AmeriServ Financial Bank · 1 month ago
AVP Credit Analyst III
AmeriServ Financial Bank is seeking an AVP Credit Analyst III to assist lending officers by providing credit analysis and financial evaluation services. The role involves preparing comprehensive credit analyses, ensuring compliance with credit policies, and training less experienced analysts.
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Responsibilities
Prepare accurate, comprehensive and timely credit analysis as required by policy to support loan production efforts of the Lending Division with appropriate balance of credit risk management and compliance with credit policies
Evaluate financial statements and various credit data to determine and document the degree of risk in lending funds
Complete ratio, trend and cash flow analysis
Carefully analyze all data to produce meaningful, clear and objective reports
Ensure that credit files are complete, identify any documentation deficiencies, and work with relationship manager to anticipate, identify and collect documents as needed for timely approvals on new and existing credits
Thoroughly research borrowers, guarantors and industry data, with focus on addressing any potential credit worthiness concerns
Contribute to and participate in maintaining a consistent credit culture throughout the organization by promoting compliance with all credit policies and procedures, by providing support to the Lending Division in interpretation of policy and aiding the loan officers in evaluating appropriate loan structure relating to loan proposals and/or proposed loan modifications
Serve as an internal training resource by assisting the department supervisor to provide direction, training, guidance and coaching to less experienced analysts, specifically with review of analysis, reports and/or projects completed by junior analysts to ensure accuracy
Provide spreadsheet preparation services as requested by the Lending Division and provide credit analyses of existing lending exposures in the portfolio, with a goal of assuring annual analysis, in the minimum, of the largest 25 credit exposures of the Bank
Provide ongoing monitoring of financial covenants, including calculations, monitoring updates and communication of compliance status
Complete review of real estate appraisals and evaluations accurately and on time as assigned
Adhere to project deadlines and maintain a good working knowledge of the Bank’s lending policies and procedures and identify exceptions to policy
Provide technical advice to relationship managers as needed
Continually keep abreast of related legal, banking, industry, compliance and market risk related issues
Contribute to and participate in maintaining a consistent credit culture throughout the organization by promoting compliance with all credit policies and procedures, by providing support to the Lending Division in interpretation of policy and by helping the loan officers in evaluating appropriate loan structure relating to loan proposals and/or proposed loan modifications
Enhance and promote the Bank through participation in community organizations, activities, and projects
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, business, or related field with completion of accounting coursework through at least the intermediate level
Minimum of five (5) years of commercial banking experience in the credit analysis department of the bank or equivalent
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, eight (8) years of commercial banking experience in the credit analysis department of a bank
Demonstrate working knowledge of the bank's credit policy
Strong Communication Skills (Written and verbal)
Analytical Skills
Computer Skills including Microsoft Office and Internet
Deadline Driven
Ethical Conduct
Principled Time Management
Composure Under Pressure/Stressful Situations
Ability to handle multiple projects/priorities simultaneously
Company
AmeriServ Financial Bank
AmeriServ Financial Bank is a banking firm based in Pennsylvania.
Funding
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