Escrow and Trust Accounting Specialist - US Based Remote

Realogy; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a detail-oriented Specialist in Escrow and Trust Accounting. The role involves managing daily reconciliations, processing disbursements, and supporting audit activities. Ideal candidates will have strong accounting backgrounds, analytical skills, and thrive in collaborative environments.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in accounting or financial reconciliation preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliations of escrow accounts matching receipts and disbursements.
• Assist with internal and external audit preparations.
• Process fee disbursements daily, weekly, and monthly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Customer service orientation

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Experience in accounting or financial reconciliation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Specialist in Escrow and Trust Accounting to join our team. This role is responsible for managing daily and monthly reconciliations, processing disbursements, supporting audit activities, and ensuring compliance with escheatment regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting background, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform daily reconciliations of AIS escrow accounts by matching receipts and disbursements in CORE with bank activity and RYNOH reports.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies in collaboration with AIS companies.
• Complete and submit month-end reconciliations, including top sheets, exception reports, trial balances, bank statements, and outstanding item reports.
• Generate and review monthly outstanding check reports to identify escheatable items.
• Prepare and distribute weekly trial balance reports.
• Process fee disbursements on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis using the CORE system and coordinate with wire desks for timely wire transfers.
• Assist with internal and external audit preparations and support special projects as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Prior experience in accounting or financial reconciliation preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities.
• Team-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills.
• Reconcile the AIS escrow accounts daily matching receipts and disbursements posted in CORE with the daily bank activity and RYNOH reconciliations.
• Work with the AIS companies to resolve reconciling exceptions.
• Complete the month end reconciliations for approval. Prepare the ending top sheet, exception reports, trial balance, bank statement and outstanding items reports and confirm the reconciliation is in balance.
• Prepare outstanding check reports on a monthly basis for review on escheatable items
• Prepare trial balance reporting weekly
• Process Fee Disbursements on a daily, weekly, monthly basis working with the CORE system and wire desks to process the wires
• Assist with audit preparation and projects as assigned.