GSE Closing Analyst

Walker & Dunlop; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) + match

Medical benefits

Paid parental leave

Life Insurance

Transit benefits

Job summary

Walker & Dunlop in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Closing support professional to help manage due diligence, prepare commitments, and coordinate rate locks and closing documents. The role emphasizes data accuracy, timely communications, and collaboration with counsel and capital sources.

The ideal candidate has aBachelor’s degree and 1+ years of corporate experience, with strong skills in Word, Excel, Salesforce, and Kyriba. The position offers a Monday–Friday schedule with possible remote options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 1+ year of corporate experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a team and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage receipt and review of due diligence items and ensure all necessary participants receive copies.
• Track rate lock and closing special conditions; assist with drafting commitments.
• Prepare rate lock confirmations and closing documents for review by Closing Officer.
• Upload required Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae documentation; ensure data accuracy in Salesforce.

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

Communication skills

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Kyriba

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Department: GSE Closing

We are Walker & Dunlop. We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

Department Overview

The Closing team plays a vital role in delivering a seamless borrower experience and ensuring successful transaction execution from Application to investor delivery. Closing serves as the central point of coordination across internal teams, external stakeholders, counsel, and capital sources to manage timelines, resolve issues, and maintain transaction momentum. As transaction timelines evolve, Closing is responsible for proactively managing the execution process to help ensure closing deadlines and delivery requirements are met.

The Impact You Will Have

Provide closing support to the Closing Officers with a particular emphasis on data management, due diligence review, and document preparation. Close assumptions, supplementals and vanilla agency loans under the supervision of a senior closing officer. Support Delivery Management.

Primary Responsibilities

Manage receipt and review of due diligence items and ensure all necessary participants receive copies. Track rate lock and closing special conditions. Assist with drafting commitments. Calculate interest only payments / generate amortization schedules. Prepare rate lock confirmations. Prepare C&D commitments and submissions on Fannie Mae deals. Upload required Freddie Mac documentation. Prepare escrow analyses for tax and insurance escrows. Prepare reconciliation of application fee and third-party costs. Generate closing documents for review by Closing Officer and prepare accounting packages and bank packages for funding. Prepare Kyriba entries and submit for 1st level approval. Ensure that data in Salesforce is complete and accurate throughout the process. Set up Servicing Deliverables folder within 48 hours of closing. Follow up with counsel if documents are not received by required deadline. Generate Enterprise! within required timelines. Prepare Funding Express submissions on Fannie Mae deals and provide necessary information and back-up support to Delivery Management. Review C&D and the final 4662 before submission of the loan for securitization to ensure accuracy and consistency. Track and follow up on post-closing requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Back up the closing analyst responsible for the preparation of income notices /bank communication related to funds to be received / Salesforce updates on ASAP and Freddie purchases / Freddie Mac weekly exception report / management of the fireproof safe log / management of original POAs from Fannie Mae. Perform other duties as assigned. Attendance is generally required from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm local time, Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or equivalent experience. 1+ years of experience in the corporate workforce preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to work as a part of a team, while providing a strong individual contribution. Strong time management and organizational skills. Strong written and oral communication skills. Excellent judgment and dependability, including the ability to meet deadlines. Demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Ability to show ownership of your work, take on challenges and acknowledge growth opportunities, and demonstrate patience when learning new processes. Courtesy, respect, and thoughtfulness in teaming with colleagues and other stakeholders.

This position has an estimated base salary of $55,000-$60,000 plus discretionary bonus. An employment offer is based on the applicant’s relevant work experience, applicable knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

What We Offer

The opportunity to join one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work winners Comprehensive benefit options* that have earned Walker & Dunlop the gold level of the 2025 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™, some of which include:

• Up to 83% subsidized medical payroll deductions
• Competitive dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) + match
• Pre-tax transit and commuting benefits
• A robust health and wellness program – earn cash rewards and gain access to resources that promote health, engagement, and balance
• Paid maternity and parental leave, as well as other family paid leave programs
• Company-paid life, short and long-term disability insurance
• Health Savings Account and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Career development opportunities

Empowerment and encouragement to give back – volunteer hours and donation matching

*Eligibility may vary based on average number of hours worked

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are committed to equity in all steps of the recruitment and employment experience. We believe in equal access to opportunities in our workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on any characteristic protected by applicable law, such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex, age, disability, veteran or military status, and genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We strive to be a safe place to ask questions, build professional relationships, and develop careers.

Fair Chance Hiring Background checks, including any questions related to infractions, arrests, or conviction records, will not be conducted until after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted. We will consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of arrest and conviction records, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.

Our experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in our area.