Credit Analyst – Small Business Credit Underwriting Quality Assurance

Role Overview

• Ability to analyze credit data including underwriting decisions, document and communicate findings providing relative guidance.
• Monitor various queues related to portfolio activities.
• Perform critical post approval/booking certification functions to maintain data integrity and quality by assessing critical data elements (i.e. Customer and facility risk ratings, proper Probability of Default and Loss Given Default, citing of credit policy exceptions, compliance around restricted industries, etc.) and make determination as to compliance with underwriting guidelines and credit policy.
• Closely monitor all asset quality measures including performance against tolerances.
• Periodic assignments related to the constantly changing risk management environments using knowledge of commercial loan systems, data elements and policy/procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
• Complies with all KeyBank policies and procedures, including without limitation, acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a preferred focus on Business course work, or equivalent work experience.
• Satisfactory understanding and knowledge of commercial credit policies, procedures, and loan systems (preferred).
• Familiarity with, and understanding of, commercial credit underwriting/approval methodologies and their use (preferred).
• Ability to work well individually as well as part of a team.
• Accomplished self-starter and well-organized in thought and action.
• Possess a process improvement mindset.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to set priorities in a multitask environment.
• Satisfactory knowledge and proficiency in working with personal computers and business software (e.g. Microsoft Office
• Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

Benefits

• Eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.