Credit Manager

Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing Services; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus

Excellent benefits

Free lunch program

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing Services in Northern VA is seeking a Credit Manager to oversee credit underwriting and risk for a growing real estate client. The role blends accounting fundamentals with commercial credit expertise in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

The position is hybrid, with four days in the Northern VA office. You will lead credit processes, support quarterly reviews, monitor lease covenants, and collaborate with Portfolio Management, Credit Committees, and other

Qualifications

• Accounting foundation and commercial credit experience.
• Experience with credit committees (CC) and Investment Committee (IC).
• Hybrid work experience and ability to liaison across departments.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage portfolio credit risk and communicate findings.
• Maintain credit analysis standards for CC & IC memos.
• Oversee quarterly credit reviews (QCR) and enhanced reviews (ECR).
• Monitor ongoing credit risk, including lease covenants compliance.
• Serve as Credit Subject Matter Expert and mentor team.
• Coordinate credit matters with Portfolio Management, CC, IC, and others.
• Support underwriting in deals; develop and apply underwriting strategy.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of credit analyses.
• Assist with pre-LOI credit underwriting as needed.
• Act as CC administrator; proactively share info with leadership.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses for lenders/investors; optimize credit processes.
• Utilize Crowe Portfolio Analyzer and Salesforce for reporting.
• Support training and recruiting as directed by PM team.

Skills

Credit risk analysis

Credit underwriting

Financial analysis

Communication with committees

Training & coaching

Tools

Crowe Portfolio Analyzer

Salesforce

Job description

We are engaged in a search for a Credit Manager with one of our growing real estate clients in Northern VA. This newly created position requires an excellent mix of accounting foundation along with commercial credit experience. This role will be key to support initial and ongoing credit underwriting, training and best practices in a dynamic, entrepreneurial company!

Hybrid role, 4 days in the Northern VA office.

Manage the company’s credit processes and resources that support initial and ongoing credit underwriting, training, and best practices. Identify, report on, and mitigate the company’s overall portfolio credit risk. Understand and communicate macro industry trends.

• Evaluate, manage, and communicate the credit risk of the portfolio
• Contribute to and maintain credit analysis standards for Credit Committee (CC) & Investment Committee (IC) memos
• Ensure effective and consistent management and execution of quarterly credit reviews (QCR) and enhanced credit reviews (ECR)
• Manage ongoing credit risk assessment including monitoring portfolio for compliance with lease covenants
• Serve as Credit Subject Matter Expert
• Facilitate communication and collaboration on credit matters between portfolio management, CC, IC, and other departments

Transaction Support

• Support the underwriting process on a transactional basis including deal structuring, development and execution of the credit underwriting strategy, and consultation on credit specific legal documentation
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of credit underwriting analysis
• Ad hoc support of pre-LOI credit underwriting

General Duties

• Participant in and serve as the administrator of CC
• Communicate pertinent information proactively to Portfolio Management Leadership
• Prepare quarterly and ad/hoc analysis for lenders and investors
• Enhance company credit related processes, procedures, and capabilities including leveraging use of AI
• Administer and maximize company utilization of Crowe Portfolio Analyzer for Lenders and Salesforce for portfolio credit reporting and credit risk management
• Training/Recruiting support as directed by PM team

This role comes with a generous incentive bonus, excellent benefits, free lunch program in a 4 day in office hybrid setting.