Commercial Lending Assistant

Core Bank; Overland Park (KS); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Core Bank is seeking a Commercial Lending Assistant in Overland Park, KS. You will support Commercial Relationship Managers, ensure high-quality service, and help with loan documentation and closings in a collaborative banking environment.

The role emphasizes accuracy, problem-solving, and confidentiality while maintaining strong customer relations and adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 3 years banking experience, with time spent in loan administration preferred.
• Customer service experience.
• Experience with Sageworks and Abrigo preferred, but not required.

Responsabilités

• Deliver timely, thoughtful service by anticipating needs, researching discrepancies, and resolving issues with care and accuracy.
• Partner with Relationship Managers to prepare and review documentation for new and renewed customer relationships, ensuring a smooth onboarding and closing experience.
• Assist customers with advances, paydowns, transfers, and treasury activities while keeping a close eye on overdrafts, past-due items, and documentation exceptions.
• Work with internal teams and external partners to gather all necessary information for underwriting, processing, and closing commercial loans.
• Prepare and review closing documents, including promissory note, deed of trust, loan agreements, guarantee, and other loan closing documents, helping to ensure transactions are accurate, complete, and ready for funding.

Connaissances

Detail oriented

Excellent customer service skills

Excellent communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

CRM and core banking systems

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Outils

Sageworks

Abrigo

Description du poste

Job Details: Job Location: Kansas City - Overland Park, KS 66211, Position Type: Full Time, Job Category: Banking, Join Core Bank, a high-performing, solutions-based, and tech-forward community bank, as a Commercial Lending Assistant. In this role, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that empowers businesses to thrive, delivering exceptional customer service while supporting our Commercial Relationship Managers. If you’re detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and driven to solve problems, this is your opportunity to grow with a bank that values people, relationships, and results.

Company Overview

Core Bank is a high-performing, tech-forward community bank serving Omaha and Kansas City. Guided by our vision to be high-performing, solutions-based, and tech-forward, we combine trusted relationships with modern tools to deliver smarter, faster, and more personalized banking. Our culture—what we call our Recipe for Awesome—makes Core Bank more than a place to work or bank; it’s a place where people grow, solutions thrive, and together we build better. If you want to help us build something remarkable, then we'd love to get to know you. To learn more about what makes us - us, explore www.corebankcareers.com.

Position Summary

The Commercial Lending Assistant provides critical support to Commercial Relationship Managers while ensuring customers experience seamless, high-quality service. This role strengthens relationships by acting as a trusted liaison between customers, relationship managers, and loan administration staff. Through attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and a commitment to excellence, the Loan Associate helps contribute to a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and adaptability that drives Core Bank forward.

Core Responsibilities

• Deliver timely, thoughtful service by anticipating needs, researching discrepancies, and resolving issues with care and accuracy.
• Partner with Relationship Managers to prepare and review documentation for new and renewed customer relationships, ensuring a smooth onboarding and closing experience.
• Assist customers with advances, paydowns, transfers, and treasury activities while keeping a close eye on overdrafts, past-due items, and documentation exceptions.
• Work with internal teams and external partners to gather all necessary information for underwriting, processing, and closing commercial loans.
• Prepare and review closing documents, including promissory note, deed of trust, loan agreements, guarantee, and other loan closing documents, helping to ensure transactions are accurate, complete, and ready for funding.
• Proactively communicate requirements, deadlines, and changes to Relationship Managers and customers, fostering clarity and trust.
• Strengthen customer and team relationships by approaching each interaction with authenticity, professionalism, and a focus on positive outcomes.
• Provide administrative support, such as document review, scanning, and ordering searches, while assisting bankers in clearing loan exceptions.
• Escalate issues and communicate with Relationship Managers as appropriate.
• Monitor loans and deposits, overdrafts, past due ticklers and collateral, and documentation exceptions and communicate with Relationship Managers as appropriate.
• Correspond with applicants, internal employees, and outside vendors to obtain all necessary documentation to underwrite, process, and close new loans as well as renewals. Obtain expiring or lapsed documents, to include title policy, UCC searches, etc.
• Assist Relationship Managers in obtaining current collateral, financial and legal information, and scan to appropriate internal storage.
• Consistently maintain a high level of communication with the Relationship Managers and staff; communicate deadline changes and potential conflicts.
• Represent the bank with professionalism and a constructive, solutions-focused attitude.
• Maintain confidentiality; adhere to Core Bank policies and procedures, comply with laws, regulations, and industry best practices.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of 3 years of banking experience, with time spent in loan administration preferred
• Customer service experience
• Experience with Sageworks and Abrigo preferred, but not required

Required Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Alignment with Core Bank’s Purpose, Vision, and Values
• Demonstrated proficiency with software applications including Microsoft Office, CRM and core banking systems
• Strong working knowledge of banking regulations, lending policy, and documentation requirements
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills; must be able to communicate tactfully with customers while handling issues of a relatively complex nature

Equal Opportunity Statement

Core Bank is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.