Senior Commercial Mortgage Underwriter, CMHC

The Work

As part of a growing and dynamic commercial team, the Commercial Mortgage Underwriter is responsible for underwriting CMHC-insured and conventional commercial mortgages. The Underwriter must adhere to established policies and underwriting standards, meeting compliance and control requirements, while finding creative solutions in a timely manner in order to achieve service goals as well as annual target volumes. Additional credit-related and administrative duties are also required such as reporting and pipeline management as well as networking with external business partners along with various staff within the Commercial department & other internal departments.

• On a daily basis, the incumbent will analyze and underwrite CMHC-insured commercial credit facilities ranging in size from $30MM-$150MM together with additional credit related and administrative duties, for all mortgage product types. Attention must be made to ensure that compliance with the company’s established lending guidelines and procedures are followed with recommendations submitted for approval to management. The incumbent is responsible to ensure all lending criteria have been satisfied on deals underwritten and outstanding documentation/conditions, if any, are being met in a timely manner (60%).
• On a daily basis, the incumbent will communicate with external contacts (origination partners) and internal contacts (funders, managers, administrators, and commercial mortgage sales staff) to ensure transactions are processed in a timely and efficient manner in order to deliver superior customer service and funding deadlines. (20%).
• On a daily basis, the incumbent is responsible for time management of their deal flow in order to meet prescribed deadlines (10%).
• On a monthly basis, the incumbent will be responsible for various administrative and reporting duties required for the department/Company which will be relied upon by Senior Management (10%).

• Bilingualism is an asset
• Proficient underwriting skills with a minimum 4 years’ commercial mortgage experience underwriting experience
• Demonstrated service excellence within their field
• Post-secondary education (diploma/degree) preferred , preferably in business or finance
• Good working knowledge of MS Office (primarily Word and Excel)
• Effective analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong business sense combined with sound technical knowledge of secured lending and factors affecting the commercial mortgage market
• Established organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities
• Good time management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability and desire to attend industry-related events as required

• The position requires the incumbent to be a self-starter and make sound underwriting decisions as efficiently as possible. Commercial mortgage applications can be complex in nature, requiring creative and innovative thinking and proactive problem solving. The incumbent is required to follow corporate policies, procedures and regulatory requirements in order to work through files and rationalize the recommendations or decisions made. In some cases, viability is assessed with limited access to information or documentation.

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