at First Busey Corporation in Champaign, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position SummaryThe Credit Analyst provides accurate, timely, and succinct credit analysis to support the company's portfolio management and new business development efforts.
Duties & Responsibilities
Financial statement spreading and analysis, including calculation of Debt Service Coverage or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratios per Busey guidelines.
Use financial data such as cash flow, liquidity, profitability, and leverage to determine and minimize the overall risk of extending credit to businesses and individuals.
Perform file reviews of assigned requests to ensure complete information, communicating with loan team to discuss missing information, applicable questions and any loan structure suggestions or concerns.
Work with Commercial Relationship Managers or other Lending staff to prepare clear and concise Commercial Credit Approval Request (CCAR) memos that include all pertinent information associated with the overall risk of the loan, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the Borrower.
Evaluate collateral, industry data and other relevant credit information.
Assist with Portfolio Management duties to include testing financial covenants, monitoring monthly borrowing base reports, preparing portfolio reviews and sensitive asset reports, as assigned.
Assist Commercial Relationship Managers with the preparation of opportunity memos for new and existing relationships.
Develop a working knowledge of the Commercial Banking Loan Policy and systems, including nCino.
Assist with other duties or special projects as assigned.
Education & Experience
Knowledge of:
Strong oral and written communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of financial accounting
Ability to:
Prioritize work flow, multi-task and work independently
Analyze and solve problems
Take independent action within established guidelines
Perform duties under frequent time pressures with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Education and Training:
Level I
Requires Bachelor's degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting, Economics, and/or Finance. Completed coursework must include at a minimum: one finance and two accounting classes.
Prior Commercial Credit experience and/or banking experience preffered.
Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Level II
Requires Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Business or Finance.
Requires 2 - 3 or more years of Commercial Credit experience.
Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Level III
Requires Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Business or Finance.
Requires 3 or more years of Commercial Credit experience.
Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment.
EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability