Sr. Credit Underwriter-Asset Based Lending-Large Corporate/Sponsors

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for performing risk assessment and repayment capacity analysis (i.e., financial, borrower, industry, etc.) and preparing transaction justification for moderately complex/complex transactions with limited oversight. Key responsibilities include documenting credit analysis, independently assessing historic and projected borrower financial information, evaluating adherence to policy and procedure, providing loan structure analysis and recommendations, and monitoring portfolio performance.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates credit worthiness and provides analysis and decisioning on whether a client should receive a credit facility
• Partners with Credit Officers, Relationship Management, and Risk teammates to assess and deliver credit solutions
• Monitors the client's operating performance and financial condition, proactively identifying issues and opportunities
• Delivers financial modeling, loan structure, industry, economic, and other analysis to team members to support the loan decision-making process
• Ensures adherence to credit policies, guidelines, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Analyzing new prospects for credit quality and ABL potential, including financials and projections
• Evaluate collateral from a broad spectrum of industries for suitability for asset-based facilities.
• Assist in negotiation of term sheets and credit agreements with prospective clients.
• Prepare internal documentation to evaluate new opportunities to include pre-screens and final approval documentation.
• Work closely with risk management on approvals; present borrower and structure to risk committee in order to secure deal approval
• Work with outside counsel and other third parties, including appraisers and field examiners, to document and close transactions

• 7+ years' experience credit, underwriting, and structuring of corporate lending transactions.
• Deep knowledge of and ability to work with Legal Documentation (commitment papers, term sheets, credit agreements, intercreditor agreements, etc.)
• Able to establish and maintain collaborative partnerships with both internal and external clients.
• Demonstrates strong team-minded behavior; can work constructively to create win-win solutions that build trust.
• Demonstrates deep and broad business acumen - a strong businessperson with credit and technical skills.
• Easily navigates multiple client and support organizations; able to engage and gather resources through various business partners in order to achieve successful outcomes.

• 10+ years asset-based experience
• Familiarity with asset-based lending across broad industries, including specific sector risks and nuances
• BA/BS Degree with concentration in Finance, Accounting or related

• Attention to Detail
• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Financial Analysis
• Underwriting
• Written Communications
• Analytical Thinking
• Credit Documentation Requirements
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Recording/Organizing Information
• Business Acumen
• Collaboration
• Collateral Management
• Loan Structuring
• Prioritization