Business Support Specialist

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do order to be the best we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose
• Time-Off Packages 15 days of vacation 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages including Medical Dental and Vision coverage Disability AD&D and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10k per year
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution & Student Loan Match
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Provide administrative and operational support to ensure smooth functioning of business operations and achievement of key strategic business priorities. Produce reports and analysis for internal and external stakeholders. Provide general business and administrative support to senior leadership team or product areas.

• Provides direct administrative and operational support for division priorities as well as day-to-day projects and tasks.
• Produce reports analysis and PowerPoint presentations for internal/external stakeholders.
• Provide general business support to SVP
• Work with SVP to prioritize strategic business needs and develop action plans
• Supports SVP in maintaining calendars coordinating travel and coordinating internal and external meetings and events.
• Completing special projects and initiatives with SVP oversight and support.
• Supporting SVP in meetings presentations and events with thorough planning and coordination.
• Identifying areas of improvement across the businesses and making actionable recommendations.
• Liaison with IT

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelors Degree required
• Bachelor degree may be substituted with four (4) years of directly related experience. Four (4) years of experience is in addition to stated experience requirements.

• 3 years of combined experience in reporting and data analytics executive support or advanced business support required
• Prior Experience with reporting and data analysis required
• Prior Experience in corporate or commercial banking preferred
• Communication: As someone who interacts with team members across all levels must have exceptional written and verbal communication skills to ensure information and direction are clearly conveyed.
• Time management: As a steward of organizational efficiency and guardians of executive leaders time must exhibit exemplary time management skills. Must utilize organization and planning expertise to prioritize tasks schedule meetings and resolve work.
• Requires strong reporting and analytics skills
• Requires broad understanding of strategy and strategic planning
• Accountable for medium and long-term tasks and more complex administrative requests and activities
• Routinely uses judgement to resolve non-routine issues escalated from junior team members
• Requires technical know-how and broad understanding the business unit and customer base
• Advanced understanding of support discipline
• Meets less clearly defined demands and influences staff
• May have limited management responsibilities

The typical base pay range for this role is between $80300 - $91840. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge skills expertise and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans leases export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76000 farmers ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver Colorado CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.