State Credit Administrator – Renewable Energy / Power Finance - Los Angeles (In Office)

Zions Bancorporation•Salt Lake City, UT

5h•$195,000 - $275,000•Onsite

About The Position

Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies operating as a collection of great banks under local brands and management teams in high-growth western markets. Zions is regularly recognized by American Banker magazine as having a top banking team in its list of “The Most Powerful Women in Banking.” Our customers consistently vote us as the best bank in our local markets. We value our employees, and we are committed to search out, recognize and create fulfilling opportunities for outstanding people within our organization, rewarding them for their contributions to our success. We recognize that banking is a “local” business, and that to be successful, we must have very strong ties to the communities we serve and strong relationships with our customers. Credit Administration is responsible for the overall credit quality of the Bank's loan portfolio. The Department decisions loan transactions, maintains credit policies and procedures, monitors portfolio performance, manages the problem loan portfolio, and ensures sound credit practices. Credit Administration is also responsible for certain management and administrative functions including certain regulatory and credit support functions. The West Region of Credit Risk Management directly supports the California Bank & Trust Division of Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent field
10+ years of directly related financial services experience with strong credit institutional experience.
In-depth knowledge of all areas of structuring and underwriting a wide variety of complex lending credit transactions.
A combination of education and experience may meet requirements.
Strong knowledge of loan workout and problem loan management.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
Advanced working knowledge of regulatory issues.
Ability to identify, analyze, summarize, derive conclusions and provide relevant recommendations on a variety of issues.
Strong proficiency in MS Office products.
Sound business judgment, change management, and process improvement skills and people development.
Strong work ethic, commitment to responsibilities, and demonstrated ability to speak candidly to management in a tactful manner.
Ability for regular travel to various affiliate locations for direct contact with affiliate management, credit, line, loan administration and work-out officers.

Nice To Haves

May train and mentor lower-level staff.
Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.

Responsibilities

Oversee Credit Administration functions for various types of complex lending credit transactions including commercial and industrial, asset-based lending, leasing, real estate, entertainment finance, etc.
Very knowledge with the Renewable Energy deals with wind, solar and turbine lending regulations
Assists with analyzing, structuring, prescreening and approvals.
Identifies deteriorating trends in credit quality and suggests downgrades as necessary.
Monitors specifically identified credits for concerns or problems as assigned.
May train and mentor lending staff.
May attend and participate in credit committee meetings.
Other duties as assigned.