Strategic Commercial Lending Specialist

First Horizon Bank; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

HSA with company match

Maternity and parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentor program

401(k) with 6% match

Job summary

First Horizon Bank in Atlanta is seeking an administrative professional to support commercial lending operations and client servicing. This role involves processing loans, coordinating with relationship managers, and handling day-to-day clerical tasks to maintain office efficiency.

Responsibilities include reviewing loans, funding, document preparation, and ensuring accurate records while maintaining strong client communication and cross-selling efforts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide Commercial Lending Support to Commercial Relationship Managers
• Review and Fund Loans
• Processes and administers commercial loans. Records new loans, establishes relevant files, processes loan payments and maintains loan records.
• Obtains credit information and ensures sufficient loan collateral.
• Calculates loan items and charges such as interest and payments.
• Assists lending officers in activities such as disbursement of funds and extension of new loans.
• Answers client inquiries on bank products, services, accounts and policies; opens new accounts; promotes cross-selling; researches and corrects account discrepancies.
• Prepares loan documents, notices, and periodic loan reports.
• Assist with maintaining Relationship Managers portfolios – clear loan, collateral and deposit exceptions, credit exceptions, assist with past dues
• Be able to identify clients’ operational needs and bank products/services to meet these needs and establish proficiency.
• Provide assistance to the bank's clients in all areas of the clients’ relationship with the bank, including loans, deposits, and other bank services
• Authorize payment and fees of commercial client overdrafts
• Approve and process commercial client’s withdrawals on lines of credit
• Communicate with clients, attorney’s, insurance companies, title companies, and various other professionals
• Assist in ordering appraisals, flood determinations, UCC’s and familiar with OFAC
• Work closely with Bankers, Underwriters, Loan Closers, Loan processing and legal documentation areas to ensure satisfactory closing of loans to clients with supervision
• Train on loan documentation/funding, LaserPro, and basic understanding of attorney prepared documents
• Work closely with Bankers, Underwriters, and loan operations to ensure satisfactory on-going monitoring of loans to clients with supervision
• Work closely with Bankers, Treasury Management, and deposit operations to ensure satisfactory on-going monitoring of depository/Treasury Management accounts/services to clients
• Process wire requests for clients.
• Assist other AAs and other departments with administrative support when needed
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Skills

Clerical skills

Customer service

Loan processing

Communication

Office administration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

First Horizon Bank in Atlanta is seeking an administrative professional to support commercial lending operations and client servicing. This role involves processing loans, coordinating with relationship managers, and handling day-to-day clerical tasks to maintain office efficiency.

Responsibilities include reviewing loans, funding, document preparation, and ensuring accurate records while maintaining strong client communication and cross-selling efforts.