Job Description

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Job Number: REQ5796
Location: Calgary or Edmonton
Apply by: March 12, 2023
Paygrade: L-PFS
System Title: Credit Manager 7
# Positions available: 1
Leader: Director, Credit and Underwriting, Equipment Finance

As ATB\'s next Credit and Underwriting Manager, Equipment Finance, you are responsible for providing profitable growth and risk management of ATB\'s Equipment Finance credit assets through preparation of credit applications, adjudication of credit applications and recommendation of credit applications when above specified limits.

You will contribute to the quality growth in the Equipment Finance (EF) loan and lease portfolio through sound credit underwriting and decision making. You will also contribute to the ongoing assessment and evolution of EF policy and strategy, as well as the evolution of EF tools and methodologies used to value equipment and determine appropriate amortization of equipment. You will do this by identifying areas of improvement to the Director, Credit and Underwriting.

Accountabilities:

• Adjudicate credit applications within assigned limits.
• Adjudicate credit applications underwritten by themselves and applications from sales Directors/Associate Directors.
• Underwrite credit facilities typically between $500,000 and $2,000,000.
• Underwrite credit applications, providing coaching, consultation, and advice to the sales team on how to best structure and secure a credit facility. Establish financial structure and required security while adhering to credit policy/procedure with exceptions noted in the application for credit. In general, these underwrites will typically include borrowers with a more complex ownership structure or organizational set up (i.e. a company for operations, a company for holding equipment, a company for holding real estate, companies that provide different services but which operate under a group umbrella, etc.)
• The EF credit facilities include acquisition of specifically identified equipment, set up of an evergreen credit facility to buy equipment, corporate acquisitions, shareholder buy out, and debt refinancing.
• Assess needs of the customer with information gathered from the EF Relationship Manager or directly from the client.
• Interact with and query customers where there are more complex organizational or financing structures.
• Recognize and/or suggest proper credit structuring across transactions of varying complexity, aligning appropriate loan to value and amortization with the nuances of each equipment type and its depreciation characteristics.
• Ensure the appropriate pricing and fee structures are applied to the finance structure.
• Underwrite multiple products: term loan, evergreen facility, and lease.
• Determine appropriate equipment collateral requirements and establish valuations of the same.
• Determine the degree of risk within each credit application and structure a market-relevant equipment finance solution.
• Make sound adjudicating decisions after thorough analysis and careful consideration of all alternatives with a view to enhancing the transaction and meeting the client\'s needs.
• Present soundly underwritten credit applications to the next approving level for credit applications falling above assigned approval limits.
• As it relates to an approved application for credit, provide advice and clarity to the EF Operations/Documentation team throughout the documentation and funding process.
• Provide input into the decision making process, as well as future enhancements to products, systems, or processes. Collaborate with the members of the EF team to continuously improve functional processes for the business.
• Coach and guide EF team members and other parts of ATB (including Business Banking and Credit) in proper EF credit procedures and best-practices.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of banking/financial experience and understanding of credit appetite.
• 2+ years of equipment financing credit preparation and/or adjudication experience.
• Basic understanding of heavy industrial equipment and related depreciation nuances.
• Experience dealing directly with customers.
• Bachelor degree in business/commerce/finance or equivalent experience related to commercial lending/adjudication
• Good analytical and interpretive skills to accurately analyze financial statements to determine the financial standing / health of various business operations in any number of industries.
• Strong understanding of borrowing causes and repayment capabilities.

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are what we are looking for, please consider applying!

Interested? If you know one of our team members, BEFORE applying, reach out to them and ask them to refer you to help your application stand out.

Online applications are preferred. Please let us know if you require any accommodations.

Benefits:

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What happens ?

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