Remote SBA Lending Associate (Junior BDO)

Celtic Bank Corp.; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aggressive incentives for performance

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer match

Life and long-term disability coverage

HSA and FSA plans

Holidays and PTO

Wellness program

Job summary

Celtic Bank Corp. is seeking a Junior Business Development Officer to support our SBA lending team in a remote capacity. You will partner with a BDO based in Tennessee to originate SBA loans, equipment leasing, and ABL transactions for small businesses nationwide.

You’ll assist from prospecting to closing and post-closing support, leveraging Salesforce for pipeline management. The role requires a commercial lending or credit background, strong organizational and communication skills, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Commercial banking, lending, or credit analyst experience (retail banking experience alone does not qualify).
• Strong credit skills and working knowledge of credit analysis, underwriting, and loan structuring.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deals and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with borrowers, brokers, and internal teams.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Analytical skills and close attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and the internet.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Support your BDO in originating SBA, equipment leasing, and ABL financing for small businesses nationwide.
• Help show small business owners the value of Celtic Bank’s entrepreneurial lending approach.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers and brokers who market directly to small business owners.
• Assist with prospecting, outreach, and tracking new opportunities.
• Use Salesforce to track leads, opportunities, and accounts and keep the pipeline accurate.
• Perform pre-underwriting due diligence and credit analysis, and prepare and organize credit files and checklists for underwriting.
• Keep borrowers, brokers, and internal teams informed and moving during underwriting.
• Follow up with borrowers on closing checklist items to keep deals on schedule.
• Help obtain signed commitments after approval and coordinate funding with the Operations team.
• Coordinate closing logistics and help borrowers deliver closing documents.
• Support post-closing relationship and marketing efforts.
• Provide general administrative support to the BDO.

Skills

Credit analysis

Underwriting

Loan structuring

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Customer service

Analytical skills

Remote work capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Celtic Bank Corp. is seeking a Junior Business Development Officer to support our SBA lending team in a remote capacity. You will partner with a BDO based in Tennessee to originate SBA loans, equipment leasing, and ABL transactions for small businesses nationwide.

You’ll assist from prospecting to closing and post-closing support, leveraging Salesforce for pipeline management. The role requires a commercial lending or credit background, strong organizational and communication skills, and the