Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Escrow Reconciliation Specialist will assist with a variety of customer service and administrative duties related to receiving and reviewing agents’ escrow account reconciliations and reviewing their accounting records. The Escrow Reconciliation Specialist will be required to assist with printing, preparing, and filing the reconciliations received for review. The position will include completing reconciliations of bank accounts on various real estate software systems. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Monitor reconciliation email inbox for reconciliations received, and print and prepare the reconciliations received for review.
• An understanding of how to review escrow accounting records and input the required data into our tracking systems and databases.
• Communicating with clients, including requesting missing information related to the reconciliations.
• Reconciling the internal divisions and/or agent’s escrow accounting software to their bank statements and creating finalized reconciliation reports.
• Handle emails and phone calls at a fast pace with the utmost customer service.
• As a Reconciliation Specialist, you must be highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume volume and deadline-oriented environment. It is also important that you have excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to deliver superior customer service. Specific qualifications for the position include:
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Bookkeeping or banking experience is a required.
  • Familiarity with escrow accounting software is recommended.
  • Ability to consistently meet deadlines, demonstrate strong follow-through, and follow departmental procedures.
  • Ability to function effectively as part of a team.
  • Ability to comprehend and write instructions, correspondence, and memos using proper punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
  • Must be a people person and have excellent customer service skills in email, on the phone, and in person.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bookkeeping or accounting clerk experience is required.
• Strong customer service/communication, and organization skills. 
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Basic knowledge of accounting or banking.

EDUCATION, FORMAL TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent. 
• 1 - 3 years of experience in clerical accounting.
• Knowledge of accounting software.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting and bookkeeping principles and procedures.

 
REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to type, handle, or reach. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WESTCOR OFFERS SOME GREAT PERKS:

• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employer-paid disability and life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts. 
• 401K with company match. 
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays.
• Wellness resources.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Ardán is a family of companies that make real estate closings faster, simpler, and safer through technology-driven, innovative solutions, sound underwriting, and exceptional customer service. At Ardán, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of Insur-Tech. Our brands—Westcor, Grid151®, GridBase®, and X1 Analytics®—are dedicated to using technology to streamline and improve every step of the closing process. Westcor - Founded by title agents, Westcor is the number one independent title insurance underwriter in the nation. Westcor’s technology-driven products and services and sound underwriting help agents and their customers close real estate transactions faster and with peace of mind. Website: wltic.com Grid151 - Powered by GridBase® technology, Grid151® delivers tech-enabled fulfillment services to the title insurance industry. Website: grid151.com X1 Analytics - Using its proprietary data analytics engine, X1 Analytics® equips the title insurance industry with decisions and data which enable faster real estate closings with reduced cost and operational friction. Website: x1analytics.com GridBase - sing their proprietary tech stack to create the universal API for lender and title collaboration, GridBase® delivers data middleware and tools that transform lender and title operations with highly optimized automations and integrations. Website: gridbase.io

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