Senior Analyst, Portfolio Management

Webster Bank•Hamilton, NY

1d•$100,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Webster Bank, our financial intermediation activities are organized broadly around three distinct lines of business: the Consumer Bank, the Commercial Bank, and HSA Bank. This position will be aligned with the Commercial Bank. Commercial Banking delivers solutions to a wide range of companies, investors, government entities, and other public and private institutions. We help our clients achieve their business and financial goals through our deep expertise in Commercial & Institutional Lending, Commercial Real Estate, Capital Markets, Capital Finance and Treasury Management. Our Wealth Management team pairs holistic wealth solutions, including tailored lending, with commercial banking services, helping our clients achieve their financial goals. The Senior Analyst, Portfolio Management role will work within the Commercial Banking Community Development Division and will partner with portfolio and relationship managers to support the ongoing portfolio management of existing lending relationships. Responsibilities will include conducting due diligence, financial analysis of borrowers and guarantors, preparation of internal credit memos, monitoring covenant compliance, risk ratings and credit quality of the portfolio, and other activities in support of the team’s overall goals. Throughout the process the Portfolio Manager will interact with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including credit professionals, capital markets, company management, legal counsel, and operations personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
2-5 years of prior professional experience or equivalent; professional experience in a banking credit management position is preferred
Excellent analytic skills and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong competency in Microsoft Office suite – including Excel and Word; experience with financial modeling is required
Good interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with relationship managers, portfolio managers, credit officers, clients, and senior management
The ability to answer unstructured business questions and work independently to drive tasks to completion

Responsibilities

Review, spread, and maintain periodic financial statements and compliance certificates.
Engage with borrowers' CFOs (or similar position) to get qualitative updates on performance
Ensure the timely completion of renewals, annual reviews, and interim analysis.
Ensure borrower is assigned an appropriate risk rating
Present internal portfolio review memos to senior credit executives at periodic meetings
Execute all amendments/waivers for existing borrowers
Maintain ticklers, covenants, and borrower credit files
Maintain customer information and data integrity on bank systems
Ensure compliance with all regulations, policies, and procedures
Generate new ideas and recommendations for continuous process improvement
Represent Webster Bank as a brand ambassador at business and charitable events
Participate in special projects on an as-needed basis