Lending Specialist - Cairns City

QCB Queensland Country Bank; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance

Flexible working options

Community Volunteer Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Discounts on Banking products

Cultural lunches and social clubs

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

QCB Queensland Country Bank in Cairns City invites an experienced Lending Specialist to join our team. You will identify opportunities, engage with members, and structure financing solutions tailored to their goals.

In this full-time role, you will conduct lending appointments from initial contact through post-settlement, build relationships, and support branches across the Far North. You will contribute to delivering outstanding service while complying with credit standards and data integrity,

Qualifications

• Strong banking knowledge with an understanding of financial analysis and credit standards.
• Mortgage and SME lending experience.
• Ability to identify opportunities and build strong relationships to grow our business.
• Proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including negotiation and time management.
• High attention to detail and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Initiating quality conversations with members to determine goals and aspirations
• Providing exceptional service to members and structuring deals
• Undertaking lending appointments and completing applications from start through to post settlement
• Retaining existing members by offering appropriate financial solutions
• Providing coaching to developing Lenders
• Contacting prospective members referred by our direct channel
• Developing a network of business referral partners to build the business organically
• Supporting the region which includes branches in Cairns, Atherton and Weipa

Skills

Banking knowledge

Mortgage lending

SME lending

Relationship building

Customer service

Negotiation

Time management

Data integrity

Job description

QCB Queensland Country Bank – Cairns City QLD

Full time

5d ago , from QCB Queensland Country Bank

Put simply, we are a bank that has a distinct purpose of helping Queenslanders live better lives through better finances.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lending Specialist to join our Cairns City branch in the Far North.

About the Role

As an experienced Lending Specialist, you will be energetic and driven to identify opportunities to build our business through interactions with existing and new members within our branches and within the local community.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• initiating quality conversations with members to determine their goals and aspirations
• providing exceptional service to members and structuring deals according to our member’s needs and objectives;
• undertaking lending appointments and completing applications from start through to post settlement
• retaining existing members by offering appropriate financial solutions that add value
• providing coaching to developing Lenders
• contacting prospective members referred by our direct channel
• developing a network of business referral partners to build the business organically
• supporting the region which includes branches in Cairns, Atherton and Weipa.

This is a fulltime salaried position, working a minimum 38 hours per week.

About You

To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate:

• Strong banking knowledge with an understanding of financial analysis and credit standards
• Mortgage & SME lending experience
• The ability to identify opportunities and build strong relationships to grow our business
• A proven track record of delivering exceptional customer service
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including negotiation, time management skills and conflict resolution
• High attention to detail including compliance and data integrity

About Us

Put simply, we are a bank that has a distinct purpose of helping Queenslanders live better lives through better finances.

Queensland Country have been certified as a Great Place to Work and with over 50 years in business, we continue to shape a phenomenal culture through having our values at the core of what we do. You instantly feel the passion, comradery, and optimism from everyone and can see just how much fun we have as we work together to grow a stronger business and deliver for our Members.

• Work life balance and flexible working options
• Community Volunteer Leave
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to our Wellness Program
• Discounts on your Banking and Health Insurance products
• Cultural lunches and social clubs
• Excellent training and development opportunities

To be eligible to apply, you must have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency status. If you do have any questions or require other information please contact Hayley on 07 4412 3***.

*Queensland Country Bank limited ABN 77 087 651 027 AFSL/Australian Credit Licence 244 533.*