Escrow Officer - Columbus, OH office or Remote

Foundation Title and Escrow Series; Columbus, Dublin (OH, OH); Remote; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

FTE Connect is seeking an Escrow Officer for our Columbus, OH area with a background of 5+ years in escrow. The role includes handling title clearance, document preparation, and close coordination with lenders, buyers, and sellers.

The successful candidate will be proficient with SoftPro and our FTE Connect platform, balancing files for disbursement and ensuring compliance with real estate regulations. Remote options are available along with the Columbus/Dublin area office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of industry related experience.
• A high school diploma is required.
• No certifications, licenses, or insurance are required.
• An in depth understanding of real estate title and settlement process.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with lenders, agents, buyers, and sellers.
• Proficiently close using SoftPro and FTE Connect.
• Prepare settlement statements and lender packages.
• Assist with seller authorizations and payoffs.
• Gather documents for title curative.
• Balance files and prepare for disbursement.
• Close at least 35 files per month during peak season.
• Adhere to company policies.

Skills

OH title/escrow

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Critical thinking

Customer focus

Reliability

Initiative

Integrity

Planning

Problem solving

Professionalism

Reading

Respectful

Team player

Telephone etiquette

Verbal comms

Written comms

Education

High school diploma

Tools

SoftPro

FTE Connect

Job description

Position:Escrow Officer - Columbus, OH office or Remote

Location: Columbus/Dublin, OH

Job Id:747

# of Openings:1

JOB SUMMARY

Our Escrow Officer is one who has a minimum of 5 years of industry related, hands on experience. H/She understands escrow standards, title clearance, real estate regulations and guidelines, and document preparation.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Timely and professionally communications with lenders, agents, buyers, and sellers
• Become proficient in closing software program (SoftPro, FTE Connect)
• Preparing settlement statements, closing disclosures, and lender packages
• Assist in obtaining seller’s authorizations, payoffs, etc.
• Assist in obtaining documentation for title curative
• Balancing each file and preparing for disbursement
• Possess the ability to consistently close a minimum of 35 files per month, 'during the season'
• Adheres to company policies and guidelines

QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 5 years of industry related experience.

EDUCATION

A high school diploma is required.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, INSURANCE

No certifications, licenses, or insurance are required.

KNOWLEDGE

An in depth understanding of real estate title and settlement process.

SKILLS

• Experience with title and escrow in OH
• Adaptable: displays the capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements
• Business fundamentals: recognizes the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of company information, as well as that of customers and co-workers, and complies with intellectual property laws
• Critical thinking: uses logical thought processes to analyze and draw conclusions
• Customer focused: is pleasant, courteous, and professional when dealing with internal and external customers or clients
• Dependable and reliable: displays responsible behaviors at work
• Initiative: demonstrates a willingness to work and seeks out new work challenges
• Integrity: treats others with honesty, fairness, and respect
• Planning and organizing: plans and prioritizes work to manage time effectively and accomplishes assigned tasks
• Problem solver: demonstrates the ability to apply critical thinking skills to solve problems by generating, evaluating, and implementing solutions
• Professional: maintains a professional demeanor at work
• Reading: understands written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents; can apply what is learned from written material to work situations
• Respectful: works effectively with those who have diverse backgrounds
• Team player: demonstrates the ability to work effectively with others
• Telephone skills, including a pleasant phone voice and etiquette
• Verbal communication: maintains open lines of communication with others
• Writing: uses standard English to clearly communicate thoughts, ideas, and information in written for

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (including physical requirements)

• This position requires repetitive use of a keyboard, bending, sitting, squatting, and simple grasping.