Escrow Officer - Real Estate Closer

The Drees Company; Fort Mitchell, Statesville (KY, NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Escrow Officer to join their Fort Mitchell office. This role involves managing title transactions, ensuring compliance with regulations, and preparing financial statements. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of relevant experience and strong skills in accounting and communication. Join a company that values integrity and offers training and development opportunities in the title field. This position does not allow for remote work, ensuring a collaborative environment where you can thrive and grow your career.

Benefits

Profit sharing

401(k) plans

Competitive pay

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience in mortgage, title, escrow, or financial services.
• NPI License for KY, OH, IN or ability to obtain licensing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate title insurance products and collection of premiums.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal rules and regulations.
• Examine title searches and deliver accurate title commitments.

Skills

Detail oriented

Excellent verbal communication

Excellent written communication

Goal-oriented

Ability to work independently

Education

2-3 years related experience

NPI License for KY, OH, IN

Tools

Softpro

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 21st largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2023 and 2024 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability, and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.

Responsibilities/Qualifications

Stability Title, a subsidiary of Drees Homes and First Equity Mortgage, is expanding and seeking candidates for an Escrow Officer - Real Estate Closer Specialist position in our Fort Mitchell, KY office.

In this position, you will be responsible for various accounting tasks, funding, and ledger balance for closing title transactions, and assisting in the preparation of monthly financial statements for Stability Title Agency. You will engage in a learning capacity to assist the branches in producing accurate and timely title commitments and reports.

Some responsibilities include:

• Report title revenue and balance files
• Coordinate with the team and management on issuance of title insurance products and collection of title insurance premiums
• Ensure compliance with state and federal rules, regulations, and guidelines
• Examine title searches delivering accurate title commitments
• Clear underwriting conditions or objections
• Issue final owner and lender title insurance policies
• Order survey certification and receive and review final boundary surveys
• Create closing protection letters
• Invoice for title insurance premiums
• Track fund and final settlement statements

Some requirements include:

• 2-3 years related experience with a mortgage, title, escrow, or financial company
• NPI License for KY, OH, IN or ability to obtain licensing for title policy production
• Basic accounting/bookkeeping including Accounts Payable and Receivable and/or escrow closing experience
• Strong computer skills including MS Excel
• Experience with Softpro or other closing settlement software
• Detail oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Goal-oriented team player driven to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently and prioritize workload

Training and development in the title field along with growth potential will be available for someone eager to learn the industry.

Remote work is NOT available for this position.

Stability Title offers a competitive pay and benefits package including profit sharing & 401(k) plans.

Summary

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place

To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website - www.dreeshomes.com