Underwriting Analyst - FHA

About the role

The Analyst will be a member of the FHA Healthcare Underwriting Team and will collaborate internally and externally to analyze and underwrite FHA Lean Applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level qualitative and quantitative analysis of FHA Healthcare transactions.
• Collaborate and support the LEAN Underwriters, closers, and originators for the FHA Healthcare group within CMG.
• Prepare deliverables in Excel, Word and Power Point for various purposes, including financial analysis, narrative summaries, corporate reviews, and organizational charts.
• Actively contribute your unique talents, ideas and market intelligence in support of the team's strategy and complement the strengths of your teammates to achieve the team's financial goal.
• Pursue and develop internal and external relationships to facilitate effective real estate transactions and support the line of business strategy.
• Work with underwriters, senior underwriters and originators to analyze deals and determine whether they appear financially feasible under HUD rules prior to formal client application submission.
• Collect and organize exhibits for pre-application and firm application packages to submit for HUD/FHA review. Complete HUD forms for pre-application and application submissions.
• Drive transactions you analyze and process to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
• Maintain a productive relationship with all partners characterized by a collaborative approach and full and timely disclosure of transaction risks ensuring open communication among all team members.
• Complete all compliance requirements related to each transaction to minimize risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or Real Estate.
• 2+ years of experience in finance, accounting, real estate, investment banking or consulting including Real Estate Finance.
• Demonstrated high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with complex spreadsheets.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to interpret financial data from multiple computer systems.
• Ability to synthesize and analyze large amounts of data and communicate relevant findings.
• Demonstrated analytical approach to problem solving with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.
• Proactive and goal-oriented, with the ability to work independently.
• Strong organizational skills – ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Consultative, service-oriented mindset.
• Outstanding oral communication, written, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA
• Proficiency in business intelligence tools a plus
• Previous working experience in the commercial real estate permanent lending industry
• Specific experience working with CMBS, Life Insurance lending programs, Fannie Mae DUS, Freddie Mac Program, FHA