Credit Officer II - Portfolio Management/asset Based Finance

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Dallas, TX

This role focuses on managing and monitoring credit risk for a portfolio of clients within Bank of America's Global Banking and Markets division. Responsibilities include assessing borrower creditworthiness, structuring financing solutions, negotiating legal documentation, and training junior team members. The role requires significant experience in asset-based and/or commercial lending, strong analytical and risk assessment skills, and a deep understanding of loan documentation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversees and assesses the credit worthiness of borrowers based on due diligence findings, financial statement analysis, forecasting, analysis of company and industry risks, terms and conditions, and relationship profitability to provide high quality credit approval to Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Global Markets, and Treasury
  2. Exercises Delegated Approval Authority using sound judgment and expertise to make approval decisions for the business including new lending limits, structuring and negotiating deal terms, credit worthiness, annual reviews and renewals, risk ratings, and breach actions
  3. Acts as a senior coverage team resource supporting ongoing credit matters and asset quality, maintaining adherence to the bank's risk appetite and risk strategies to mitigate losses while identifying opportunities to responsibly growing the loan portfolio
  4. Leads new credit originations in coordination and collaboration with the coverage teams including Relationship Managers, Risk, Syndications, Treasury, and all other product partners
  5. Negotiates and structures legal documentation related to loans and derivatives

Skills

Required

  • asset based and/or commercial lending
  • monitoring credit health
  • loan and collateral documentation
  • financial statement analysis
  • risk analysis
  • independent viewpoint development
  • business case presentation
  • relationship management
  • team environment collaboration
  • influencing skills
  • coaching and mentoring
  • Microsoft Office Skills

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and/or Finance
  • 10+ years’ of experience in asset based and/or commercial lending

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years’ of experience in asset based and/or commercial lending
  • Experience in monitoring the credit health of asset based or commercial lending clients.
  • Strong knowledge and comprehension of loan and collateral documentation
  • Ability to accurately analyze borrower’s financial picture and deliver a comprehensive risk analysis to manager and risk officers