Escrow Assistant

About the role

Do you have strong organizational and communication skills and enjoy working with a team in a fast-paced setting? Near North is looking for a Residential Escrow Assistant to assist a talented Escrow department throughout each stage of the closing process to successfully finalize real estate transactions, while exhibiting a positive attitude and willingness to learn. We provide a collaborative, energetic, team environment. Our company is a growing title insurance operation with multi-state market presence and national outreach.

Responsibilities

• Support members of the Escrow team in a professional and helpful manner.
• Order mortgage payoffs and review title commitments when needed.
• Consult with examiners and other key parties to settle issues.
• Prepare closing files, make requests for necessary information, set up and retrieve documents in SoftPro, and much more.
• Provide excellent customer support by answering phone calls/emails and responding to inquiries.
• Review title commitments to verify vesting and legal description for accuracy, including spelling of names. Verify that commitments match information given us by customers, purchase agreements, and surveys, plus verify taxes.
• Consult with examiners, lenders and/or principals in reconciling discrepancies between instructions and title commitments.
• Schedule closings.
• Review closing packages and disbursing files.
• Set up & retrieve recordable Documents for E-Recording through Softpro.
• Prepare closing files for Escrow Closers.
• Monitor Escrow inbox.
• Prepare Prelim CDs and begin processing the final CD.
• Request Seller Figures & Lender packages.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

You’ll be working on:

• Providing excellent customer support by answering phone calls/emails and responding to inquiries.
• Reviewing title commitments to verify vesting and legal description for accuracy, including spelling of names. Verifying that commitments match information given us by customers, purchase agreements, and surveys, plus verifying taxes.
• Consulting with examiners, lenders and/or principals in reconciling discrepancies between instructions and title commitments.
• Scheduling closings.
• Reviewing closing packages and disbursing files.
• Setting up & retrieving recordable Documents for E-Recording through Softpro.
• Preparing closing files for Escrow Closers.
• Monitoring Escrow inbox.
• Preparing Prelim CDs and beginning to process the final CD.
• Requesting Seller Figures & Lender packages.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Administrative or operations support experience preferred.
• Real estate or title/escrow experience is helpful but not required.
• Fast-learner with a positive attitude and able to succeed in fast-paced environments.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• SoftPro experience is a plus.
• Superior multi-tasking, organizational, attention to detail and accuracy skills.
• Interpersonal with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with SoftPro.

Benefits

We offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) or HSA (Health Savings Account).
• Company paid life insurance & long-term disability.
• Voluntary short-term disability & supplemental life insurance.
• Competitive PTO and holiday pay.
• Volunteer PTO – “Day of Service” to volunteer in your local community.
• Access to company-owned ski condo in Beaver Creek, CO.