Job Description:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.
Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.
At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!
Job Description:
This job is responsible for managing, monitoring, and documenting credit risk for a portfolio mostly consisting of financial institutions clients. Key responsibilities include monitoring changes in credit profiles, compliance with credit agreements as well as structuring and underwriting new financing solutions across the Global Banking and Markets product spectrum. As a member of the credit team within the first line, job expectations also include ability to drive business growth initiatives in a sustainable manner while assessing risk solutions which adhere to the bank's risk appetite and risk strategies and coaching and leading team members.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees and assesses the credit worthiness of borrowers based on due diligence findings, financial statement analysis, forecasting, analysis of company and industry risks, terms and conditions, and relationship profitability to provide high quality credit approval to Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Global Markets, and Treasury
- Exercises Delegated Approval Authority using sound judgment and expertise to make approval decisions for the business including new lending limits, structuring and negotiating deal terms, credit worthiness, annual reviews and renewals, risk ratings, and breach actions
- Acts as a senior coverage team resource supporting ongoing credit matters and asset quality, maintaining adherence to the bank's risk appetite and risk strategies to mitigate losses while identifying opportunities to responsibly growing the loan portfolio
- Leads new credit originations in coordination and collaboration with the coverage teams including Relationship Managers, Risk, Syndications, Treasury, and all other product partners
- Negotiates and structures legal documentation related to loans and derivatives
- Establishes appropriate internal risk ratings for clients and implements accurate adjustments throughout the client'scredit life cycle
- Trains, coaches, and mentors Credit Analysts and Associates
Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.
- Opportunity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company Great Place to Work goals.
- Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.
- Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.
- Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.
- People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.
- Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
- Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
- Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.
Skills:
- Analytical Thinking
- Credit and Risk Assessment
- Financial Analysis
- Loan Structuring
- Underwriting
- Attention to Detail
- Business Acumen
- Financial Forecasting and Modeling
- Research Analysis
- Written Communications
- Business Development
- Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Portfolio Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
