Citi US | CRE Finance Banker - Vice President

Responsibilities

• The CRE Finance Banker is a senior-level position responsible for originating, structuring, underwriting, and executing commercial real estate financing transactions for Citi's institutional clients.
• The role works closely with senior bankers, product partners, investors, and sponsors to deliver innovative financing solutions across the commercial real estate capital structure, including mortgage loans, CMBS, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, and other structured finance products.
• The overall objective of this role is to manage client relationships, execute transactions, identify new business opportunities, and contribute to the growth and strategic development of the CRE Finance platform.
• This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed.
• Mentor and oversee a team of analysts and associates in the execution of CRE Finance transactions, providing guidance on underwriting, structuring, and deal execution.
• Draft and review offering materials including pitch books, term sheets, offering circulars, rating agency presentations, debt offering memoranda, and internal committee memos.
• Review and interpret third-party due diligence reports, including appraisals, engineering reports, environmental assessments, market studies, property leases, rent rolls, and historical and projected operating statements.
• Responsible for screening, sizing, structuring, underwriting, originating, and closing a broad range of real estate financing products including CMBS, mortgage loans, mezzanine/preferred debt, back leverage loans/facilities, acquisition financings, and take private financings across various real estate property sectors.
• Underwrite real estate transactions through detailed cash flow analysis, collateral and sponsor evaluation, market assessments, valuation analysis, and risk examination.

Qualifications

• Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills, including cash flow modeling, debt sizing, sensitivity analysis, and commercial real estate valuation methodologies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of related products, pertinent regulations and lending and credit approval processes.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with large sponsor funds, corporate clients, capital markets products, finance and securities products.
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Citi US

Citi US is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in New York, Getzville, Tampa and Miami.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance