SBA Senior Credit Officer
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Grasshopper Bank is a client-first digital bank built for the business and innovation economy with an obsession for providing leading-edge technology solutions-driven products and superior service through a combination of passionate people and digital resources.
We are a highly experienced team who pride ourselves on diversity of thought and perspective. Nationally chartered our portfolio of products and services range from VC PE & Portfolio Companies to SBA Lending as well as direct SMB and Embedded Banking.
Our entrepreneurial drive allows us to support the growth and success of a wide range of clients at every stage of their business through inclusive partnership. We seek out team members who will enable both our organization and our people to grow and thrive through collaboration and acting with integrity and respect.
Our focus on cross-functional teamwork provides a culture where ideas are valued accountability is encouraged and successes are celebrated. We welcome all those searching for the opportunity to contribute to banking innovation that influences and supports the emerging digital world of Financial Services.
Our digital first approach enables our teams the flexibility to work remotely. We have offices in NYC and Boston.
What youll do:
The SBA Senior Credit Officer (SCO) will be responsible for SBA credit underwriting management risk decisioning and oversight in accordance with the SBA SOP and Grasshopper Banks credit risk guidelines. This position will meet routinely with the Chief Credit Officer Head of SBA Lending and other bank executives as required to perform this SBA risk oversight and advise on SBA SOP eligibility and credit risk management. Grasshopper Banks SBA Department will be responsible for all Government Guaranteed loans ensuring due diligence of each loan has been met in accordance with the SBA SOP and complies with the banks internal credit and diligence standards.
The SBA SCO is responsible for SBA loan approvals credit underwriting oversight annual credit reviews and will help with all required regulatory agency audits to ensure credit quality of the SBA portfolio.
The SBA SCO will work with the Chief Credit Officer and Chief Risk Officer to oversee monitor and report on all SBA regulatory compliance SBA reporting loan delinquencies collections credit reviews and loan grading processes.
Job Duties
- Manage the SBA departments overall credit underwriting to ensure strong credit quality in accordance with the banks credit standards and SBA SOP eligibility requirements.
- Oversee the full range of managerial duties for credit review compliance and credit analysis functions including adherence to policies and practices of the organization as well as the SBA and applicable regulatory agencies.
- Ensure disciplined credit underwriting practices to maintain strong credit quality and portfolio integrity.
- Establish and revise internal SBA credit guidelines as required per all SOP updates.
- Ensure that bank and SBA policies practices regulations and documentation requirements are followed.
- Proactively monitor and manage credit to identify any deterioration in credit quality to minimize loss exposure of the portfolio.
- Develop and maintain SBA loan grading processes to ensure that all loans are properly risk graded for the life of the loan.
- Inform the Bank CEO Chief Credit Officer Chief Risk Officer and Head of SBA in a timely manner of any existing and potential risk issues.
- Oversee the use of outside professional vendors in accordance with the Chief Credit Officer and Chief Risk Officer (i.e. closing attorneys consultants appraisers environmental consultants LSPs etc.) as related to all aspects of SBA lending and risk management.
- Provide SBA SOP credit guidance and support to all underwriting closing and servicing staff.
- Manage all SBA agency and regulatory audit reviews to ensure satisfactory ratings or better taking corrective actions as necessary.
- Serve as liaison between the bank and all regulatory authorities in connection with all SBA audits and examinations. Research and respond to inquiries of state and federal examiners as well as internal and external auditors.
What you need:
- 5-7 years of direct SBA credit underwriting and credit management or equivalent experience.
- Direct commercial credit decisioning experience SBA preferred.
- Strong proficiency in SBA SOP eligibility and regulatory requirements.
- Regional Bank and multi-billion dollar SBA bank credit experience preferred.
- Strong proficiency in financial analysis and cash flow modeling.
Leadership Strengths - Strong understanding of SBA and ability to provide insight towards safely growing the Banks SBA loan portfolio.
- Strong leadership skills and capability to mentor and motivate in a team environment.
- Experience with complex commercial credit analysis loan structure and financial statement analysis.
- Follows policies and procedures; supports organizations goals and core values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelors degree (B.A.) from four year college or university; or a minimum of ten years of bank credit department experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior SBA senior credit experience is required.
Bachelors degree (B.A.) from four year college or university; or a minimum of ten years of bank credit department experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior SBA senior credit experience is required.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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