ThinkingAhead Executive Search

SBA Underwriter

ThinkingAhead Executive Search  •  Nashville, TN (Remote)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

About the Opportunity

Our client, a well-established bank with a national PLP SBA lending group, is adding an SBA Underwriter to its existing underwriting group. You'll analyze and structure small business credit requests, working closely with business development officers, closers, and credit leadership to move quality deals from application to approval efficiently. This is a production seat on an established team with room to grow.

What You'll Do

  • Underwrite SBA 7(a) and 504 loan requests in line with SBA SOP and bank credit policy
  • Analyze business and personal financials, tax returns and transcripts, credit reports, and collateral to determine repayment ability and eligibility
  • Prepare clear credit memoranda with cash flow analysis, assumptions, trending, risk ratings, and recommended structure
  • Partner with BDOs early in the process to screen deals, identify issues, and structure around them
  • Coordinate with closing and servicing teams to keep approved deals on schedule
  • Support SBA eligibility reviews and help maintain compliance with SBA and regulatory requirements
  • Contribute to improving underwriting processes and turnaround times

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years of SBA credit underwriting experience
  • Working knowledge of SBA 7(a) guidelines and SBA SOP
  • Strong financial analysis skills, including global cash flow and business valuation basics
  • Excellent written communication and the ability to defend a credit recommendation
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or equivalent experience
  • Comfortable using technology

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive salary + bonus potential
  • Generous PTO
  • Fully remote
  • Very collaborative team culture
  • Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with competitive match
ThinkingAhead Executive Search

About ThinkingAhead Executive Search

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ThinkingAhead Executive Search is your boutique search partner for identifying, engaging, and securing exceptional leaders. For more than 40 years, our clients have turned to us when hiring decisions matter most. Our consultative partnership approach, relationship-driven philosophy, and specialized industry expertise build leadership teams that strengthen businesses, shape culture, and create long-term success.

We specialize in executive search across ten focused practice areas, including Commercial Banking & Commercial Finance, Nonprofit, Legal, and Energy. Our recruiters are deeply immersed in the markets they serve, cultivating trusted relationships with leaders and high-performing professionals long before your search begins. When you're ready to get started, we'll help you establish and navigate your hiring process, make confident hiring decisions, and ultimately secure leaders who will make a meaningful impact at your organization.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, ThinkingAhead has been recognized nationally for the quality of our work and the culture we’ve built. We are honored to have been twice named to Forbes’ list of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms, recognized by WOC as a Top Search Firm for Women of Color, and celebrated by both USA Today and the Nashville Business Journal as a Top Workplace and Best Place to Work. The recognition we value most is the trust our clients place in us when the stakes are high.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Nashville, TN
Year Founded
1982
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