Commercial Banking Vice President

Commercial Banking Vice President

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience and a post-secondary degree in a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
• Must have Commercial Banking experience
• Must have Financial Analysis experience
• Must have Credit Analysis experience
• Must have Portfolio Management 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

• Establishes cross-selling initiatives to increase penetration with clients.
• Applies deep expertise in bank products, processes, and systems and effectively troubleshoots to ensure a high-quality client experience.
• May coordinate closing with the closing department, clients, and attorneys.
• Serves as a daily escalation resource to ensure client expectations are met or exceeded.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group.
• Influences and negotiates to achieve business objectives.
• Recommends and implements solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.
• Conducts independent analysis and assessment to resolve strategic issues.
• Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
• Acts as the prime subject matter expert for internal/external stakeholders.
• Participates in the development of financial models and other analytical tools to assist clients in evaluating capital structure.
• Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Maintains current on financing trends in target clients’ markets, and communicate same to team members.
• Leads or participates in defining the communication plan designed to positively influence or change behavior; develops tailored messaging; and identifies appropriate distribution channels.
• Oversees preparation of concise, well-reasoned credit correspondence.
• Coordinates the preparation of lending proposals and pitches to prospective clients with efforts to maximize penetration and returns.
• Negotiates transactions with clients and provides deal structuring expertise.
• Oversees documentation and ongoing monitoring of asset and client performance.
• May manage the workflow of other analysts by aligning tasks with departmental goals and objectives.
• Provides accurate financial analysis and risk assessment of new and existing customers.
• Partners with internal stakeholders for accurate, detailed client information.
• Develops credit information to make lending decisions on new, renewal, and extension loans.
• Assists in negotiations of terms and conditions of all decisions made via phone and e-mail interaction with clients.
• Prepares summary, presents facts, and offers opinions concerning creditworthiness.
• Minimizes BMO’s risk exposure by adhering to internal credit policies and procedures with respect to lending decisions.
• Provides input into the planning and implementation of operational programs.
• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Provides specialized consulting, analytical, and technical support.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.