Ascent Developer Solutions

Ascent Developer Solutions

Senior Analyst

Encino, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$120kDetected 14 days ago
Financial ModelingAccountingExcelLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringAdaptabilityOrganizational SkillsUnderwriting

About the role

  • As a Senior Analyst, you will play a key role in evaluating and structuring new lending opportunities at the earliest stages of the credit process.
  • In addition to managing more complex transactions, you'll serve as a resource for junior analysts, help improve screening processes, and contribute to maintaining consistent credit quality across the pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Perform independent preliminary credit analysis of borrowers, guarantors, and collateral to determine transaction viability.
  • Build and review financial models, preliminary underwriting analyses, and screening memorandums.
  • Partner directly with Loan Officers to discuss deal structure and identify information needed for credit evaluation.
  • Manage multiple transactions simultaneously while maintaining speed and accuracy.
  • At Ascent, we stand united in building a community where everyone is empowered to succeed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Real Estate, or related field.
  • 3-5 years of commercial real estate lending, underwriting, screening, or credit analysis experience.
  • Strong understanding of commercial real estate lending fundamentals.
  • Ability to independently identify credit risks and recommend transaction structures.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
  • You are adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic environment
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
  • Excellent communication skills with the confidence to discuss transactions with senior stakeholders.
  • What Success Looks Like
  • You communicate proactively and follow through consistently
  • You take ownership of your work and operate with accountability
  • You approach challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset
  • You balance analytical rigor with practical execution

Nice to have

  • Experience mentoring junior analysts or reviewing work products is preferred.

Compensation

  • Salary for this role is $100,000 - $120,000 annually plus eligibility for a 15% bonus.

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance.
  • Our benefits include five health plans, two dental plans, health savings and flexible spending accounts, vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, and other optional benefits from which to choose.

Company info

  • About Ascent
  • Ascent Developer Solutions is a leading private lending platform, serving real estate developers nationwide in the acquisition, renovation, and construction of residential real estate.
  • Founded by a leadership team with a deep understanding and personal experience in virtually every facet of real estate development, Ascent is uniquely positioned to create custom, innovative lending solutions for a variety of real estate development business strategies.
  • You will independently analyze borrowers, guarantors, and collateral, identify key credit risks, provide preliminary transaction recommendations, and partner closely with Underwriters, Loan Officers, and Credit Leadership to determine deal viability.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity, we not only enhance our workplace but also contribute to a more just and equitable society.

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