Escrow Tax Specialist I (Onsite in Lake Zurich, IL)

Escrow Tax Specialist I

Full time; Non-Exempt; 37.5 hours/week; overtime as required.

Location; Lake Zurich, IL, US

Department: Escrow Tax

Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc. ("Dovenmuehle") is the leading mortgage subservicing firm in the United States with several hundred financial institution clients nationwide.


General Description:

As an Escrow Tax Specialist, you will be responsible for the processing of daily tax exception reporting to correct next tax due dates and bucket amounts. You will be responsible for the timely processing of refunds daily; this will require great attention to detail to ensure that funds are deposited to the correct accounts. Provide oversight of service release loans, running reports and providing quality control validation. The processing of escrow projections for escrow addition requests. You will be required to follow departmental, and company related escrow guidelines as well as RESPA regulations and standards. You will ensure your personal task assignments are completed timely and accurately.


Essential Functions and Duties:
• Update tax lines set up incorrectly
• Review and/or correct issues from Escrow Analysis
• Create and monitor Escrow Addition requests and prepare projections
• Completed tasks from Loss Mitigation and Construction roll over requests
• Process partial release documentation
• Process tax refund checks and wires
• Complete daily reports: Tax Control and Pre-TAR
• Track service release loans for service transfers
• Process incoming tax mail

Department Specific/Additional Duties:
• Other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:
• 1-year previous loan servicing experience is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Goal-oriented and results driven
• Team player
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office suite - Excel, Outlook
• Knowledge of MSP/LPS desired

Preferred/Other Qualifications:
• GED/ High School graduate

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The employee is regularly required to communicate (give/receive information) through multiple methods of communication. The employee is frequently required to stand or walk (or otherwise move through the organization); sit; use hands to type, write, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee may occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; or lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. The noise level is usually moderate and typical of an office environment. The employee may be required to use a variety of standard office equipment, including computer keyboards and monitors, phones, printers, etc.


In accordance with applicable disability laws, Dovenmuehle works with applicants and employees to make reasonable accommodations to the job or work environment when doing so will enable a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job.