Mortgage Loan Processor
Location: Manhattan, NY (Remote for NY or NJ candidates). Candidates must be located in NY or NJ and able to report to the Manhattan office if requested.
Schedule
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM EST, 37.5 hours/week. Duration: 6-Month Contract.
About the Role
Client Real Estate Investors, the real estate investment management division of Clients Investments, is seeking an experienced Senior Associate, Mortgage Loan Servicing to support a commercial mortgage loan portfolio. This role is ideal for a self-motivated professional with strong loan servicing, accounting, reporting, and analytical skills who can contribute immediately with minimal training. The successful candidate will operate in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment, managing time-sensitive transactions, servicing activities, financial reporting, and operational requests.
Responsibilities
- Service and administer a portfolio of commercial mortgage loans.
- Research and process loan transactions, payments, collections, disbursements, acquisitions, dispositions, adjustments, and related accounting entries.
- Prepare and review escrow analyses, amortization schedules, payment histories, billing requests, payoff statements, and adjustable-rate settings.
- Communicate effectively with borrowers, servicers, internal business partners, and external stakeholders.
- Ensure transactions are completed accurately and in accordance with company policies, procedures, and controls.
- Record and reconcile mortgage loan accounting transactions.
- Support financial, investment, statutory (STAT), and tax reporting requirements.
- Prepare, analyze, organize, and review operational and financial reports.
- Maintain clear and accurate supporting documentation and workpapers.
- Respond to ad hoc inquiries and reporting requests.
- Develop, maintain, and improve operational and management reporting.
- Create and analyze reports using available reporting tools and databases.
- Develop SQL queries and support reporting enhancements, where applicable.
- Assist with technology initiatives, system upgrades, testing, and implementation projects.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Recent experience (within the last 3-5 years) using SS&C Precision LM (PLM) or strong commercial mortgage loan processing service experience using comparable platforms.
- Experience within the insurance, mortgage investment, or commercial real estate lending industry.
- Commercial mortgage loan servicing experience.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and training.
- Strong Excel skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and pivot quickly between tasks.
- Experience supporting operational and reporting functions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of commercial mortgage loan servicing experience.
- Experience with construction loans is a plus.
- Strong understanding of commercial mortgage loan operations and accounting.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of Precision LM (PLM) required.
- Familiarity with Qlik Sense, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, and SQL reporting tools is preferred.
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage high-volume workloads and time-sensitive deadlines.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- High degree of accountability, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Self-starter with strong initiative and willingness to learn.
- Ability to identify issues, analyze root causes, and recommend solutions.