Agricultural Loan Officer

Description

Purpose:

The individual is responsible for proactively executing integrated sales, service and relationship strategies to support growth and retention of business customers, specifically agricultural customers.

Essential Functions:

1. Serves primarily as an agricultural loan officer. May originate and close other types of loans to accommodate customer needs and provide superior customer service.

2. Promotes and supports loan growth with prospects as well as existing customers. Must be able to explain products, programs, and loan processes, as well as set customer expectations. 

3. Provides exceptional customer service before, during and after the loan closing process.

4. Takes loan applications outside of the bank and in assigned banking office(s), as well as collects information for underwriting. Understands and reviews loan closing documents prior to closing to ensure accuracy. Communicates and works well with Credit and Loan Processing teams.

5. Establishes a strong FCNB presence in the market by actively participating in community organizations/projects and representing the Bank positively at these events.

6. Manages the Bank’s Farmer Mac lending program to retain and strengthen agricultural customer relationships by providing financial solutions when needs do not align with internal bank products.

7. Serves as a trusted financial partner with focus on relationship banking. Proactively identifies loan and deposit opportunities and makes referrals to, and collaborates with, internal partners to deliver financial services, merchant services and treasury management solutions.

8. Provides strong, and visible leadership, which fosters positive attitudes and trust among employees, clients and prospects.

9. Ensures the credit quality of loans to minimize loan losses. Recognize early warning signs and closely monitor clients to anticipate changes in risk rating. Proactively identify issues to mitigate potential future risk.

10. Manages personal pipeline to ensure service standards and financial goals are met.

11. Develops and maintains knowledge of data relating to the financial industry, economy, market conditions, rates, vendors, and competition.

12. Complies with all applicable federal and state compliance guidelines relative to the position. Maintains compliance to all government regulations, including Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation E (Electronic Funds), Regulation CC (Funds Availability), CRA and Regulation DD or other policies pertaining to your position.

13. Assists with collections activity, annual borrower reviews, and site visits, as needed.

Others:

Note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Qualified candidate will have agriculture lending experience and/or formal credit training. Requires a four year college degree in business/finance/agriculture or equivalent work experiences and/or formal bank training schools and seminars. Requires strong interpersonal communications skills and well-developed written communications skills.

Salary is commensurate with experience and a complete benefits package is provided including educational reimbursement with First Citizens paying 100% of tuition for full time employees; student loan debt repayment; paid time off; 401(k); health, dental and vision insurance; and more.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. This job description may be revised at any time. This job description is not to be implied as a contract for employment for any length of time and will not change the employee’s at-will-relationship. Either the employer or the employee may terminate employment at any time. Equal Opportunity Employer V. First Citizens National Bank is an at-will company.