LIHTC Underwriter: Construction & Equity Finance Lead

PEG Staffing & Recruiting; Missouri; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established financial institution is seeking a highly analytical LIHTC Underwriter to join its specialty finance lending team. This role supports the full lifecycle of LIHTC construction and equity financing, from origination through portfolio monitoring and risk management.

The ideal candidate will have LIHTC underwriting experience, strong financial analysis capabilities, and the ability to work in a deadline-driven, data-intensive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Real Estate, or related field.
• 3+ years of LIHTC underwriting or affordable housing finance.
• Strong ability to analyze financial statements and project financial structures.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage large volumes of data.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and provide concise credit recommendations.
• Proven ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced lending environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive LIHTC loan underwriting and evaluate credit quality through financial statement analysis, business plans, public records, and background research.
• Participate in end-to-end loan origination for LIHTC construction, equity, and pre-development financing.
• Prepare detailed credit memorandums and underwriting analyses for review by internal credit and loan committees.
• Present underwriting findings and risk assessments to the Loan Committee.
• Monitor lifecycle of LIHTC construction developments including budgets and regulatory timelines.
• Underwrite sources and uses, contingency funding, and project financial structures.
• Review and approve construction draw requests and supporting documentation.
• Track Placed-in-Service deadlines and regulatory timelines for tax credit compliance.
• Conduct portfolio-level analysis and identify emerging risks for leadership.
• Coordinate with loan officers, servicing teams, legal counsel, and banks in syndicated financing.
• Support regulatory examinations with LIHTC portfolio documentation.

Skills

LIHTC underwriting

Financial statement analysis

Microsoft Excel

Credit analysis

Portfolio monitoring

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Real Estate, or related field

Tools

Financial reporting tools

Job description

A well-established financial institution is seeking a highly analytical LIHTC Underwriter to join its specialty finance lending team. This role supports the full lifecycle of LIHTC construction and equity financing, from origination through portfolio monitoring and risk management.

The ideal candidate will have LIHTC underwriting experience, strong financial analysis capabilities, and the ability to work in a deadline-driven, data-intensive environment.