Senior Loan Operations Specialist — Back-Office Banking

First Bankers Trust Group; Quincy (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan with company match and

Paid time off and holidays

Volunteer time off

Life and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Professional development

Employee resource groups

Job summary

First Bankers Trust Company in Quincy, IL is seeking an experienced Loan Operations Specialist II to join our Operations team. The role involves back-office loan processing, document preparation, and loan administration for consumer, commercial, and select residential funding.

You will work with bankers to ensure accurate data, comply with procedures, and support customer inquiries. An Associate degree and 2–4 years of banking experience are preferred; strong math, communication, and teamwork

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of related banking experience preferred.
• Demonstrates aptitude for mathematical and/or financial transactions.
• Demonstrates strong customer service skills (customer-oriented).
• Demonstrates ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and multi-task daily job duties.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates strong team collaboration/teamwork skills, with ability to work in diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, reviews, processes and administers consumer and commercial loans, and assists with Residential and Buck Land Funding loan processing activities, along with all related documents, files and disbursements for the various types of loans.
• Follows proper accounting procedures for booking loan transactions.
• Collects and verifies applicant's personal information and financial records for the loan.
• Prepares credit reports and ensures sufficient loan collateral.
• Calculates loan items and charges such as interest and payments.
• Records new loans, processes loan payments, and maintains loan records.
• Establishes, maintains, and updates files, databases, records, and/or other documents pertaining to the financial transaction records.
• Gathers and prepares loan documents to be passed at the closing of the loan.
• Answers customer inquiries by phone and in person and resolves problems.
• Assists lending officers in activities such as disbursement of funds and extension of new loans.
• Prepares and distributes notices and loan reports.
• Assists with training other staff members as requested.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned and requested.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organized

Customer service skills

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Written and verbal communication

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

First Bankers Trust Company in Quincy, IL is seeking an experienced Loan Operations Specialist II to join our Operations team. The role involves back-office loan processing, document preparation, and loan administration for consumer, commercial, and select residential funding.

You will work with bankers to ensure accurate data, comply with procedures, and support customer inquiries. An Associate degree and 2–4 years of banking experience are preferred; strong math, communication, and teamwork