Portfolio Associate - Waterford

FirstBank Puerto Rico•Miami, FL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Portfolio Associate role involves coordinating with internal and external parties throughout the loan lifecycle, from underwriting to closing and funding. This position also assists with reporting key corporate banking metrics, preparing customer portfolio reports, and monitoring the corporate banking portfolio. The associate will act as a liaison between corporate banking and support departments, assist with client presentations and credit reviews, and maintain relevant databases. Additionally, the role requires resolving customer issues, ensuring compliance with policies, and promoting FirstBank Florida's services. The position requires independence of judgment according to established internal policies and guidelines, and errors can impact other departments, customers, and the Bank economically. Good interpersonal communication with customers and employees is essential.

Requirements

Good mathematical and communications skills.
Previous experience in a financial institution.
Good understanding of financial institution branch operational functions, products and services.
Effective human relations and communication skills.
Ability to use office equipment, such as computer terminal, calculator, copier and fax machine, as any other related equipment.
Able to sit for long periods of time.
Able to talk and hear.
Could be asked to work more than the customary hours during peak times.
A formal training in banking products and/or processing new accounts and, at least 3 years of experience in a similar job is required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job is required.

Responsibilities

Coordinates with both internal and external parties during and after the underwriting, closing, and funding phases of each loan originated or acquired in the Secondary market.
Assists with the reporting of key corporate banking metrics to internal departments including originations, portfolio balances, and fees, disbursement and payoffs, among others.
Prepares customer portfolio and other miscellaneous reports as needed i.e: quarterly covenant monitoring reports & quarterly leveraged lending reports.
Ensure all reports are completed in a timely manner.
Monitor and provide weekly analysis of Corporate Banking Portfolio including past due, payment processing, and interest rate repricing as needed.
Monitor Company performance of the loan portfolio including financial performance, share price updates (if applicable), headlines, among others.
Acts as liaison between corporate banking and internal support departments and agent banks
Assist corporate banking team with preparation of client presentations, waivers/amendments, visitation memos/telephone call memos summarizing visit with clients, among others.
Assists/ prepares credit reviews.
Maintenance on all logs.
Assist during internal and external audits.
Will assist with Corporate Banking team as needed to acquire working knowledge of Credit Analysis.
Resolve customer problems & complaints in accordance with FirstBank Florida excellent service policy.
Assist in implementing operational policy, ensuring transactions are processed in compliance with federal, state, and bank requirements.
Monitor bank-wide policies regarding corporate banking & related matters including Leveraged Lending.
Work with closing, risk, servicing, and other departments on Inquiries including, KYC, tickler report, pending items list, insurance, UCC, among others.
Maintains/updates the corporate banking database: Lender sites, and internal OnBase Credit Files.
Promote cross selling FirstBank Florida services and products.
Other ad-hoc duties as necessary in order to familiarize with all department areas.