Senior Credit Analyst - Equipment Lending

Canon Solutions America; Farnerville (NJ); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Canon Financial Services, Inc. in Burlington, NJ seeks a Senior Credit Analyst - Equipment Lending to assess credit requests, analyze financials, and support decisioning with automated scoring models.

The role requires leasing experience, strong negotiation, and collaboration with risk and sales teams in a hybrid setting. Ideal candidates will have a finance background, 5+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency with credit bureaus and financial modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferably in finance or related field
• At least 5 years of related work experience
• Decisioning lease/loan requests experience is required
• Equipment financing experience is required
• Strong working knowledge of automated credit scoring and financial modeling
• Ability to negotiate and close structured approvals for challenging credits
• Clear understanding of equipment lease operations
• Working knowledge of lease accounting systems

Responsibilities

• Reviews credit scoring metrics and risk ratings to provide timely decisions
• Supports decisions with scoring model data from credit agencies and web resources
• Spreads and analyzes financial statements and metrics in reviews
• Reviews and approves changes within assigned authority
• Monitors credit lines and conducts renewals timely
• Mentors junior team members and contributes to training
• Proactively follow-ups on pended applications to facilitate decisions
• Maintains system comments and communicates status to stakeholders

Skills

Credit risk analysis

Automated credit scoring

Financial modeling

Lease financing

Negotiation

Communication

Team collaboration

Google Docs/Sheets/Slides

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Lease accounting systems

Job description

About the Role

Canon Financial Services in Burlington, NJ is currently seeking a Senior Credit Analyst - Equipment Lending (Sr Analyst, Risk). The Senior Credit Analyst - Equipment Lending is responsible for making sound credit decisions within required turnaround times, investigating and decisioning credit requests using all available credit resources. Required competencies include strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and creative thinking skills, with a thorough understanding of automated credit scoring and risk rating analytics. Team player regularly collaborating with other Risk Analysts and inside and outside sales representatives. Regularly communicates with originations, documentation, and collections/portfolio management departments to resolve risk management issues within appropriate guidelines. Supports automated credit scoring model maintenance and upgrades, as needed, by facilitating credit scoring enhancements in collaboration with the IT department.

This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Wednesday and Thursday and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.

Your Impact

• Reviews and analyzes credit scoring metrics and risk ratings and quickly identifies material credit strengths and weaknesses to provide timely credit decisions
• Supports credit decisions with scoring model and supplementary data from commercial and personal credit reporting agencies and various web resources including, but not limited to, D&B, Experian, Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, A.M. Best, NAIC, AHD and SEC and FDIC filings
• Accurately spreads and analyzes financial statements and incorporates relevant financial metrics into credit reviews
• Reviews and decisions transactions within assigned authority, including recommendations from junior Analysts, and makes recommendations on transactions in excess of assigned authority
• Monitors credit lines and completes credit line renewals in a timely fashion
• Structures and appropriately documents credit approvals consistent with risk management guidelines
• Reviews and approves changes to contract terms and conditions within assigned authority
• Advies sales team on pended applications and facilitates the process of obtaining credit and financial information to decision pended transactions
• Regularly updates system comments to keep all parties informed of the status of all credit applications
• Ensures that dealer and customer concerns are resolved in a timely and appropriate manner without undermining risk management standards
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with inside and outside sales teams and end user customers
• Negotiates complex credits to obtain favorable lease structures that win business without compromising credit standards
• Serves as mentor to less experienced or junior members of the credit team
• Completes assigned training on or before the due date with required level of proficiency
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• Contributes to attaining team and individual goals, as defined or modified, including:
  • Individual and Team Application Turnaround Goals
  • Team Approval Ratios
  • Delinquency and charge off goals
• Proactively following up on pended applications to facilitate timely credit decisions
• Resolving appeals in a timely manner
• Facilitating credit scoring maintenance and updates, as needed, in collaboration with IT department

About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferably in finance or a related subject
• At least 5 years of related work experience
• Decisioning lease/loan requests experience is required
• Equipment financing experience is required
• Bank credit training or other formal credit training a plus
• Strong working knowledge of automated credit scoring and financial modeling, including business and consumer scoring model development, adjustments, and maintenance
• Ability to effectively negotiate and close structured approvals for challenging credits
• Clear understanding of equipment lease operations
• Ability to communicate effectively to resolve issues in a professional and congenial manner
• Working knowledge of lease accounting systems
• Team player and self-starter with high energy, positive outlook, and professional demeanor
• Career oriented, with a focus on career growth in the equipment finance business
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and accurately complete assignments within expected time frames in a high volume environment
• Working knowledge of Google, including Docs, Sheets and Slides
• Strong interpersonal skills, including rapport building, listening, and questioning skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment supporting all territories as needed, including East, Central, and West zones
• Complete special projects as assigned
• Inventory Finance and/or Hard Asset underwriting experience, and Broker experience are a plus

We are providing the anticipated salary range for this role: $76,150 - $114,040 annually.

Company Overview

About our Company - Canon Financial Services, Inc. (CFS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.3 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2022† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact [e-mail]. † Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. Canon Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Savings Plan, discretionary profit sharing, discretionary success sharing, educational assistance, recognition programs, vacation, and much more. https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon/benefits-and-compensation

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Workstyle Description

Hybrid - This position offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in-office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs. Beginning July 2026, our in office days will change to Wednesday and Thursday.