Senior Credit Officer

American National bank of Texas; Terrell (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

American National Bank of Texas is seeking a Senior Credit Officer to manage credit risk, oversee lending policies, and guide the commercial portfolio's asset quality. You will approve loans within policy, mentor staff, and contribute to loan strategy and resolutions.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, leadership of credit teams, and collaboration with relationship managers while ensuring regulatory compliance and sound lending practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible supervisory work in lending, credit analysis, and related fields; proficiency in analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Review loan applications and analyze credit information to assess customer worthiness and approve requests per policy.
• Manage asset quality for the commercial portfolio and identify problem loans.
• Support business development by participating in sales calls.
• Prepare reports on large loan applications and present to Loan Committee with recommendations.
• Mentor lenders, relationship managers, and analysts.
• Guide loan officers on policies, credit analysis, and investigations; assist training.
• Develop asset resolution strategies including restructures and modifications.
• Prepare internal criticized asset reports.

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial statement evaluation

Portfolio management

Lending policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/work experience

Tools

Excel

MS Word

Analysis software

Job description

The Senior Credit Officer is managing and overseeing credit risk, ensuring compliance, and providing guidance on lending policies and procedures, while also reviewing and approving loan applications. Responsible for driving asset quality within the commercial portfolio.

• Reviews loan applications and analyzes credit information to assess customer's credit worthiness and makes decisions about credit requests pursuant to bank policy. Assigned to regions and larger/complex loans
• Manages the existing portfolio for asset quality to include asset reviews of large relationship, identifying problem loans, timely renewal of maturities, assisting in resolution of critical exceptions, assisting in managing covenant defaults
• Supports the market in business development efforts by participating in sales calls
• Prepares reports on large loan applications and presents these to Loan Committee, with recommendations; participates in Loan Committee decision making; issues loan approvals within defined limits
• Participates in the mentoring and development of lenders, relationship managers, portfolio managers, and analysts
• Provides advice and guidance to loan officers regarding loan policies and procedures, credit analysis, financial statement evaluation, and credit investigations; may participate in training of loan officers and support lenders' adherence to Bank's lending policies and procedures
• Responsible for managing and resolving a portfolio of adversely classified and non-performing commercial loans and business lending relationships
• Develop and execute asset resolution strategies, including loan restructures and modifications; analyze borrower financials, cash flow, rent rolls and guarantor capacity to inform strategy
• Prepare internal criticized asset reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent educational/work experience
• 10+ years of progressively responsible professional and supervisory work experience in one or a combination of business, C&I, ABL, commercial real estate, SBA and consumer lending; proficiency in analysis software

Skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and MS Word; basic keyboarding and calculator skills; must be able to do complex math and carry out complex written instructions
• Work may occasionally require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential function of the job
• Office setting with lifting up to 30 lbs.

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