses, subordinations, assignments, assumptions, and recapture reimbursements  
• Verifying amounts payable and generate payoff letters
• Reviewing loss mitigation requests such as modifications, short sales, deed-in-lieus
• Amortizing second mortgage series and clearing up over/short payments
• Looking up and entering data on bankruptcy and foreclosure actions
• Responding to requests and providing documents as appropriate
• Tracking communication and actions in file notes and storing documents in correct folders
• Answering agency phones for 3+ hours a day and monitoring faxes and routing calls or faxes to correct department

For a complete description of the job duties, please read the Bond Accountant 1 position description for position number 20082125. 

Employees in this position are required to report to OHFA's offices which are located at 2600 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, OH 43231.

Background Requirements

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.  Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.  An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All external applicants that are selected for an interview may be required to provide at least three professional references & complete the Supplemental Nepotism Statement at the time of the interview.

ADA

OHFA is committed to providing access & reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs & employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act & other applicable laws. To request an ADA reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please email Jessica Grimm.

EEO Statement

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer & does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy & immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law & any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices.  Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms & conditions of employment.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) offers affordable housing opportunities for Ohioans from rental assistance to homeownership. OHFA provides access to financial resources for the development & management of affordable housing. The Agency's programs serve first-time homebuyers, renters, senior citizens & other populations with special needs who otherwise might not be able to afford quality housing. Please visit OHFA’s website for more information about our mission.

The Single Family Housing Office (Office) uses available funding to deliver programs & resources that expand access to homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers & low- to moderate-income households throughout Ohio. The Office also promotes & fosters the sustainability of homeownership through programs & resources within & outside OHFA.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.