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Citizens Business Banking Portfolio Manager IV in Westwood, Massachusetts
Description
The Business Banking Portfolio Manager IV (PM IV) position is responsible for effective credit administration with particular emphasis on adherence to credit policy and requirements, financial analysis/modeling, risk evaluation, and on-going portfolio maintenance activities. The PM IV is responsible for ensuring overall portfolio performance and asset quality remains strong and is able to independently address and develop strategies and actions to resolve issues that could increase risk and/or create loss for the Bank. The PM IV will escalate high risk situations in a timely manner. The PM IV will manage relationships with TCL between $1MM - $10MM, with particular emphasis on the larger (>$3MM) more complicated relationships. Expected high degree of technical competency in credit analysis.
The PM IV will independently interact with Senior Management, Sales Team, Credit Officers, and MAD/CRM, in order to discuss and resolve risk related issues. PM IV independently reviews financials and makes recommendations for approval of annual review/renewal and/or modifications within delegated lending authority.
Primary responsibilities include:
Assume the responsibility to protect and preserve the integrity of the pooled or individual portfolio while accurately assessing and managing risk and managing the annual review process by means of recommendation.
Applies credit skills, product knowledge, industry analysis, and sound judgment to prepare annual reviews/credit requests and to assess and manage credit risk effectively.
Exhibits knowledge of various types of loan terms, structures, and conditions and understanding of loan documentation.
Consistently adheres to all regulatory compliance requirements.
Accurately test covenants and recognize various events of default while assisting with the recommendation and implementation of strategy and action planning.
Approve credit requests using Self Sanction Decision Tree Authority (when individual credit/lending authority has been approved)
Effectively maintains high quality credit file documentation in a paperless environment.
Effectively tracks and monitors financial statement requirements; reviews Borrowing Base certificates.
Consistently adheres to all Service Level Agreements when customers are in need of modifications or collateral release etc.
Credit experience and skill set with complex credits, organization structures, documentation, covenant structures and/or collateral structures.
Exhibits comprehensive written and verbal communication skills. Regularly interacts with and develops relationships with existing Relationship Managers (RM), Market Managers (MM) and Credit Officers.
Duties may also include mentoring junior colleagues. Pro-actively builds relationships both within department and across business unit.
Shows ability to make recommendations to Credit Officers around credit decisions. Develops an understanding of cross sell services and can convey benefits of such on assigned portfolios.
Qualifications / Experience
5+ years of experience and exhibited high degree of technical competency in various aspects of commercial lending /portfolio management including financial analysis and credit structuring, understanding and applying credit policy, and credit monitoring and risk administration practices.
Expected to have high level of credit and documentation experience.
Must be skilled in proposing and negotiating and recommending credit and covenant structures for approval.
Must demonstrate practical and conceptual knowledge of credit and risk analysis.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred: Master' Degree
Hours & Work Schedule
Hours per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
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Equal Employment Opportunity
At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day. Employment decisions are based solely on experience, performance, and ability. Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer
Citizens is a brand name of Citizens Bank, N.A. and each of its respective affiliates.
Why Work for Us
At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth
Background Check
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.