Bilingual Banking Underwriter - supporting review and approval of residential mortgage

Position Title:

Underwriter - Intermediate

Target

Start Date:

Feb

Duration: 6 Months

Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE? Ideally looking to convert to Full Time, however could be extended based on volume.

Remote/Hybrid:
Hybrid - Onsite once a week for the first 5 weeks for training

Office

Location:

Mont
- Rene Levesque 14th

Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): 37.5 Hours/week, - 10-6 M/F and potential Saturday rotating schedule.

They would need to attend the 81 Bay street office in Toronto for training for the first 5-6 weeks and there is a potential for coming into the office for the odd meeting/townhall. This role will still be based out of Montreal with them reporting to a Montreal manager.

Job Description:

The Analyst, Underwriting is responsible for supporting the review and approval of residential mortgage and real estate applications in a timely and effective manner. The role follows detailed instructions and documented procedures to negotiate, approve, recommend, or decline residential secured and unsecured mortgages and real estate applications within established guidelines and authorized lending limits. The Analyst, Underwriting uses judgement regarding priorities and approaches to review credit information by gathering and critically assessing property-specific third party due diligence reports and negotiating terms for marginal applications.

The role provides specialized advice and guidance on company policy, procedures, and security value estimates, resolving basic problems within the scope of their job.

• Decision
- Maker
-Negotiate, approve, decline and recommend applications, within established the bank's processes, guidelines and authorized lending limit of up to $1,,, including residential mortgage, real estate secured and unsecured applications.

• Analytical - Gather, review and assess information and documentation to support each credit application within The Bank's risk parameters and Insurers guidelines, if applicable.

• Relationship building - Handle, as required, correspondence and telephone inquiries from internal business partners and external business partners such as insurers, appraisers and solicitors.

• Risk
- Assessment
- Review, prepare and make considered recommendations to Manager or senior underwriter where residential mortgage application is above authority limit.

• Agile - Manage high work volumes to meet short time lines with a high level of quality and due diligence. You will also be expected to review a variety of lending products on a day to day basis.

Must Have Requirement:

• 3-4 Years Retail mortgage underwriting experience. Mostly residential Mortgages.

• Bilingual - French

• RESL specific Underwriting (Real-estate Secured Lending)

• Decisioning experience with approval authority

• Experience in reviewing and evaluating documents (income, down-payment, offers, etc..)

• Experience in exceptions rational (
* they will be making exceptions themselves)

• Good Understanding of risk mitigation

Nice to Have:

• Any broker or underwriting course experience

• Outlook and Excel skills

• A university Degree

• Familiarity with Canadian Rules and Regulation