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Analyst / Associate – New or Recent Graduate Opportunity – Corporate and US Commercial – Special Assets Management

Analyst / Associate – New or Recent Graduate Opportunity – Corporate and US Commercial – Special Assets Management

CompanyBank of Montreal
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$61600 – $114400
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelEntry Level/New Grad, Junior

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience or motivated new graduate individuals with a strong desire to learn
  • Credit Qualifications and associated credit knowledge and skills according to the established qualification standards
  • In-depth knowledge of banking products & services
  • In-depth knowledge of industry trends and regulations
  • In-depth knowledge of credit portfolio management policies & procedures, and financing guidelines
  • Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience
  • Verbal & written communication skills – In-depth
  • Collaboration & team skills – In-depth
  • Analytical and problem solving skills – In-depth
  • Influence skills – In-depth
  • Data driven decision making – In-depth

Responsibilities

  • Delivers an exceptional customer experience for a defined portfolio of high risk borrowing accounts
  • Advises internal and external stakeholders on complex, high-risk credit risk transactions and mitigation strategies
  • Makes credit decisions/recommendations in accordance with sound credit-granting principles and in compliance with Bank Policy & Procedures
  • Works with stakeholders to deepen relationships and grow the overall profitability of the portfolio
  • Develops solutions and makes recommendations based on an understanding of the business strategy and stakeholder needs
  • Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of solutions
  • Monitors the financial and risk performance of account portfolio; performs financial and risk analysis of customer and account information to provide insights and recommendations on how to improve quality, liquidity and Bank’s security position
  • Documents decisions on credit transactions with rationale that can be understood and explained to customers
  • Identifies and advises on terms, conditions and collateral requirements for the transaction decision as well as alternative solutions
  • Keeps abreast of economic and market developments within the portfolio to inform decision making and credit risk policies
  • Maintains and enhances knowledge around lending issues, including loan structure, collateral, foreclosure, bankruptcy and the various regulations that directly impact the Bank
  • Provides credit risk coaching and advice to sales & service employees to increase awareness of risk, policy, and knowledge of structuring transactions
  • Supports the execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
  • Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders; includes legal and insolvency professionals and other consultants/advisors in the commercial business community
  • Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards
  • Monitors and tracks performance and addresses any issues
  • Provides input into the planning and implementation of operational programs
  • Executes work to deliver timely, accurate, and efficient service
  • Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules
  • Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.