Portfolio Manager

Liberty Bank•Hartford, CT

22h

About The Position

At Liberty, we strive to maximize our impact and exceed goals by investing in our teammates to deepen our relationships in the workplace and communities we serve. We take pride in promoting a socially responsible and sustainable future through initiatives and investment. SUMMARY OF THE JOB: The Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing assigned relationships in the portfolio in order to minimize risk, validate appropriateness of risk ratings, maximize cross selling opportunities into our existing customer base both on a direct basis and via referrals to Relationship Managers and other areas of the bank such as Cash Management, and to assure timely administration of issues such as maturing lines of credit, receipt of financial statements, and loan documentation follow up.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or Finance preferred or equivalent work experience
5+ years of analytical/underwriting experience.
Thorough knowledge of existing loan policies, all aspects of financial statement analysis, and industry best practices in risk assessment and management. Excellent written and oral communication skills and a high level of proficiency in Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

Ongoing management of customer relationships in the portfolio.
Analyze, provide recommendations, process, and obtain appropriate approvals for various borrower requests.
Facilitate the tracking and timely renewal of loans and lines of credit by assuring early customer notification of impending maturity dates and obtaining the required financial information to underwrite renewals.
Make recommendations concerning loan structure, pricing, and appropriate risk ratings based on loan policies and risk rating definitions.
Ensure that the overall portfolio risk ratings are current by conducting annual relationship reviews in a timely manner and ensuring that financial information, and file documentation is kept current and in conformity with covenant requirements if applicable.
Communicate directly with borrowers, as well as borrower’s accountants and attorneys, as necessary to assure adequacy of information needed to complete analysis and underwriting efforts.
Works directly with Relationship Managers to convey final recommendations on structure, pricing, etc. in order to complete credit approval write-ups for submission to the appropriate level of credit approval authority.
Assist with problem credit resolution by working with Relationship Managers, and legal counsel as appropriate.
Continually researches industry trends and events which may impact the creditworthiness of borrowers and utilizes that information as a factor in making real time risk rating assessments.
Participate in customer and prospect calls with Relationship Managers as well as maintaining regular contact with existing customers as an adjunct to the Relationship Managers.
Assist in prioritizing tasks for less seasoned credit analysts and work with loan servicing staff to assure efficient, accurate, and thorough administration of the loan portfolio.
Maximizes cross sell opportunities from our existing customer base by referral to the Relationship Managers or other appropriate areas of the bank such as Cash Management or Investment Services.
Reviews, documents, and recommends actions for various borrower requests from existing customers. Provides assistance to the Relationship Managers by acting as a key contact for existing customers in order to ensure the highest levels of customer service possible
Performs research and thoroughly investigates all available sources of credit information to ensure accuracy and completeness of credit approval vehicles and credit file documentation. Independently perform extensive narrative analyses of financial information. Serves as a liaison between the Relationship Managers and the loan servicers on operational/documentation issues. Provides assistance to the Relationship Managers in the underwriting and structuring of loan transactions. Performs annual reviews and/or special projects for the CRE portfolio.
Utilizes prudent, independent judgment, gained through work experience and formal training, to make prudent assessments of risk in both proposed transactions and in the existing portfolio.
Provides guidance to less seasoned Credit Analysts and Loan Servicers to ensure proper presentation of financial data and management of collateral and documentation related issues.