Sr Credit Underwriter - Commercial Credit (Agriculture/Food products)

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This job is responsible for performing risk assessment and repayment capacity analysis (i.e., financial, borrower, industry, etc.) and preparing transaction justification for moderately complex/complex transactions with limited oversight. Key responsibilities include documenting credit analysis, independently assessing historic and projected borrower financial information, evaluating adherence to policy and procedure, providing loan structure analysis and recommendations, and monitoring portfolio performance.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Credit Underwriter with specialized knowledge in agriculture and food products lending. This role is responsible for evaluating credit risk and underwriting commercial loans within the agribusiness sector, including producers, processors, distributors, and retailers of agricultural commodities and food product s.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates credit worthiness and provides analysis and decisioning on whether a client should receive a credit facility
• Partners with Credit Officers, Relationship Management, and Risk teammates to assess and deliver credit solutions
• Monitors the client's operating performance and financial condition, proactively identifying issues and opportunities
• Delivers financial modeling, loan structure, industry, economic, and other analysis to team members to support the loan decision-making process
• Ensures adherence to credit policies, guidelines, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Analyze financial statements, cash flow projections, and industry trends specific to agriculture and food-related businesses.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market conditions, commodity pricing, and regulatory developments affecting agribusiness lending.
• Escalates and debates deteriorating assets in partnership with the Special Assets Group and Risk as appropriate
• Participates in Regional and Market meetings to communicate credit delivery best practices and results
• Participate with RM or CO's to negotiate Credit Agreements & loan documents, as needed. ​

Required Qualifications:

• 5-7 plus years of solid experience in Commercial Banking performing financial analysis, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management , preferably with prior credit approval authority.
• Strong communication and analytical/technical skills, including financial accounting, modeling and loan structuring.
• Formal commercial credit training OR equivalent work experience.
• Prior experience in a high-volume production environment

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable of the closing process & timeline for all types of loans (i.e. real estate, revolvers, etc.)
• Prior leadership and credit management experience.
• Superior teamwork skills in the commercial market space.
• Bachelor's degree, Master’s Degree preferred, in business administration, finance, accounting or economics

Skills:

• Attention to Detail
• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Financial Analysis
• Underwriting
• Written Communications
• Analytical Thinking
• Credit Documentation Requirements
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Recording/Organizing Information
• Business Acumen
• Collaboration
• Collateral Management
• Loan Structuring
• Prioritization

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40