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Pickford Escrow Company Elite
We pride ourselves on being one of the most trusted and influential names in global business.
Career Development and Growth
A team is only as good as its members, which is why we give our team members various opportunities for ongoing professional development through free online training courses, sponsored sseminars and a tuition-reimbursement program.
Diversity and Inclusion
We prioritize a safe, positive, and nurturing environment in every one of our offices by celebrating diversity as one of the key components healty company culture and growth.
A Culture of Wholeness
We want to equip our team members to be the best they can be. Our robust benefits package prioritizes the whole person and helps everyone find work-life balance.
Corporate Citizenship
We believe community enhancement needs to be supported by corporate, and executed by employees. We show that support by giving each of our employees one paid volunteer day a year to actively suppor a charity of their choosing.
Company and Employee Events
So much of our team members' time is spent at work, its important that they enjoy being there! Our company and employee events allow us to come together for relationship building, encouragement, training and celebration!
Open Positions
Description
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is looking for an Escrow Officer to join our team in Brentwood. The successful candidate will be someone highly motivated to grow with the business while delivering the highest level of professional customer service to our clients.
As an Escrow Officer for our team, you not only have access to our world-class programs, support, and services, but also the backing of our nationally renowned name. A career with Pickford Escrow and Berkshire Hathaway affords many benefits including stability, reputation, career growth, and excellent compensation and benefits packages. In addition, you do not need a prior book of business to have a successful jump-start into the role!
The Escrow Officer facilitates a closing, ensuring all documents and balances required to complete a sales and mortgage transaction are properly prepared and executed. If you are a strong team player and are able to multi-task as you work to solve problems and promote efficiencies between you, your team, and your clients, this may be a great opportunity for you!
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- One to two years of supervisory experience (preferred)
- A minimum of two years experience as a Junior Escrow Officer.
- Strong computer skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Knowledge of RBJ software is a plus.
- Superior communication skills, including presentation skills. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and the ability to work as a member in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently under pressure.
- Ability to occasionally work extra hours during peak times of the month. A high degree of integrity, self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and a strong aptitude for figures.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Will require approval from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) and EAFC (Escrow Agents Fidelity Corporation).
- Notary Public preferred but not required.
Wage:
Actual wage is based upon education and experience.
Benefits package includes; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, EAP, 401K with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, PTO.
Location:
Pacific Palisades, CA
Description
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is looking for an Escrow Officer Floater to join our team in San Diego. The successful candidate will be someone highly motivated to grow with our built-in business while delivering the highest level of professional customer service to our clients. This individual will be traveling to our escrow offices in the San Diego County area.
As an Escrow Officer Floater for our team, you not only have access to our world-class programs, support and services, but also the backing of our nationally renowned name. A career with Pickford Escrow affords many benefits including stability, reputation, career growth, and excellent compensation and benefits packages. In addition, you do not need a prior book of business to have a successful jump-start into the role!
The Escrow Officer Floater fills in for other Officers and Managers while out, working on the absent officer’s desk. If you are a strong team player and are able to multi-task as you work to solve problems and promote efficiencies between you, your team and your clients, this may be a great opportunity.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all aspects of a closing: Receive and review all new contracts, prepare estimated closing statements for buyer and seller, prepare file for signing, monitor the closing, audit escrow file.
- Respond in a timely, professional and courteous manner to any customer inquiries.
- Request that all necessary information has been ordered and is accurate, i.e. payoff, abstract, title evidence, reports, mortgage documentation, and other pertinent information and review for completeness and compliance.
- Ensure that title issues are resolved prior to closing.
- Prepare and submit closed loan package, deposits and disbursement documentation, recording package, final policy package and/or commission package to appropriate department or entities.
- Prepare Settlement Statements and other required miscellaneous documents.
- Mentor new employees and supervise direct assistants.
- Actively seek new business by attending sales meetings, real estate company events, company escrow meetings, company management meetings, and interact with lending and banking.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- A minimum of three years’ experience as an Escrow Officer.
- A proven track record of successfully coordinating complex refinances and resale escrow transactions from start to finish with minimal supervision.
- Strong computer skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Knowledge in RBJ software a plus.
- Superior communication skills, including presentation skills. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and the ability to work as a member in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently under pressure.
- Ability to occasionally work extra hours during peak times of the month. A high degree of integrity, self-motivated, organized, detail oriented, and a strong aptitude for figures.
- Effective analytical and problem solving skills.
- Will require approval from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).
Required Skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivation and a burning desire to be the very best!
- Must be willing and able to travel within San Diego County with very little notice.
Wage:
Actual wage is based upon education and experience.
Benefits package may include: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, EAP, 401K with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, PTO.
Location:
San Diego, CA
Description
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is looking for a Junior Escrow Officer to join our Pacific Palisades office. The successful candidate will be someone highly motivated to grow with the business while delivering the highest level of professional customer service to our clients.
As a Junior Escrow Officer for our team, you not only have access to our world-class programs, support and services, but also the backing of our nationally renowned name. A career with Pickford Escrow and Berkshire Hathaway affords many benefits including stability, reputation, career growth, and excellent compensation and benefits packages. In addition, you do not need a prior book of business to have a successful jump-start into the role!
The Junior Escrow Officer will perform a variety of functions to include: open resale escrows, review reports and payoff demands, prepare and proofread more complicated amendments, prepare final title transmittal and estimating closing statements.
Required Education & Experience:
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent and relevant experience
- Minimum one year of experience as a Senior Escrow Assistant
- Exemplary customer service
- Proven track record of successfully working on complex refinances and resale escrow transactions from start to finish with minimal supervision
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with a focus on details to ensure accuracy
- Self-motivation and a burning desire to produce the very best results
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex financial data in an understandable way
- Strong computer skills; proficient in Microsoft Office and business application software, RBJ preferred.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Wage:
Actual wage is based upon education and experience.
Benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K with employer match, flexible spending, employee discount program, educational reimbursement program, EAP, paid time off.
Location:
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Description
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is looking for an Escrow Officer to join our team in Brentwood. The successful candidate will be someone highly motivated to grow with the business while delivering the highest level of professional customer service to our clients.
As an Escrow Officer for our team, you not only have access to our world-class programs, support, and services, but also the backing of our nationally renowned name. A career with Pickford Escrow and Berkshire Hathaway affords many benefits including stability, reputation, career growth, and excellent compensation and benefits packages. In addition, you do not need a prior book of business to have a successful jump-start into the role!
The Escrow Officer facilitates a closing, ensuring all documents and balances required to complete a sales and mortgage transaction are properly prepared and executed. If you are a strong team player and are able to multi-task as you work to solve problems and promote efficiencies between you, your team, and your clients, this may be a great opportunity for you!
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- A minimum of two years experience as a Junior Escrow Officer.
- Strong computer skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Knowledge of RBJ software is a plus.
- Superior communication skills, including presentation skills. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and the ability to work as a member in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently under pressure.
- Ability to occasionally work extra hours during peak times of the month. A high degree of integrity, self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and a strong aptitude for figures.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Will require approval from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).
Wage:
Actual wage is based upon education and experience.
Benefits package includes; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, EAP, 401K with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, PTO.
Location:
Brentwood, CA 90049
Description
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California, is looking for an Escrow Assistant I to join our team at our Carlsbad branch in San Diego to help drive our our thriving escrow business. The successful candidate will be someone highly motivated to grow with the business, while delivering the highest level of professional customer service and integrity to our clients. If you are a strong team player and able to multi-task as you work to solve problems and promote efficiencies between you, your escrow officer and your clients, this may be a great opportunity for you!
The Escrow Assistant I provides general office support to the assigned escrow office. May serve as a backup office staff and assist with special projects, as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Perform miscellaneous opening procedures: prepare start card, proofread instructions prior to disbursing.
- Send certified escrow instructions to lender.
- Provide all information required to open a refinance or a resale escrow in general information.
- Obtain “Legal and Vesting” (L&V) for title.
- Open title search for a refinance and resale escrow.
- Prepare and package loan escrow instructions and all documents required in borrower’s opening package.
- Package preprinted sale escrow instructions and all preprinted documents required in Seller/Buyer package.
- Properly order demands, beneficiary statements, and homeowner association statements.
- Accurately prepare receipts.
- Accurately disseminate information from a given file to the appropriate party (i.e. Buyer/Seller/Buyers Agent/Sellers Agent/Lender/Title etc.)
- Print closing statement and HUD-1.
- Reconcile bank statements, trial balances and subsidiary A/R ledgers. Assist manager in locating errors, filling out manual reports.
- Print checks.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- A minimum of one year of previous escrow receptionist experience.
- Knowledge of escrow, real estate, title and/or mortgage business helpful.
- Ability to handle multiple line telephone console.
- Strong personal computer skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Excellent organizational skills with a focus on details to ensure accuracy.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
- Will require approval from the Department of Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).
Wage:
Actual wage is based upon education and experience.
Benefits package may include: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, EAP, 401K with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, PTO.
Location:
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California, is looking for an Escrow Officer Floater to join our team in Los Angeles County to help drive our thriving escrow
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California, is looking for a Receptionist to join our team in Encino to help drive our thriving escrow business. The successful candidate will be someone highly motivated to grow with the business while delivering the highest level of professional customer service to our clients. If you are a strong team player and can multi-task as you work to solve problems and promote efficiencies between you, your team, and your clients, this may be a great opportunity.
The Receptionist provides a variety of clerical functions that mainly involve answering phones, greeting visitors to the office/department, setting appointments, preparing daily cash deposits, balance, code receipts, file, and light clerical support to management and/or office staff. Assignments are generally routine and are carried out according to general work instructions and established office practices, procedures, and precedents.
Responsibilities:
- Answer and route telephone calls to the appropriate person(s) or location.
- Greet visitors and notify the person(s) being visited.
- Maintain the appearance of the reception area and other areas.
- Calculate and verify receipts, providing an initial review of data for accuracy of amounts and account numbers, and assigning coding to ensure accurate tracing of all receipts.
- Perform batch entry, key verifications, data input, daily cash deposit preparation, filing, etc.
- Total accounts, prepare account statements, and generate other reports, as needed.
- Maintain files and records of charges.
- Complete month-end and other reconciliations.
- Provide accounts receivable assistance and serve as a liaison with other departments regarding questions.
- Research banking discrepancies.
- Maintain correspondence and data files, packets, and rosters.
- Prepare routine reports.
- Coordinate scheduling of meeting rooms and maintain appointment schedules.
- Assist associates and staff, as needed.
- Route, separate, and distribute mail, pick-up and deliver documents between offices, prepare outgoing mail and courier mail delivery.
- Maintain inventory and supplies.
- May input listings into the MLS computer system.
- May act as a backup to other departmental positions when needed.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 1 year clerical/administrative/reception experience.
- Ability to handle multiple line telephone console with courtesy and professionalism.
- Ability to sit for long periods of time answering a busy telephone console.
- Strong personal computer and keying skills; proficient in Word and Excel. Typing speed of 45-60 w.p.m. preferred.
- Ability to work independently and to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Will require approval from the Department of Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI).
Wage:
Actual wage is based upon education and experience.
Benefits package may include: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, EAP, 401K with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, PTO.
Location:
Encino, CA 91436
Description
Pickford Escrow, one of the largest full-service escrow companies in California, is looking for an Escrow Officer Floater to join our team in Los Angeles County to help drive our thriving escrow business. The successful candidate will be highly motivated to grow with the business while delivering the highest level of professional customer service to our clients. If you are a strong team player and can multi-task as you work to solve problems and promote efficiencies between you, your team, and your clients, this may be a great opportunity.
The Escrow Officer Floater fills in for other Officers and Managers while working on the absent officer’s desk.
Required Education & Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- A minimum of two years experience as a Junior Escrow Officer.
- Strong computer skills; must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Knowledge of RBJ software a plus.
- Superior communication skills, including presentation skills. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and the ability to work as a member in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently under pressure.
- Ability to occasionally work extra hours during peak times of the month. A high degree of integrity, self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, and a strong aptitude for figures.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Will require approval from the Department of Business Oversight (DBO).
Wage:
The actual wage is based on education and experience.
Benefits package may include: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, EAP, 401K with employer match, Flexible Spending Account, PTO.
Location:
Encino, CA 91436