Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for supporting credit underwriting and monitoring for new and existing clients in partnership with a credit team. Key responsibilities include independently managing transactions or portfolios of limited to moderate complexity, completing and reviewing credit analysis, evaluating risks, and writing financial analysis. Job expectations include leading the process, ensuring timely and accurate analysis, and coaching teammates on credit requirements.

CREB Senior Underwriter (SUW) is responsible for performing deal analysis, preparation of supporting justification, and processing approvals. The SUW has understanding of key policies and regulations for applicability/impact to a transaction. The SUW is a senior member of the CREB market team, is aligned to LOB regions/markets, working with the Credit Officer teams in a specific market and is assigned a portfolio of clients. The SUW is typically an individual contributor who reports to a CREB Senior Credit Product Manager. However, the SUW pairs with a Credit Officer based on assigned relationships and they work as a team to jointly underwrite and close new CRE transactions as well as perform material modification to existing facilities. The SUW will also advise the CREB portfolio group with any post closing credit actions as needed. Successful candidates will possess functional expertise and will have demonstrated strong performance with a focus on collaboration, driving operational excellence and the ability to influence leaders, peers and clients. The SUW will be responsible for underwriting all aspects of a transaction (i.e., construction debt, non-FHA perm debt and equity) for all product types.

Responsibilities:

• Manages a portfolio of clients supporting underwriting and/or monitoring requirements with limited to moderate complexity
• Works independently with Relationship Management, and Risk teammates to understand structuring needs and requirements
• Delivers financial modeling, loan structure, industry, economic, and other analyses to team members to support the loan decision-making process
• Reviews work of junior teammates to provide feedback/coaching and ensure compliance with laws, rules, regulations and policy procedure
• Has credit approval for certain credit actions
• Leads loan structure conversations and completion of loan documentation with internal/external legal partners
• New deal analysis and supporting justification; prepare credit approval documents; Support Credit Officer on DSM, Term Sheets, and Loan Closings;
• CAM preparation and collateral analysis; Data input and capture for new originations 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years Commercial Real Estate related experience
• Adept at gathering and analyzing market and portfolio information
• Solid experience in financial analysis, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management,
• Strong analytical/technical skills, including financial accounting, modeling and loan structuring.

Desired Qualification:

• BA Degree in Finance or related field

Skills:

• Attention to Detail
• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Financial Analysis
• Underwriting
• Written Communications
• Analytical Thinking
• Credit Documentation Requirements
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Recording/Organizing Information
• Business Acumen
• Collaboration
• Collateral Management
• Loan Structuring
• Prioritization

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - CA - Los Angeles - 333 S HOPE ST - BANK OF AMERICA PLAZA (CA9193), US - CA - San Francisco - 555 California St - Bofa Center - 555 California (CA5705)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$125,000.00 - $175,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.