Credit Management - Senior Credit Approval Officer

It starts with our culture ...

Common sense has never been common.

If it were, the world would be a different place. Things would run smoothly and on time. People would do what they say and say what they do. Everything would be fair, without all the small talk. And banks would only sell you what you need. When a banker looked at a client, they wouldn't just see a number, they'd see a dad or a mom or a graduate or a business owner. Our Bankers understand the complexities of people's lives and offer simple solutions.

That's the basics of Relationships. Fairness. Simplicity. When you choose our Company, you have an opportunity to make an impact beyond the walls of our buildings.

We have a long-standing commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Through our banking relationships, investing, grants, and volunteerism, NBH Bank promotes the growth, revitalization, and sustainability of the communities we serve. We believe that these are important elements in building and sustaining a successful organization and a positive, results-driven culture. We strive for all our associates to feel welcome and empowered at work.

This type of position is ideal for someone looking to build a career in finance. We will provide you with training and coaching throughout your onboarding experience, as well as on the job. As you demonstrate success, there will be opportunities for advancement within our organization.

As a Senior Credit Approval Officer, you will be responsible for underwriting and decision making on business credits (up to $10MM in exposure) received from the Business Banking Officer teams in compliance with the Bank's lending policies and procedures. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks including managing the credit process from early in the relationship. Assisting with call preparation and possibly calling on the client with the Relationship Manager when possible, during the underwriting process the SAO will correspond with applicants to resolve questions regarding application information and providing leadership and training to less experienced loan officers and other staff members.

As the Approval Officer, you will perform pre-screen assessment and analysis of financial condition and risk of financing requests within framework of Bank credit culture and current economic and industry trends, and gather and analyzes all information necessary to present a financing request to Senior Management for approval; meets with existing or potential clients; visiting sites of loans; negotiates loan terms and conditions; approves loans within established lending limits or refers and recommends acceptance to the Chief Credit Officer and Director of Credit Management. You will coordinate the processing of approved loans; ensure loans are processed according to agreement, clients' needs and conform to Bank lending policies; obtain sufficient information and/or documentation from clients. You will ensure that credit inquires and UCC filings are researched to determine credit worthiness and appropriate collateral positioning are achieved, negotiate, underwrite, and process renewals of credit facilities, and authorize commitment, engagement and decline letters.

Additionally, you will develop and maintain knowledge of financial industry, economy, market conditions, rates and competition, cross sells the Bank's other products and services, referring clients to appropriate staff as indicated, and update and correspond with legal counsel and collectors on workouts, bankruptcies, and charge-offs to ensure all possible precautionary actions or measures are taken. You are expected to assist in meeting annual deposit and loan growth goals assigned by senior management; participates in various internal committees assigned by senior management, assist the Senior Management with developing, analyzing and finalizing complex loan agreements with representatives of large businesses, and consistently apply superior decision making techniques pertaining to inquiries, approvals and requests as they apply to existing policies and procedures, keeping within assigned approval limits and using these instances as learning tools for associate development. You will assume responsibility for special projects; gathers data and prepares reports for Senior Management, audits, and other personnel, build a great rapport with clients and fellow associates, and treat others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.

All associates are expected to maintain current knowledge and consistent compliance with regulations and bank policies and procedures related to the position, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) requirements.

Minimum Requirements: To be considered for this position, you must possess the following qualifications.

• Bachelor's degree required in finance, accounting, related discipline or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
• 7+ years of financial analyzing or lending background.
• Advanced experience, knowledge and training in financial statement and tax return analysis typically resulting from a combination of education in accounting, financial and/or credit analysis or related areas.
• Advanced knowledge of commercial, construction, real estate and consumer loan processing.
• Experience as a commercial credit analyst, commercial relationship manager, regulatory examiner or credit review officer in a financial institution.
• Emphasis on direct regulatory or credit risk management experience.

Desired Qualifications: To be considered an ideal candidate, you should possess some of the following qualifications:

• Advanced degree or certification related to field.
• 10+ years of related experience.

Skills and Abilities: Below is a general list of desired skills and abilities; this is not an exhaustive list.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of related state and federal loan regulations and other Bank lending policies.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and members of the general public.
• Proficient with MS Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Advanced math skills; calculate interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages; balance accounts; add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; locate routine mathematical errors; compute rate, ratio and percent, including the drafting and interpretation of bar graphs.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions and instruct others, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, speak clearly to clients and associates.
• Ability to deal with normal problems involving multiple facets and variables in non-standardized situations.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while performing duties.

Work Environment:

We are a culture that believes that people are our greatest asset and are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in bringing clarity and simplicity to our associates (employees) and clients. Our decisions are made efficiently, fairly and locally. Our success is directly tied to the communities we serve. It is equally important for us to look through the lens of our applicants and associates to identify their individual needs. As such, we want to share the following:

• In-Office setting with traditional hours.
• Must be able to work at a rapid pace for long periods of time (typically no longer than 8 hours).
• Must be able to push, pull, pull up, bend at the knees and waist, twist body at the waist, raise and hold arms overhead, turn head-neck-shoulders as needed, grasp and hold tools and other items with hands, for either extended periods of time or many times throughout the workday.
• Must be able to work overtime to the extent necessary.

Thank you for your application!
The Bank is committed to providing qualified applicants and associates reasonable accommodation, when necessary, to enable the individuals to complete the application process and/or perform the essential functions of the job. An applicant and/or associate requiring reasonable accommodation to perform any essential job function, should contact Human Resources.

The Bank's policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. The Bank is proud to be a drug-free workplace.

Selected candidate(s) for hire must complete the following prior to employment: a criminal history report, global screen, drug screen, employment credit report and if applicable, a driving record. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.