Wells Fargo is seeking a Commercial Real Estate Underwriter.
In this role, you will:
- Responsible for evaluating financial performance of borrower / guarantor based on a variety of factors and determining an appropriate risk rating, both qualitative and quantitative. This would include review of financial statements and compare it against CRE guidelines.
- Analyzing historical cash flows and developing proforma based on historical performance of the property and relevant market data.
- Evaluate existing leases within the property to determine possible impact on cash flows by reviewing for pertinent clauses, such as termination options / go dark.
- Review loan documents and summarize salient facts of the loan and ongoing covenants (both financial and non-financial) to be maintained by the borrower.
- Perform market research of real estate using various third party applications and compare performance of subject property against market data to draw conclusion of overall performance.
- Review third party documents, such as appraisal, site inspection report, property condition assessment report to infer overall performance of the property and identify significant factors which may impact asset.
- Document and synthesize all of the findings based on above mentioned reviews.
- Quality check of work performed by junior team members and provide appropriate feedback on the same.
- Understand the feedback received from the onshore team members and disseminate the same to the team.
- Provide training to the team members and educate them on different scenarios.
- Effectively communicate with Underwriters and Asset Managers and make sure to deliver the desired output.
- Participate in reviewing and issuing applications under the direction of a more experienced underwriter and identify opportunities for process improvements within scope of responsibilities or Commercial Real Estate Underwriting functional area
- Present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgement while developing expertise in the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
Required Qualifications:
- 6+ months of Commercial Real Estate Underwriting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Ability to read, comprehend and synthesize data regarding property performance / market related information from multiple sources into one prescribed template.
- Knowledge of mortgages, real estate market, and financial lending.
- Sound understanding of commercial credit analysis techniques including cash flow analysis, financial concepts and valuation of collateral.
- Good knowledge with excel skills.
- Excellent communication skills, with good comprehension and business writing skills.
- Analytical bent of mind and ability to draw pattern from discrete set of data.
- Master Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics
- Any professional Finance/Accounting/Economics certification would be a plus
- Ensure that all the sub-process SLAs are met
- Ensure that all the procedure manuals, process maps are upto date
- Work Tracking and Equitable Assignment
- Develop understanding of the business beyond task / process based knowledge
- Share Best Practices with team.
- Proactive idea generation in automation / efficiency opportunities
- Contribute towards Hard Dollar Save projects / Risk Reduction project, efficiency project
- Overlook the training process.
- Conduct functional trainings for TMs.
- Study various application enhancements and promote culture of adoption within the team
- Promptly answer all queries / questions from onshore.
- Actively participate in all Team Meetings / Huddles
- Participate in all applicable Org/Function level town halls
7 Nov 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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