Business Banking Credit Center (BBCC) Underwriter

Old National Bank•Chicago, IL

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Old National Bank has been serving clients and communities since 1834. With over $70 billion in total assets, we are a regional powerhouse deeply rooted in the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we thrive on helping our clients achieve their goals and dreams, and we are committed to social responsibility and investing in our communities through volunteering and charitable giving. We continually seek highly motivated and talented individuals as our people are critical to our success. In return, we offer competitive compensation with our salary and incentive program, in addition to medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401K, continuing education opportunities and an employee assistance program are also included in our benefit suite. Old National also offers a variety of Impact Network Groups led by team members who are passionate about driving engagement, creating awareness of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and building inclusion across the organization. We offer a unique opportunity to join a growing, community and client-focused company that is firmly rooted in its core values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field OR equivalent experience.
Ability to analyze and interpret financial statements and understand basic accounting principles.
Understand risks associated with lending to various types of industries.
Basic knowledge of loan structuring, borrowing causes and lending regulations.
Must be able to make sound independent decisions and communicate those decisions clearly and effectively.
Must be able to actively listen, quickly identify issues as well as opportunities when they arise, and problem solve.
Must feel comfortable working in a collaborative team environment along with being an independent thinker.
Proficient in using multiple internal or third-party systems.
Maintain a general understanding of scoring model and it’s application when guiding loan decisions as well as the ability to spread financial statement, calculation ratios, and apply results to property asses risk.
Proficient in understanding and applying loan policies, guidelines and standards.
Highly proficient accountabilities listed above (Senior BBCC UW).
Possess or is developing leadership competencies required for a management role (Senior BBCC UW).

Nice To Haves

Agricultural underwriting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Analyze business banking level loan applications.
Ensure loan structures are appropriate and consistent with bank lending standards.
Assign an appropriate asset quality rating.
Decision applications with assigned lending authority.
Leverage a small business scoring model to aid in the evaluation of loan requests.
Complete a more detailed financial analysis to obtain a deeper understanding of an application’s credit risk.
Collaborate with Business Bankers, internal support staff, and documentation associates to aid in the end-to-end journey of a business banking loan as needed.
Evaluate, underwrite and decision applications efficiently.
Meet or exceed set application production requirements.
Identify high risk applications and mitigate those risks appropriately.
Exercise granted authority confidently and with integrity.
Produce a high quality and accurate analysis while also not sacrificing efficiency.
Work collaboratively with production associates, support staff, and teammates.
Collaborate with associates directly involved in the Business Banking lending process while exceeding applicant’s expectations.
Maintain group mailbox, manage application pipeline, assist in completing department level administrative responsibilities, and participate in projects as needed.
Engage with, learn from, and teach department staff to maximize internal growth and development opportunities.
Grow and develop key technical requirements of position including systems, scoring model usage, and loan policies, procedures and guidelines.
Reviewing and decisioning, when applicable, applications for other underwriters (Senior BBCC UW).
Assist underwriters in conflict resolution (Senior BBCC UW).
Train and develop less experienced UW’s as opportunities arise (Senior BBCC UW).
Fills in for department manager when absent (Senior BBCC UW).
Is assigned special projects at the discretion of the manager (Senior BBCC UW).