Bilingual Underwriter

Our client, a Financial Group and its subsidiaries serving over 8,500 independent brokers, is looking for a Underwriter for its Montreal office.

With offices all across Canada, they believe in combining creativity and new technologies to offer innovative solutions for the industry.

They strive to make their mark by providing the best mortgage experience for borrowers, brokers, and mortgage lenders.

The Underwriter Hub role is to ensure communication with our broker partners is fair and consistent and delivers a professional customer service experience. The person will be required to review, verify, and adjudicate mortgage loan applications and determine loan eligibility decisions. In this role, the person will also ensure all documentation is compliant with all relevant regulatory bodies. The role provides the opportunity to engage with brokers across Canada and will therefore require the flexibility to work within our operational hours of 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday.

If you have the required qualifications and experience, don’t hesitate to apply for this role!

Advantages
• Permanent full-time role (37.5 hours/week)
• Competitive salary
• Group insurance plan: Effective from day 1, 50/50 premium – SunLife, basic or enhanced plan
• Telemedicine & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• RRSP / DPSP: Voluntary participation after 3 months, up to $2,500 max DPSP
• Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office
• Start date: ASAP

Responsibilities
• Review, underwrite and adjudicate customer mortgage applications within your prescribed authority levels, escalating unusual or complex cases to your manager where appropriate.
• Review all documents submitted to validate accuracy and borrower’s ability to repay the mortgage.
• Ensure the loan application meets all regulatory, insurer and lender guidelines/requirements.
• Contact the broker/client for additional information as necessary to decision the deal effectively.
• Manage the relationship with submitting agent/broker source.
• Deliver quick and creative mortgage solutions, and structure the file consistent with internal policies, procedures, guidelines, insurer programs and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain SLA commitments on applications, based on product guidelines, including timely and accurate update of all systems.
• Work closely with the broker/client/lender to develop a long-term relationship that enables you to grow the size of the portfolio and maintaining funding ratios as agreed.

Qualifications
• Minimum 2 years of underwriting experience.
• Any provincial mortgage license.
• Strong communication and negotiation skill.
• Organized and strong time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-driven, motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Networking, client acquisition and interpersonal skills.
• Carries out duties with integrity and takes responsibility for actions.
• Ability to be decisive and show good judgement consistently.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Bilingual (English/French) is an asset.

Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (oral and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to:
-communicate with English-speaking clients/partners/employees located outside Quebec on a daily basis
-work on client projects, products or deliverables that are required to be delivered to clients in English

Summary
Interested in this position?

Send us an email anytime at dorine.sportouch@randstad.ca.

If you know anyone interested in administrative support positions, please feel free to provide them with our contact information. We will be happy to help them!

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We look forward to receiving your resume!

All resumes received will be considered equally.

Only selected candidates will be contacted.


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