Portfolio Manager

Firstrust Bank•Conshohocken, PA

16d•Onsite

About The Position

As one of the region’s foremost community banking institutions, Firstrust Bank takes pride in fostering leadership. As a Firstrust employee, your growth is our growth. For you, that means great benefits, performance-based pay, a meaningful role, and resources to help your success. For us, that means employees who offer exemplary customer service with a commitment to our values - honesty, integrity and accountability. The Portfolio Manager requires specialized depth and breadth of expertise in exercising sound judgement in credit and risk administration through continuous credit monitoring to identify emerging credit risk in a timely manner. Works independently, with guidance limited to the most complex situations, and takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Ensures all Service Level Agreements, regulatory compliance requirements, and Bank’s credit risk profiles are monitored and maintained. Analyzes financial information for a complex portfolio, including IRE and C&I credits, with limited to reasonable involvement from the Relationship Manager. Prepares credit memorandums and has extensive knowledge of credit policies with the ability to apply them to a variety of situations. Exhibits understanding of complex organizational structures, documentation, covenant definitions and/or collateral structures, while effectively tracking and monitoring financial reporting and covenant requirements. Provides loan and/or risk rating recommendations based on a review of all underwriting criteria for final approval. The position requires independent decision making within the guidelines of commercial credit risk and practices with minimal management oversight. Exercises adherence to FTB’s internal portfolio and underwriting processes, including timely and accurate data entry to Vikar (underwriting platform) and/or other centralized systems, as well as maintaining high quality file documentation in a paperless environment. Applicants should be prepared to submit a writing sample and analyze redacted financial information for discussion, as part of the interview process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related fields with 4-6+ years’ experience in underwriting and portfolio management (C&I and investment real estate transactions).
Must be well versed in defining/testing covenants and analyzing tax returns, rent rolls, leases, appraisals (commercial and residential), borrowing base certificates, A/R and A/P agings, marketable securities/brokerage statements, etc.
Exhibits a deep knowledge of loan structuring, and credit policies and procedures, with previous experience assisting with, or preparing, term sheets for discussion.
Detail oriented with strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
The candidate will be expected to be a driving force in conversations with the relationship managers and credit officers to ensure that all required items are received in a timely manner and the deal is underwritten fully and correctly prior to submission for review.
Comfortable presenting
The ability to multitask and independently manage their personal workflow with limited oversight
Displays the ability to make sound decisions in a timely manner, escalating only when necessary.
Must be self-motivated.
Knowledge of software/systems required to successfully perform job function.
Proficiency in Excel, Salesforce and other operational systems is a must.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the credit needs of customers by underwriting new requests and renewals/modifications from preliminary discussions (preflight) through approval and the life of the loan. Proactive partner with the relationship manager and be intimately involved throughout the deal process and beyond.
Responsible for timely preparation of credit memorandums for a portfolio consisting primarily of investment reals estate (commercial and residential). Credit memos will include, but are not limited to repayment analysis, financial condition, guarantor analysis, collateral analysis, risks/mitigant, borrower background, etc., and recommendation. Strong expertise in investment real estate transactions is a must. The portfolio will also include C&I credit.
Responsible for protecting and preserving the integrity of an individual and team portfolio by ensuring, among other responsibilities, that loans are addressed prior to their maturity date and risk reviews are performed in a timely manner while accurately accessing/managing risk in the portfolio via the annual review process.
Ensure all Service Level Agreements, regulatory compliance requirements (CRA, HMDA, etc.), and Bank’s credit risk profiles and profitability are monitored and maintained.
Analyzes relationships/new deal requests with limited involvement from the Relationship Manager. Willingly and immediately escalates any concerning information to the credit manager and credit officer.
Possesses conceptual and practical knowledge of credit policies with the ability to apply them to a variety of situations.
Exhibits a thorough understanding of organizational structures, documentation (searches, loan documents, appraisals, etc.), covenants and/or collateral structures.
Effectively tracks and monitors financial reporting and covenant compliance requirements, prior to due date.
Uses best practices to provide loan recommendations based on a review of all underwriting criteria for final approval.
Exercises adherence to internal portfolio/underwriting processes including timely and accurate data entry to Vikar and/or other centralized systems, as well as, maintaining high quality file documentation in a paperless environment.
Acts as a resource for new colleagues with less experience and may be a part of less complex projects.