Funding Manager

Boats Group•Miami, FL

41d•Onsite

About The Position

Boats Group is seeking a Funding Manager to oversee the loan funding process end-to-end, ensuring all financial, legal, and collateral conditions are met before disbursement. This role safeguards company assets through compliance verification and cross-department coordination with closing, accounting, and post-closing teams. About Our Crew Boats Group is the fastest-growing digital business in the recreational boating space. We are a talented team of techies, creatives, marketers, closers and customer advocates who spend each day pushing the boundaries of technology to make buying, selling and renting boats easy. We spend each day surrounded by 500,000 boats from across the globe. Our passion and unyielding dedication to getting people on the water influence our culture in ways you won't find at other companies. We're the best at what we do because we're working in an industry we love. When you walk through our doors, you'll find smart, dedicated people who consider one another family. If you want to work in an inclusive, innovative environment where we encourage employees to collaborate, leverage their talents and actively shape the future of the company, then you will enjoy working here!

Requirements

At least 4+ years in loan operations, including 2 or more years in a leadership position managing funding and lien perfection processes.
A Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related business field is highly preferred.
Proven expertise in specialty collateral finance (e.g., Marine, RV, or Automotive).
Expert-level understanding of loan closing documentation, regulatory disclosure requirements, and specific investor funding/perfection guidelines.
Advanced proficiency with Loan Origination Systems (LOS) and related document and financial tracking software.

Responsibilities

Lead final file audits to ensure loan documents are accurate, complete, and compliant.
Confirm all PTF/PTD conditions are cleared and approve final funding and wire disbursements.
Review and validate settlement statements (Closing Disclosure, HUD-1, etc.).
Oversee lien perfection workflow, title recording, and collateral tracking for real estate, vehicles, vessels, etc.
Resolve post-closing collateral exceptions (missing titles, unrecorded liens, unfiled UCCs).
Manage title companies, filing agents, and third-party vendors against SLAs.
Ensure compliance with state/federal regulations, UCC Article 9, and investor guidelines.
Implement fraud prevention procedures and deliver perfected packages to servicing.
Lead, mentor, and supervise the funding/perfection team to meet volume and SLA targets.
Improve processes to reduce funding/perfection cycle times and enhance efficiency.
Report on funding volume, cycle times, and exception metrics to senior leadership.