Commercial Real Estate Credit Analyst

Fifth Third Bank; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 54,400 - 111,500; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank seeks a CRE Credit Analyst to perform underwriting, analyze credit risk, and monitor portfolios. You will prepare credit memos, review financial statements, and support portfolio reviews with limited oversight.

The role requires CRE experience in commercial banking, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; base pay reflects a broad US pay range and eligibility for incentive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business (Finance, Accounting, or related)
• 2+ years of Commercial Banking credit analysis with CRE experience
• Strong financial and risk analysis skills including modeling
• Knowledge of banking products and services
• Knowledge of corporate structure and related legal documents
• General knowledge of U.S. government and regulation
• Proficiency with internal banking applications
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and multi-tasking
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor Credit Excellence and collect financial statements for renewals and reviews
• Prepare succinct credit approval memos detailing risks, projections, and terms
• Conduct portfolio monitoring including covenant tracking and financial reviews
• Identify required monitoring activities and appropriate actions
• Verify covenants and update ticklers as needed
• Track covenants and past-due items and recommend actions
• Evaluate spreads and collaborate with CCU to fix edits
• Produce pipeline and portfolio reports for leadership and underwriters
• Prepare Criticized Period Reviews with oversight
• Run projection models and complete underwriting with limited oversight
• Prepare portfolio analyses and Portfolio Review materials
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of credit data across systems
• Identify emerging risks and elevate concerns
• Maintain knowledge of Bancorp credit policies and procedures
• Perform Borrowing Entity PD and Obligation LGD ratings
• Assist with training new staff and support special projects

Skills

Bachelor's degree in Business

Commercial Banking credit analysis

Financial and risk analysis

Knowledge of banking products

Corporate business structure and legal

US government and regulation

Internal banking applications

Verbal and written communication

Analytical and problem-solving

Microsoft Office software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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General Function

The CRE Credit Analyst is primarily responsible for completing the daily duties of underwriting and monitoring credit while performing analytical activities and identifying risks or issues as needed. In addition, a Credit Analyst drafts credit approval documents and review memos for loans and other ancillary products. documents and prepare for credit reviews. The Credit Analyst is knowledgeable on financial and risk analysis and demonstrates proficiency in financial modeling.

The Credit Analyst is expected to build proficiency in underwriting, developing the ability to complete the underwriting process from beginning to end with limited oversight on increasingly complex credits. Additionally, the Credit Analyst will attend and support Portfolio Reviews as needed.

Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for proactively monitoring Credit Excellence and initiating collection of financial statements for upcoming renewals and periodic reviews.
• Prepare succinct credit approval memos with minimal errors, including company and industry descriptions, key credit risks, historical analysis, base and downside case projection assumptions/rationale and terms and conditions.
• Complete ongoing portfolio monitoring, including covenant tracking, financial statement reviews, and run risk rating models.
• Identify and determine monitoring analysis activities required
• Verify covenants and define updates needed on ticklers
• Monitor covenant completion and track past due or out of compliance covenants and recommend appropriate course of action
• Responsible for understanding and evaluating completed spreads to determine necessary edits working in collaboration with the CCU teamworks to identify and resolve required edits or corrections
• Generate and provide various pipeline and portfolio reporting as needed to credit leadership, portfolio managers, underwriters, relationshipmanagersand others as needed.
• Prepare Criticized Period Reviews reports with oversight
• Responsible for running projection models with assumptions provided
• Responsible for completing underwriting process with limited oversight
• Prepares portfolio analysis and Portfolio Review materials
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of credit data across internal systems and reports
• Take appropriate action to resolve data, documentation, or analysis deficiencies and elevate questions to the appropriate level
• Identify emerging risks or negative trends and elevate appropriately.
• Maintain a working knowledge of Bancorp credit policies, guidelinesand procedures.
• Perform Borrowing Entity PD Ratings and Obligation LGD Ratings.
• May assist with training and onboarding of new employees
• May support special projects or ad hoc analysis as assigned by management

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business (e.g. Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting)
• 2+ years of Commercial Banking credit analysis that includes CRE experience.
• Sound Financial and risk analysis understanding, including the ability to develop financial models
• Extensive Knowledge of banking products and services
• Knowledge of corporate business structure and legal documents
• General knowledge of U.S. government and regulation
• Proficiency in internal banking applications
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks while maintaining close attention to detail.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office software

Commercial Real Estate Credit Analyst

Total Base Pay Range 54,400.00 - 111,500.00 USD Annual

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.

LOCATION -- Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

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