Dawson

Accounting Specialist - Wire Transfers Job at Dawson in Columbus

Dawson, Columbus, OH, US

Job Description

Accounting Specialist – Wire Transfers

Real Estate

Temp to Hire!

Up to $22.00 per hour (DOE)

Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm

Grandview, Ohio (onsite)

As a team, our Escrow Accounting department are a detail-oriented and cautious group. Their meticulous attention to detail helps protect our clients and our company from the very persistent, daily threat of wire fraud. Although the job has a good amount of stress, the team supports each other and has fun doing this important work. They get a lot done and are proud to be trusted by our partners and clients to help them get from contract to closing day.

What the position offers:

As a company, our values are Integrity, Service, Innovation, Fun, and Teamwork
We work each day to be the best provider of title and settlement services - best in service, highest in integrity, and constantly learning, growing, and improving... TOGETHER
We do work that matters - creating a safe, reliable, and helpful closing experience for our clients and partners, in a deadline-driven transaction
A caring company that treats every employee like family
Office lunches. Company-wide Wellness Program and Wellness Challenges
Annual company events and parties. Company-wide contests and prizes
Birthday and Anniversary recognition. We work hard so we can take care of each other, and we have fun doing it!
Columbus Business First “Best Place to Work” for 17 years

What you’ll be doing:

The Escrow Accounting Specialist is a “connector” position, working with all members of the Closing Services team to ensure that information related to closings is communicated quickly and accurately as it is received
The Escrow Accounting Specialist is responsible for monitoring all escrow trust accounts for incoming wires, distributing such wires to the appropriate escrow team according to company procedures, and initiating and releasing wires as necessary to assist escrow teams as closings occur
This position also serves as a central contact for all escrow accounting-related and reporting functions
Contact for all banking administration including but not limited to, managing all incoming/outgoing wires and real time payments, administration of Positive Pay, maintenance, tracking, and distribution of all check stock
Processes escrow losses and advances and assists in the research/collection of outstanding invoice balances
Research accounting errors, works with other Escrow Administrators to clear report discrepancies
Conducts daily and 3-way monthly reconciliation review. Coordinates with management to correct findings
Reviews generated reports, partners with management to ensure appropriate responses to reporting are completed in a timely manner
Assists in the Unclaimed Funds due diligence follow-up process
Assists in the review and correction of missing information needed for 1099s

Who we’re looking for:

Banking or Title experience is strongly preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Have good customer service, as you work with the Closing Services team on getting out wire transfers, and there’s a lot of problem solving and managing personalities involved
Have an absolute focus on details – if information isn’t triple checked, it could result in losing clients hundreds of thousands of dollars and cause irreversible damage to companies’ reputation
Enjoy task work that is redundant but also be able to apply some critical thinking to their work
Feel a personal sense of accountability for the outcome of your work and feel a desire to ensure good outcomes (vs. someone else can deal with it mindset)
Must be able to work until 5:30pm, Mon-Fri

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