Portfolio Management Underwriter

Mountain America Credit Union

Job Summary

Supports the ongoing administration and credit monitoring of lower-complexity commercial real estate and small business lending relationships. Performs standardized financial analysis, prepares financial reviews and servicing recommendations, monitors covenants, and supports routine servicing under established procedures and regular guidance. All reviews, modifications, risk-grade changes, and other credit actions require manager review and approval. Develops the judgment and technical capability required to progress toward independent portfolio loan analysis and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages assigned existing-loan review activities, including ticklers, covenant tracking, financial reporting requirements, maturity schedules, and documentation follow-up.
• Collects and analyzes borrower, guarantor, and collateral information, including financial statements, tax returns, rent rolls, operating statements, debt schedules, and credit reports, as applicable.
• Prepares clear credit narratives, financial spreads, risk-rating support, and recommendations in accordance with lending policy, procedures, and applicable regulatory or program requirements.
• Monitors portfolio performance and identifies emerging risks, documentation gaps, covenant exceptions, servicing needs, and opportunities for proactive member outreach.
• Prepares routine financial reviews, loan modifications, and administrative actions using established templates and defined analytical methods for manager review and signature.
• Monitors watch list and classified loans, delinquency trends, delinquent property taxes, entity-status concerns, defaults, maturing loans, concentration exposure, credit-scoring results, and other portfolio risk indicators with guidance.
• Identifies maturing loans and potential refinance or modification opportunities for follow-up.
• Provides information to and coordinates with loan participants.
• Partners with relationship managers, underwriters, loan operations, credit administration, loan participants, and other stakeholders to support timely and accurate portfolio decisions.
• Maintains complete, accurate, and audit-ready credit files and protects confidential member and credit union information.
• Performs basic cash-flow, global cash-flow, leverage, liquidity, debt-service coverage, loan-to-value, and collateral analyses; validates calculations and source documentation.
• Analyzes and recommends routine servicing actions such as financial covenant tracking, document updates, payment history review, and straightforward maturity or renewal preparation.
• Researches variances and missing information, resolves standard documentation issues, and promptly escalates material concerns or policy exceptions.
• Communicates with members and internal partners to obtain information, explain routine documentation needs, and provide status updates with guidance as needed.
• Participates in formal training, file reviews, and coaching to build proficiency in CRE fundamentals, SBA program requirements, credit policy, systems, and portfolio risk identification.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Commercial lending experience is not required.
• Microsoft 365 proficiency, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Loan origination, spreading, core, document-management, portfolio-monitoring, and reporting systems experience preferred.
• Relevant commercial credit, SBA, or real estate finance training or certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in business, finance, accounting, real estate, or a related field preferred.
• A bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting may satisfy the entry qualification without prior commercial lending experience.
• Equivalent relevant experience in commercial lending, including credit analysis, underwriting, or portfolio management may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Foundational knowledge of business financial statements, tax returns, personal financial statements, and credit reports.
• Ability to perform standardized cash-flow and ratio analysis with attention to accuracy and documentation.
• Ability to organize multiple deadlines, follow established procedures, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, ownership, confidentiality, and a commitment to ongoing learning.
• Clearly expresses credit analysis, methodology, conclusions, and recommendations verbally and in writing.
• Documents outcomes and presents information in a manner appropriate for members, business partners, credit leaders, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Developing knowledge of CRE collateral concepts and SBA 7(a)/504 eligibility and documentation requirements.
• Experience spreading business or real estate financial statements and exposure to CRE, C&I, or SBA lending preferred.

Physical Abilities / Working Conditions

• Physical Demands: Ability to sit, talk, and hear consistently; ability to stand, walk, and use hands to handle or reach occasionally.
• Vision Requirements: Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) and distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more).
• Weight Lifted or Force Exerted: Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally.
• Environmental: Typical office environment.
• Noise Environment: Moderate noise, consistent with a business office with computers, printers, and light traffic.