CRE Portfolio Manager II

Citizens•Boston, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for prudent underwriting and effective credit and risk administration with particular emphasis on adherence to credit policy and requirements, financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, on-going portfolio maintenance activities, and client support for an assigned portfolio of existing credits and prospects primarily of moderate to medium complexity, with some having higher complexity. Responsibilities include ensuring overall portfolio performance and asset quality remains strong, surfacing issues, proposing and collaborating on strategies and actions to limit risk and loss to the Bank, monitoring the performance of existing borrowers and ensuring compliance with financial covenants, assisting the Relationship Manager in structuring credit transactions, developing proposal letters, TOSs, term sheets and commitment letters, and taking the lead on the internal credit process for obtaining approvals of credit proposals. The role requires performing functions with periodic oversight and minimal supervisory intervention, independently applying credit decision conditions to ensure monitoring and tracking requirements are met and documentation is up-to-date per policy, ensuring loan agreements are in accordance with approval documents, identifying and addressing issues in loan documentation in consultation with the RM, acting as a key voice in client interactions during transaction closings, and managing compliance and control routines related to the credits in the assigned portfolio. The role also involves independently following up with borrowers to address missing financial information or resolve covenant violations on a timely basis.

Requirements

10+ years of commercial credit experience primarily in Commercial Real Estate
Exhibited competency in financial analysis and credit structuring, understanding and applying credit policy and credit monitoring and risk administration practices
Prior portfolio management experience to include proposing credit and covenant structures and documenting loans
Commercial Real Estate experience – debt, equity or development experience is preferred.
Bachelors degree required
Capable of interpreting and detecting issues with property, guarantor and sponsor financial performance and can put them into the context of the client’s history articulating possible impacts of such changes to the risk profile of the credit
Displays strong verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills
Displays ability to engage with customers directly and may accompany RM on client visits or attend client meetings
Displays competency with critical and analytical thinking and is able to identify connections between issues and actions needed to resolve issues for credits contained within the portfolio to ensure continued compliance with credit and risk policies and practices

Nice To Haves

Commercial Real Estate experience – debt, equity or development experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensuring overall portfolio performance and asset quality remains strong and when necessary, surfaces issues, proposes and collaborates with others on strategies and actions to limit risk and loss to the Bank.
Monitoring the performance of existing borrowers within assigned portfolio and ensure compliance with financial covenants.
Assisting the Relationship Manager in structuring more advanced credit transactions, developing proposal letters, TOSs, term sheets and commitment letters. They will take the lead on the internal credit process for obtaining approvals of credit proposals.
Performing the functions of the position with only periodic oversight and is expected to perform with minimal supervisory intervention.
Independently applies the conditions of credit decision to the different types of credits contained within the portfolio to ensure that all monitoring and tracking requirements are met and that all documentation is up-to-date per policy.
Ensures loan agreement is in accordance with approval documents. Identifies potential issues contained within loan documentation and takes steps to address the issues, in consultation with RM. Key voice with the interaction of the client in closing transactions.
Manages compliance and control routines related to the credits contained in the assigned portfolio.
Independently follows up with borrowers to address missing financial information or to resolve covenant violations on a timely basis.