M&T Bank

Financial Services

CommercialCreditAssociate

$86–143k Buffalo, New York, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Commercial Credit Associate at M&T Bank. Skills: Commercial credit, Credit risk, Financial statement analysis. Underwrite new requests. Modify existing requests”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving abilities; Critical thinking

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4 years' experience in commercial credit, 4 years' public accounting experience, 4 years' financial statement analysis, Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Bachelor's degree in Finance, Bachelor's degree in Economics, 8 years' higher education and work experience

Nice to Have

Capital IQ experience, FactSet experience, Bloomberg experience

What You'll Do.

Underwrite new requests

Modify existing requests

Recommend adding conditions

Recommend removing conditions

Manage ongoing credit risk

Monitor loan portfolios

Identify emerging credit risk

Assign accurate risk rating

Conduct annual reviews

Prepare interim update memos

Manage covenant monitoring program

Identify early warning indicators

Conduct credit surveillance

Review credit information

Review financial information

Review due diligence reports

Review credit bureaus

Review internal credit information

Review industry research

Determine need for investigation

Determine need for additional information

Analyze financial information

Complete credit analyses

Assess credit quality

Identify credit risks

Describe credit risks

Identify industry concerns

Identify market trends

Identify financial trends

Make structure recommendations

Identify suspicious activity

Identify contrary activity

Partner with relationship managers

Involve in deal process

Maintain risk ratings

Spread financial statements

Prepare financial models

Prepare cash flow schedules

Prepare collateral schedules

Prepare covenant sensitivity calculations

Prepare guarantor statement analysis

Attend prospect calls

Understand client business

Understand prospect business

Analyze proposed transaction

Underwrite proposed transaction

Recommend risk rating

Offer opinions on credit-worthiness

Address questions in credit discussions

Address questions in committee presentations

Ensure credit policy compliance

Verify underwriting adherence

Comment on risk of non-compliance

Adhere to risk standards

Adhere to regulatory standards

Identify risk issues needing escalation

Promote belonging environment

Reflect M&T Bank brand

Maintain internal control standards

Implement internal audit points

Implement external audit points

Implement regulator issues

Complete related duties

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with relationship managers; Work with senior team members; Interact with RMs; Interact with internal personnel; Lead transaction execution team; Partner with Analyst

Communication Scope

Verbal communication; Written communication; Present analysis; Address questions

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