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Bilingual Residential Mortgage UnderwriterEquitable Bank • Montreal
Bilingual Residential Mortgage Underwriter

Bilingual Residential Mortgage Underwriter

Equitable Bank • Montreal
22 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Principales responsabilités

Analyse et souscription de dossiers hypothécaires (50 %)

  • Évaluer les demandes de financement reçues ainsi que l’ensemble de la documentation justificative.
  • Analyser les risques de crédit et négocier certaines conditions avec les courtiers hypothécaires.
  • Recommander, approuver ou refuser les demandes selon les pouvoirs qui lui sont délégués.
  • Assurer le suivi des conditions de financement afin de garantir la conclusion des dossiers dans les délais prévus.
  • Veiller au respect des politiques, procédures et critères de prêt établis.

Gestion des dossiers et suivi avec les courtiers (20 %)

  • Effectuer un suivi régulier auprès des courtiers concernant les engagements hypothécaires émis.
  • S’assurer que les dossiers progressent efficacement jusqu’au financement.
  • Contribuer au maintien d’un pipeline de dossiers performant et à l’atteinte des objectifs de financement.

Service à la clientèle et gestion des relations (20 %)

  • Répondre aux demandes des courtiers hypothécaires et des partenaires internes.
  • Offrir un service professionnel, rapide et de grande qualité.
  • Développer et maintenir des relations d’affaires solides avec le réseau de courtiers.

Expertise et soutien-conseil (10 %)

  • Agir à titre de ressource en matière de souscription hypothécaire auprès des courtiers, des clients et des collègues.
  • Maintenir ses connaissances à jour concernant les produits, politiques et procédures de la Banque.

Main Activities:

  • On a daily basis, review received mortgage applications along with supporting documentation and negotiate terms with the mortgage broker, decline the applications, recommend the applications for approval and in some instances, approve the applications. Ensure that approved deals close as scheduled and as efficiently as possible by following up on outstanding conditions/documents and ensuring compliance with established guidelines. (50%)

  • Follow up with brokers on a daily basis on issued mortgage commitments to ensure the efficient closing of mortgage files. (20%)

  • On a daily basis provide the highest level of internal and external customer service while fielding mortgage broker inquiries and maintaining broker relationships. (20%)

  • On a daily basis, provide underwriting expertise to mortgage brokers, clients and co-workers and maintain an up to date knowledge of company policies, procedures and products. (10%)

Qualifications et compétences recherchées

  • Bilinguisme (français et anglais) obligatoire
  • Minimum de 2 ans d’expérience en souscription hypothécaire, idéalement dans le secteur du financement alternatif
  • Formation postsecondaire, de préférence en finance, administration ou dans un domaine connexe
  • Excellente capacité d’analyse et de prise de décision
  • Très bon jugement en matière de crédit
  • Solides compétences en organisation et en gestion des priorités
  • Capacité à gérer plusieurs dossiers simultanément dans un environnement dynamique
  • Excellentes aptitudes en communication, tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit
  • Grande attention aux détails et souci de la qualité du travail
  • Bonne connaissance des pratiques de lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent (AML) et le financement des activités terroristes (ATF)
  • Connaissance des risques de fraude dans l’industrie hypothécaire et capacité à identifier les situations pouvant présenter un risque
  • Maîtrise de la suite Microsoft Office, principalement Word et Excel
  • Forte orientation client et engagement envers la qualité du service

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

  • Bilingual (French and English)

  • Sound thinker with the ability to multi-task

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Sound knowledge of AML & ATF practices

  • Established and meticulous organizational skills

  • Excellent time management, analytical and problem solving skills

  • Ability to make decisions under pressure

  • Proven ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment and to perform well in a high volume, high intensity environment

  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to respond in a clear, concise and professional manner

  • Displays pride in providing superb customer service

  • 2+ years’ mortgage experience in the alternative mortgage market

  • Proficiency in MS Office (mainly MS Word and Excel)

  • Completion of a post-secondary degree preferably in a financial field

  • Knowledge of fraud risk in the mortgage industry and the ability to address concerns relating to suspected misrepresentation is required

Défis et imputabilité

Le poste demande de prendre régulièrement des décisions de crédit dans des délais serrés, tout en maintenant un juste équilibre entre la gestion des risques, l’expérience client et les objectifs d’affaires.

Certains dossiers peuvent présenter un niveau de complexité élevé et nécessiter une analyse approfondie ainsi qu’une grande capacité de jugement. La personne doit être en mesure de justifier ses recommandations en s’appuyant sur les politiques internes, la réglementation applicable et les meilleures pratiques de l’industrie.

Les recommandations formulées sont soumises à différents niveaux d’autorité selon le montant du prêt et le niveau de risque associé.

Responsabilités et imputabilité

Le titulaire du poste évolue sous la supervision du gestionnaire ou du gestionnaire principal de la souscription hypothécaire résidentielle, tout en bénéficiant d’un certain degré d’autonomie dans la gestion quotidienne de son portefeuille de dossiers.

Son expertise et son efficacité contribuent directement à l’atteinte des objectifs stratégiques du secteur résidentiel et à la satisfaction des partenaires courtiers.

Selon son niveau d’autorité, la personne peut également détenir des pouvoirs d’approbation pour certains dossiers hypothécaires.

Job Complexities/Thinking Challenges

The incumbent is responsible for making sound lending recommendations, often under constrained timelines, without compromising credit risk and profitability. The incumbent should be prepared to manage files of greater complexity at times. The incumbent is required to follow corporate policies and procedures in order to work through files and rationalize the recommendations or decisions made.

There are designated authorities and various levels of management reviewing recommendations and approving the mortgage applications submitted for approval.

Accountability

Incumbents operate under direct management and their performance is regularly monitored by the Manager or Senior Manager, Residential Mortgage Underwriting and the Director, Residential Mortgage Underwriting. Regular decision making pertaining to deal recommendations and pricing is required however, management supervision and guidance is available as required. Given time constraint challenges of the department, the incumbent will work with a fair degree of independence and must think and react accordingly.

Being an integral part of the mortgage underwriting process while providing excellent customer service to Equitable Bank’s mortgage broker partners, the role will have a substantial impact on the success of the Single Family Residential department in reaching its strategic goals and other departmental objectives.

The incumbents may have authority to approve mortgage applications up to a specified approval limit but this will be at the discretion of SFR Management.

Le poste implique des échanges quotidiens avec :

  • Les courtiers hypothécaires
  • Les clients
  • Les évaluateurs immobiliers
  • Les notaires et professionnels juridiques
  • Les différentes équipes internes de la Banque

Gestion des risques

Tous les employés d’Equitable Bank ont la responsabilité de respecter les exigences de conformité et de gestion des risques propres à leur secteur d’activité.

La personne titulaire du poste doit faire preuve d’intégrité, de professionnalisme et d’un comportement éthique irréprochable dans toutes ses interactions et prises de décision.

Conditions de travail

Le poste s’exerce dans un environnement de bureau standard, mais comporte un niveau de pression élevé à certaines périodes en raison :

  • des délais de financement serrés;
  • du volume important de dossiers à traiter;
  • de la complexité de certains dossiers;
  • de la gestion de situations impliquant des risques potentiels de fraude ou de fausse représentation.

Le mode de travail est hybride, avec une présence au bureau variant généralement de 1 à 5 jours par semaine selon le niveau et la séniorité du poste.

Key Internal and External Contacts

Incumbents communicate daily with mortgage brokers and clients, and when necessary with appraisers and solicitors. Daily communication with interdepartmental staff members also occurs.

Managing Risk

All members of the Equitable Bank team are responsible for managing risk and compliance within their departments. As such, employees should maintain and demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct in accordance with Equitable Bank policies, guidelines, and directions.

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

Normal office environment; however increased pressure at times, due to file complexity, dealing with suspected misrepresentation, high intensity fast-paced flow of business, maintaining mortgage broker service levels, meeting tight deadlines, uncooperative business partners, etc. Hybrid work is expected with 1-5 days in person depending on the level and seniority of the role.

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