About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Commercial Banking Portfolio Associate.

In this role, you will:

• Research complex financial and credit information for commercial business, or high net worth customer loan packages, according to business unit standards within Commercial Banking Portfolio Management functional area
• Review basic issues, policies, or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained, related to low to medium risk tasks and deliverables
• Underwrite loans with aggregate credit exposure based upon approved credit authority limits
• Investigate credit standards and determine credit worthiness of high net worth loans
• Receive direction from supervisor and exercise independent judgement while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with managers, functional colleagues, and stakeholders including internal as well as external customers

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Commercial Banking Portfolio Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Quality check on the elements applicable per Business Procedures, highlight discrepancies, update checklists, and report the observations
• Includes end to end responsibility of request received from clients includes financial spreading in MRA tool, analyzing financial statements, identification of trend and provide financial commentaries on cause and effect on identified trend as per business requirement
• Prepare projected financial statements as per relationship managers requirement   
• Complete Pro forma adjustments based on the projected financial information as per requirement  
• Should be able to interpret and spread financials of different companies belong to different division as per business requirement at any given day
• Assessing the repayment capacity of the highly leveraged Borrower’s.
• Should handle subjectivity in the financial analysis/spreading and substantiate with reasons
• Stakeholders/Client management
• Able to multi-task to accomplish tasks effectively.
• Strong analytic skill, Quick Learner & Attention to detail
• Ability to work quickly & accurately while maintaining acceptable standards of workmanship
• Ability to recognize and escalate to management for any process breaches
• Highly motivated with strong organizational
• Flexibility to work in different shifts
• Ability to succeed in a team environment

Job Expectations:

• Strong knowledge on accounting and finance, Industry analysis, Internal and external risk factors of the borrower
• Should have an experience in assessing credit worthiness of the borrowers based on qualitative and quantitative factors
• Strong knowledge of preparation and analysis of projected and Proforma based financial statements
• Sound knowledge of ratio analysis, cash flow, and trend analysis
• Should have experience of Financial spreading across all the Industries
• Sound knowledge on Moody's Risk Analytics (MRA) (added advantage)                    
• Strong knowledge on GAAP Accounting / International Financial Reporting Standards
• Ability to read & analyze financial statements.                        
• Excellent knowledge of MS office application primarily MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Should be flexible to stretch as per business requirement
• Should be flexible in switching roles in between Processors/DSO/QC at any point of time during the day/months as per business requirement
• Should be flexible in taking additional responsibilities and ensure smooth execution without compromising on quality and timelines
• Act as a coach or mentor to facilitate learning from experience depending on requirement
• Facilitates communication to resolve problems and advance strategies.     
• Make a significant contribution toward achieving team goals through knowledge and skills.
• Lead or champion efforts to increase productivity and goal accomplishment.

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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