About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Commercial Real Estate Underwriting Associate.

The analyst will be supporting Underwriting groups (Multifamily Capital, Real Estate Securitization and Capital Markets, and Community Lending) and delivering the various products to the reviewer/onshore team as per the agreed quality.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in credit research and investigation of existing and prospective clients and counterparties under the direction of more experienced individuals within Commercial Real Estate Underwriting functional area
• Review basic issues, policies, or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained, and are related to low to medium risk tasks and deliverables
• Receive direction from supervisor and exercise independent judgment while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with Commercial Real Estate Underwriting managers, functional colleagues, and stakeholders, including internal as well as external customers
• Quarterly & Annual Review Support process are to provide all portfolio monitoring activity support for CLI debt. Including but not limited to analytical support such as loan quarterly updates, annual financial reviews on guarantors, collection and spreading of financials, data entry into various systems to track various dates for loan commitments, closings, maturities, etc.
• Ability to analyze and process property financial statements and loan related documents for all commercial property types (e.g. rent roll, historical operating statements, appraisal reports collections and budget)
• Review of financial statements of the Developer’s entity and updating the most recent audited information from the reports on the spread sheet.
• Perform market research of real estate using various third-party applications and compare performance of subject property against market data to draw conclusion of overall performance.  
• Analyzing and updating of financial position of the Developer from the most recent audited reports. Annual review of financial statements is done to check the net position of the borrower and keep a regular track on financial position
• Spreading property financials as needed/requested by the US team that will be used for on-going portfolio management and/or perm loan conversions.
• Ability to work on multiple process and flexible to work beyond the work timelines to complete the tasks.
• Identify efficiency opportunities within process and implement the same.
• Closely working with Risk partners in respect to avoid/mitigate any loopholes in the process and always adhere to the company polices.
• Ability to work closely with onshore partners with respect to any escalations, resolve on ASAP basis and disseminate the same to the team.
• Prepare Performance Report for team members and Monthly & Weekly reports for onshore partners.
• Work with individuals in more experienced roles to understand client needs and coordinate efforts to service clients by working closely with different departments in the Commercial Real Estate Underwriting functional area.
• Achieve/Exceed the set quality/productivity targets.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Commercial Real Estate Underwriting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Overall experience in Commercial Real Estate Industry – Prescreening and Underwriting for all commercial property types.
• underwriting mortgage experience
• Strong Knowledge in Commercial Real Estate domain.
• Ability to read, comprehend and synthesize data regarding property performance / market related information from multiple sources into one prescribed template.
• Strong Knowledge of real estate market, and financial lending.
• Strong MS Excel, PPT knowledge is mandatory.
• Excellent English comprehension and written communication skills.
• Flexibility towards work on different processes/assignments.
• Master Degree in Accounting and Finance.
• Any professional Finance/Accounting/Economics certification would be a plus.

Posting End Date: 

8 Mar 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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