Senior Credit Analyst
About The Position
We are looking for a Senior Credit Analyst who is driven to have a positive impact on the employee and member experience. You are a strategic thinker with a bias for action. You have a relentless pursuit of excellence while bringing others along. You do not settle for mediocrity and are comfortable with challenging the status quo. If you’re always looking for more efficient and innovative ways of working, are thoughtful, intentional, and collaborative, we would love to talk to you! The Senior Credit Analyst will underwrite prospective commercial loans, complete construction draw requests, and be integral to the completion of the Annual Term Loan Review process. You will work directly with our Member Business Loan Officers and the Credit Administration team to help ensure that the members of Seattle Credit Union can reach their business and financial goals and experience the highest level of customer service. This is an exciting opportunity to bring forth new ideas and see those ideas come to life!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Accounting or related field strongly preferred.
- Minimum of five (5)+ years of experience in commercial banking.
- Minimum of five (5)+ years direct credit analysis and commercial underwriting experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Demonstrates decisiveness, integrity, flexibility, and critical thinking that advances team, department, and organizational success.
- Demonstrates excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrates excellent customer service skills to both internal and external audiences.
- Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with all levels of teammates across the organization.
- Takes action to advance efficiencies and engages opportunities that advance automation.
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a formal commercial credit analysis training program from ABA, Moody’s or RMA preferred, including but not limited to the Credit Risk Certification designation or similar.
- Experience with nCino Loan Origination System.
- Community bank or credit union background and experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare Credit Memorandums, providing supporting documentation to present business loans for approval.
- Review borrower and guarantor documentation to ensure it matches the loan approval and complies with Loan Policy.
- Analyze and interpret financial documents including proforma financial statements using trend analysis, ratio analysis, cash flow analysis, industry averages, and macro/industry trends.
- Analyze and determine the suitability of pledged collateral securing proposed loans for compliance with internal loan policy and industry best practices. Must have deep familiarity and experience reading 3rd-party commercial appraisal reports, Environmental Phase I reports, Title Insurance Commitments and Policies, and insurance documentation.
- Provide well-written overviews of details uncovered while analyzing the financial documents of prospective borrowers and guarantors.
- Work closely with Senior Credit Officer on all aspects of the participated loan portfolio.
- On an ongoing basis, collaborate with the Senior Credit Officer to refine loan policy and procedures. Will be required to stay current on state and federal regulations concerning Member Business Lending.
- The Senior Credit Analyst may be asked to develop or refine a variety of reports and tracking mechanisms to appropriately monitor all aspects of a commercial loan portfolio.
- Track completion of the Annual Term Loan Review process, including timely monitoring of all required loan covenants, and work with Loan Officers to ensure required financial reporting documentation is received in a timely manner from all existing borrowers.
- Provide mentoring and support for the Junior Credit Analyst and collaborate with team members to meet short-term goals and long-term objectives.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships across teams and departments.
- Collaborate with teammates to meet deadlines and deliver quality outcomes.
- Respond to questions, issues, or requests with empathy and sound judgment.
- Support team initiatives, projects, or process improvements as assigned.
Benefits
- low-cost medical contributions
- zero contributions for dental and vision plans
- generous paid time off program
- 401(k) plan with a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 5%
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
