Loan Officer I/II - Juneau Regional Branch

Loan Officer I/II - Juneau Regional Branch

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A loan officer manages loan applications by working directly with applicants to identify the right type of loan for their circumstances and guide them through the application process. Loan officers are also responsible for sales outreach and the behind-the-scenes-engagement with team members to move the loan through the steps including information gathering, underwriting and document execution.

We are adding a Loan Officer to our Juneau Lending Team!

If you have loan officer experience, specifically in commercial lending, here's an opportunity to use your expertise in a meaningful way.

Salary: Job/salary offer would be commensurate with experience.

Schedule: Monday-Friday

GENERAL PURPOSE SUMMARY
Develops and maintains banking relationships and makes a variety of loans based on defined lending authority by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPLIANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Ensure business unit’s operations comply with bank policy, procedures, and banking regulations (for business unit heads).
• Ensure you and your delegates have adequate and current compliance training, and ensure training is completed on time.
• Stay up to date on relevant laws and regulations.
• Ensure you and your delegates comply with the bank’s policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Maintain customer confidence and protect the bank’s operations by identifying and protecting confidential information.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
May supervise employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; and making recommendations regarding the hiring and terminating of employees.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, marketing, or related field and five years commercial, real estate, or consumer lending related experience; or seven years commercial, real estate, and/or consumer lending related experience; or equivalent combination of education/training and experience.
Preferred: One year supervisory experience and marketing or sales experience.

SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Word processing and spreadsheet software experience required. The ability to handle highly confidential information, frequent deadlines, and time constraints required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to the prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING SKILLS:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make decisions based on those conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in, mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Some travel to remote sites via automobile or plane may be necessary. Must be willing to relocate to branches statewide.