Commercial Underwriting Manager, Business Enterprise Solutions; BES

Position: Commercial Underwriting Manager, Business Enterprise Solutions (BES)

The core parts of your role would be to:

On a daily basis, the incumbent will analyze and underwrite commercial credit facilities together with additional credit related and administrative duties, for conventional commercial 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 (50%).

On a daily basis, the incumbent will communicate with internal contacts (funders, managers, administrators, and commercial sales staff) as well as external contacts (lending partners, mortgage brokers, solicitors, appraisers and consultants) to ensure transactions are processed in a timely and efficient manner in order to deliver superior customer service and funding deadlines. Site inspections of properties or drive-by inspections may be required, on a deal-to-deal basis.

(30%).

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 administration and reporting duties required for the department/Company which will be relied upon by Senior Management (10%).

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Bilingualism is an asset

Proficient underwriting skills with a minimum 3 years’ commercial mortgage experience and/or SFR 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

Good business sense combined with sound technical knowledge of secured lending and factors affecting the commercial mortgage market

Good organizational and time management skills

Good understanding of regulatory, compliance, AML and privacy policies

Ability to handle multiple competing priorities while providing optimal customer service

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Ability and desire to attend broker related events as required (often, after hours)

Access to a vehicle for site inspection

Job Complexities/Thinking Challenges

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. Potential loan restructuring and negotiations can be required on deal-to-deal basis. 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.

The ability to clearly identify material risks and outline the mitigating factors that form their ultimate recommendations to Management. In some cases, viability is assessed with limited access to information or documentation. Strong relationship management skills are required. The incumbent must exhibit a confident and knowledgeable approach in interactions with Partners/Broker/Client. Maintaining a balance between providing high level of customer service, meeting performance service level metrics, supporting the Origination team while upholding integrity and ensuring credit decisions are thoroughly assessed, and concerns are addressed as they arise and escalated when appropriate.

What we offer [For full-time permanent roles] Competitive discretionary bonus Market leading RRSP match program Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits Employee Share Purchase Plan🏽 Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one Generous vacation policy and personal days Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues Professional development and comprehensive Career Development program A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top Fin Techs and help create a new kind of banking experience

The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from Equitable Bank’s additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON
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