Commercial Business Banker (Brooklyn)

Why You Should Consider This Opportunity:

• You’re well connected with Commercial & Industrial clients (manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, wholesale/distribution), Professionals services in the Brooklyn, NY market
• You prospect companies 3-25 million in revenue size, with your average loan size anywhere from 500k-5 million (sweet spot 1 million)
• You want to work on a strong team where you get autonomy to build relationships and have end to end ownership (own your business)
• You want flexibility on how your day is structured

Job Overview

The Business Banker will develop and manage client accounts for the Business Banking Division, while ensuring that these client accounts meet established requirements and maximum profitability to the financial institution at a minimum risk.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Represents the bank in conducting active prospect and customer business development activities (geographic focus Brooklyn) designed to generate new loan, deposit and related business for the line of business, while meeting the Bank's existing and prospective business customer's needs.
• Manages relationships with business banking clients through service and support, such as overseeing maintenance of client accounts and ensuring client's needs are met.
• Establishes strong referral network and relationships with commercial real estate agents, brokers, CPA's, accountants, attorneys, and other Centers of Influence (COI's).
• Develops strong professional relationships with other Bank department associates, as well as supplemental business lines and vendors to cross sell and generate appropriate business product and service recommendations to help clients meet their goals and expand client relationships.
• Actively collaborates with other lines of business to ensure the clients specific needs are met.
• Provides quality customer service to existing customers and accounts through problem resolution and maintains consistent communications with clients through onsite visits and outbound calls.
• Develops and maintains intimate knowledge of the policies, Bank guidelines for their business line.
• Refers lending opportunities, treasury management, insurance, residential mortgage, and deposit relationships to bank partners.
• Participates in civic and community activities to promote the Bank's diverse products and services, maintains professional network relationships and strengthen community ties.
• Interviews loan applicants, analyzes financial and related data to establish credit worthiness; establishes and negotiates credit terms, and monitors customers' credit.
• Monitor outstanding loans and take necessary collection actions on past dues.
• Educates the borrower on business line process, structure, and set expectations.
• Analyzes, determines eligibility, originates, and structures loan requests.
• Submits complete documentation packages to the credit. Assists in the credit analysis and underwriting process as needed.
• Recommends approval of customer applications for commercial loans.

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest and percentages.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize and organize assignments while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Intermediate PC skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office software, and referral tracking programs, such as Sales Force.
• Has COIs and deep connectivity in Brooklyn

Required Experience:

• High School diploma or GED with a minimum of 3 years of related bank lending sales experience or a combination of sales/credit analysis experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance with a minimum of 3 years of bank lending sales experience and a minimum of 1 year of credit analysis experience is preferred.