Account Manager – Real Estate Transactions, Financial Document Review

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🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💰 Account Manager

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Career Directions Ltd

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2003

👥 HR Tech

💼 Consulting

🎯 Recruiter

HR Tech • Consulting • Recruitment

Career Directions Ltd. is a proactive Human Resource Management consultancy firm specializing in Strategic Labour Force Outsourcing, Recruitment, Training, Payroll Processing, and Total Human Resource Management. Established in 2003, it serves as a one-stop shop for HR-related queries and support in and around East Africa. The company aims to champion best practices in Human Resource while addressing worker needs to achieve optimum productivity and profitability, all the while contributing to the success of its partners and improving community lives. Its core values include professionalism, respect, passion, and integrity.

📋 Description

• Manage real estate transactions from initiation through closing after the initial training period • Coordinate multiple files, stakeholders, deadlines, and outstanding requirements • Monitor transaction progress and proactively address delays • Coordinate account assistants' work and resolve operational issues • Liaise with title companies, attorneys, listing agents, buyers' agents, homeowners, and internal teams • Explain approval letters, contract terms, and closing requirements • Track signatures, paperwork, and closing deadlines • Verify documents are accurately completed, signed, labelled, and filed • Cross-check contract terms against settlement statements and closing requirements • Maintain organized digital records, transaction trackers, workflow trackers, and outstanding-action records • Handle sensitive and difficult conversations professionally and empathetically • Review contracts and buyer submissions for accuracy, completeness, and compliance • Audit payslips, tax returns, bank statements, HUD statements, and settlement statements • Verify figures and fees against contracts, approval letters, lender requirements, and closing instructions • Identify discrepancies, missing information, and potential compliance issues before closing • Coordinate corrections and follow up on incomplete submissions • Support reverse underwriting and resolve unusual distressed-property transaction scenarios • Communicate clearly and professionally with U.S.-based professionals and homeowners by email and telephone • Explain complex financial, contractual, and transaction processes in simple language • Analyze transaction records and financial information to determine next steps • Prioritize urgent matters, manage competing deadlines, research unfamiliar issues, and make decisions within role authority • Present practical recommendations when escalating complex matters • Identify recurring process issues and recommend workflow improvements • Maintain consistent availability and responsiveness during agreed U.S. working hours

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent relevant professional experience • At least five years of relevant experience in real estate, title services, mortgage operations, legal closing, financial services, contract administration, account management, document auditing, or underwriting support • Previous experience working remotely in a professional environment • Proven ability to manage multiple files, deadlines, stakeholders, and detailed documentation workflows independently • Experience reviewing HUD or settlement statements is strongly preferred • Experience auditing financial documents, including payslips, tax returns, and bank statements, is an advantage • Excellent written and spoken English, with clear and professional verbal communication • Strong analytical, numerical, and financial-review skills • Critical thinking, sound judgment, and effective decision-making • Excellent organization, prioritization, and time management • High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy • Confidence communicating with U.S.-based professionals and handling difficult conversations • Initiative, accountability, independence, and consistent follow-through • Ability to manage complex transactions with minimal supervision • Professionalism, empathy, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills • Adaptability, technology proficiency, and ability to learn complex software quickly • Calmness under pressure and reliability in a fast-paced remote environment • Candidates with clear, professional, easily understandable English accents are preferred • Reliable computer and smartphone • High-speed internet of at least 100 Mbps with unlimited data • Strong proficiency in Windows • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook • Familiarity with Google Workspace, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Calendar • Experience using Adobe Acrobat, CRM software such as Salesforce or equivalent, and digital document-management systems • Ability to work confidently with databases, digital workflows, and task-management tools • Willingness to learn phone systems such as RingCentral; training can be provided

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance-based salary reviews and potential increases • Fully remote working arrangement • Opportunity to work with a diverse, U.S.-based team • Opportunity to develop into full account ownership with increased responsibility • Weekends and U.S. holidays off