Underwriter

Position Description

Do you have experience as an underwriter for mortgages, car leases, personal loans or other financial products?  Do you want to make a move into a rapidly growing financial sector that will enable you to develop new expertise?    Our company is seeking highly motivated individuals to join our Underwriting team.

Underwriters at Smart Step Funding are responsible for applying our proprietary scoring tools and gathering a range of public and private data to evaluate the risk of small business financing deals.  Deals range in size from $10,000 to $300,000 and span the entire U.S.  Our internal training program provides in-depth knowledge to quickly translate your past experience into our sector.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Familiarity with reading personal and commercial credit reports.
  • Detail oriented and willing to take responsibility for completing critical tasks
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Ability to work independently under time pressure

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum of 1 year prior work experience underwriting financial products/services.
  • Multi-lingual candidates are a plus.

About Smart Step Funding

Smart Step Funding is a leader in providing alternative financing solutions for small businesses across the United States.  We are experts at correctly assessing and managing credit risk.  Our work environment is dynamic and entrepreneurial, and the Company has been steadily growing since 2009. In addition to providing competitive compensation and benefits, we believe in giving every employee the opportunity to expand and deepen their skill base.  Smart Step Funding has a diverse employee base and values the richness of culture and thought that come from this.  We seek talented, high-energy employees to join us.  Visit our website at www.smartstepfunding.com for more information.

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    Disclaimer: Due to Covid all employees are currently working remotely. However, we look forward to the time when we will be returning to the office to conduct business. All new hires should be prepared to report to our Jersey City location once we resume normal operations.