About the Role
This role supports senior team members in underwriting and monitoring a portfolio of credit relationships. The position involves performing analysis, identifying risks, and completing credit assessments to evaluate the creditworthiness of commercial clients.
Responsibilities
- Underwrite new credit requests and modifications from initial screening through approval and for the life of the loan.
- Manage ongoing credit risk of existing loan portfolios through continuous credit monitoring activities.
- Review financial statements, tax returns, due diligence reports, credit bureaus, appraisals, internal credit information, industry research, and peer data.
- Analyze financial information and complete credit analyses for commercial transactions, including independent credit quality assessment, risk identification, and market trend analysis.
- Make structure recommendations based on scenario analysis.
- Identify suspicious activity and activity contrary to customer interests within existing portfolios.
- Partner with relationship managers throughout the deal process to maintain accurate risk ratings.
- Prepare cash flow, collateral schedules, covenant sensitivity calculations, financial models, and guarantor statement analysis.
- Attend client/prospect calls with relationship managers to understand businesses and underwrite transactions.
- Present facts and opinions concerning credit-worthiness.
- Present analysis and address questions during credit discussions or committee presentations.
- Ensure credit policy compliance and comment on risks associated with non-compliance.
- Adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls.
- Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
- Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
- Maintain internal control standards, including timely implementation of audit points and regulatory issues.
- Complete other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field and 2 years’ experience in commercial credit, public accounting, financial statement preparation/analysis or other financial analysis.
- In lieu of a degree, a combined minimum 6 years' higher education and work experience to include 2 years’ experience in commercial credit, public accounting, financial statement preparation/analysis or other financial analysis.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial modeling and analysis of credit metrics.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
- Customer focused with strong interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Skills
- Financial modeling
- Credit metrics analysis
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2 years experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field
Salary/Compensations
- $87,200.00 - $145,400.00 Annual (USD)
About the Company
- Commercial Credit is responsible for the credit delivery of the Bank's commercial clients throughout the credit lifecycle.
- Credit assessments range from initial analyses of new relationships to the Bank to material modifications or restructurings of long-term relationships and ongoing monitoring through the life of the loan.
- Commercial Credit is also responsible for ensuring the accurate completion of the Bank's risk rating scorecards and financial statement spreads.
- The work completed in this capacity is used to make credit decisions for new or renewed or amended credit transactions.
- The position interacts with commercial banking relationship managers throughout the bank’s footprint and industry verticals as well as other internal personnel on credit approvals.
- Customer interaction is expected.
- Works independently with limited supervision.
