Senior Manager, Underwriting

BDC

Senior Manager underwriting complex business loans for BDC, Canada’s development bank. Structuring credit terms, assessing risk, and negotiating financing proposals across industries.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeMontreal • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in underwriting high-quality loan proposals, analyzing complex financial deals, and ensuring compliance with banking policies. Strong ability to develop innovative solutions and maintain effective relationships with internal partners and clients.

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Loan UnderwritingFinancial AnalysisCredit JudgementCustomer ServiceTeam Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Financial AnalysisLoan WritingCredit PoliciesBank ProductsDeal StructuringCompliance MonitoringPricing DevelopmentCovenant DevelopmentDue DiligenceCorporate Financing

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationTime ManagementInnovative ThinkingNegotiation SkillsBusiness Acumen

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s DegreeAccounting DesignationCFA

Industry Keywords

BankingSyndicated FinancingSmall Business EnvironmentBDC PoliciesCredit Trends

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct proper investigations and due diligence for medium to high complexity loan proposals
Underwrite high-quality loan proposals by analyzing financial and credit information
Develop appropriate terms, pricing, conditions, and covenants
Review loan packages and negotiate deal structures with internal partners when necessary
Ensure compliance with BDC policies and procedures
Participate in resolving compliance issues or material changes during deal negotiation and structuring
Develop win-win solutions for clients and BDC through innovative thinking and resourcefulness
Maintain relationships with business center personnel, colleagues, and internal partners
Foster teamwork, common objectives, and consistent policy application
Monitor changes to policies, procedures, processes, and credit and regulatory trends

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in commerce, business administration or accounting
Accounting designation or CFA and banking experience are definite assets
3 to 5 years or more of relevant experience
Experience in corporate and/or syndicated financing
Experience in loan writing
Ability to analyze and structure complex financial deals
Sound credit judgement and strong understanding of credit policies and practices
Thorough knowledge of bank products, services, policies and procedures
Ability to provide high-quality customer service to internal and external clients
Ability to develop win-win solutions through innovative thinking
Strong communication skills to interact and negotiate with internal partners and, in certain instances, clients
Good time management and priority-setting skills to meet critical deadlines
Strong business acumen
Team player with a thorough understanding of the small business environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible and competitive benefits
Employee Savings and Investment Plan with BDC matching part of voluntary contributions
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
$750 wellness and health care spending account
Paid vacation each year
Five personal days
Sick days as necessary
Offices closed from December 25 to January 1
Hybrid work model
Opportunities for learning, training and development