Accounting Associate II

Freddie Mac • McLean, VA

26d • $62,000 - $92,000

About The Position

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: Join Freddie Mac’s collaborative Single-Family division as an Accounting Associate, where you’ll support accounts receivable and corporate payment processing for multiple business lines—including check processing for the entire corporation. You’ll ensure timely and accurate payment instructions in accordance with corporate guidelines, helping to mitigate fraud and maintain financial integrity. Make a meaningful impact while driving excellence in financial operations and supporting Freddie Mac’s mission. Our Impact: Our team’s main responsibility is posting cash receipts for several Single-Family and one Multifamily business lines. In addition, the team is responsible for setting up payment instructions for ACH and wire transactions following prescribed corporate procedures. Other work includes: Researching external and internal customer payment questions and ensuring compliance with the Guide and ACH compliance. Helping to strengthen working relationships between internal and external partners. Reviewing and recommending solutions to support workflow improvement and process inefficiencies Providing continuous oversight of internal/external workflows and systems to support operational efficiency Your Impact: In this role, you will be the responsible for processing of accounts receivable, corporate payment instructions for our customers and business to business collection activities. You will collaborate with internal and external business partners to address/resolve issues and escalations. This role will give you opportunities to broaden your business competence while being part of an inclusive team targeting to deliver the following: Post customer payments to the appropriate accounts and reconcile transactions Process daily ACH files ensuring accurate and timely processing Assist internal and external customers with issues and questions Setup and maintain payment instructions for customers by verifying bank account details and validate payment information to ensure accuracy and prevent errors or fraud Maintain internal controls and update records as necessary to ensure proper audit trails

Requirements

• 1-2 + years related experience
• College degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience with business-to-business collection activities
• Knowledge of Workday accounting activities, preferred
• Salesforce experience is a plus
• Analytical experience – ability to research issues, draw conclusions and provide analysis on trends, etc.
• Process oriented – ability to work with in highly controlled and defined processes to ensure control compliance and execution
• Strong communications – candidate will be working with business partners at Freddie, lenders and customers to resolve issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; customer-facing communication experience
• Curiosity and willingness to embrace AI-enabled tools and workflows, preferred

Responsibilities

• Post customer payments to the appropriate accounts and reconcile transactions
• Process daily ACH files ensuring accurate and timely processing
• Assist internal and external customers with issues and questions
• Setup and maintain payment instructions for customers by verifying bank account details and validate payment information to ensure accuracy and prevent errors or fraud
• Maintain internal controls and update records as necessary to ensure proper audit trails

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees