Senior Credit Analyst

SNI Companies is working with a financial services company located in Ocean County, NJ who is looking for a Senior Credit Analyst to join their lending team. As Senior Credit Analyst, you will be responsible for performing credit analysis to evaluate the creditworthiness of individuals and businesses for commercial loan requests and assist with training and mentoring of new and/or entry level credit analysts
This role becomes hybrid after training, 3 days in office and 2 remote days.

Responsibilities

• Performs credit analysis to evaluate the creditworthiness of individuals and businesses
  
• Receives application and related financial data on prospective and active borrowing accounts, e.g., tax returns, financial statements, credit reports, and lender interview and investigation sheets
  
• Analyzes data and evaluates the short- and long-run prospects of the individual or business; determines the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money; assists in determining the likelihood that the borrower will be able to meet their financial obligations on an on-going basis
  
• Ensures that all credit analysis activities are conducted in accordance with prescribed lending policy
  
• Prepares necessary cash flow analysis to evaluate the ability of the individual and/or borrower to service the requested debt
  
• Generates financial ratios to evaluate customer’s financial status
  
• Provides thorough documentation of all financial analysis work, including ratios and other related information; provides a complete analysis suitable for presentation to appropriate approving authority; prepares related reports
  
• May make recommendations to appropriate personnel on the granting or denying of loans; prepares sufficient information to document recommendations to approve, decline or counteroffer an application
  
• Evaluates customer records and recommends repayment options based on cash flow, earnings, savings data, payment history, and purchase activity
  
• Reviews individual and commercial customer files to identify and select delinquent accounts for collection
  
• Compares liquidity, profitability, and credit histories of establishments being evaluated with those of similar establishments in the same industries and geographic locations
  
• Evaluates data and information contained in various third-party reports and documents, such as appraisals, environmental reports and lease agreements
  
• Prepares written compilation of their analysis in the prescribed format for review and presentation
  
• Confers with credit association and other business representatives to exchange credit information
  
• Consults with customers to verify financial and credit transactions; resolves customer complaints
  
• Ability to manage and process multiple credit requests of varying degrees of complexity on an on-going basis
  
• Review, update and evaluate existing loan customer relationships and credit files to determine continued creditworthiness and ability to meet their financial obligations; prepare written recommendation with sufficient support to document the credit file or recommend for a risk rating adjustment. 

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years commercial credit underwriting experience, including commercial real estate and C&I lending. 
• SBA and non-profit underwriting experience preferred
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field of study required
• Intermediate commercial real estate underwriting skills and experience
• Time Management and organization skills
• Proficient in MS Office and financial software
• Interpersonal relations and communication skills

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Life/LTD insurance (employer paid)
• Paid Federal Bank holidays
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account (employer contributed)
• 401(k) matching
• PTO (Paid Time Off)