Zions Bancorporation

Asset Based Lending Business Development & Preflight Underwriter - Salt Lake City, Dallas or Houston

Zions Bancorporation$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in asset-based lending, underwriting, or closely related fields.
  • Strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles.
  • Experience with commercial loan structures and financial covenants.
  • Ability to expand and maintain client relationships effectively.
  • Familiarity with loan processing and closing procedures.
  • Solid problem-solving and communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, banking, or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Support the lending unit in structuring and performing due diligence on asset-based loans.
  • Analyze financial data and reviewing field exams rigorously.
  • Participate actively in new business development efforts.
  • Pre-screen potential business opportunities for suitability and structure.
  • Prepare loan packages and underwriting memos for approval.
  • Ensure compliance with financial covenants and document borrower performance accurately.
  • Manage troubled loans and provide counsel on business trends and market conditions.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - coverage begins on Day One!
  • Life and Disability Insurance, plus Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available.
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, plus any applicable state holidays.
  • 401(k) plan with company match along with profit-sharing opportunities.
  • Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions.
  • Tuition Reimbursement for eligible employees pursuing related degrees.
  • Employee Ambassador program offering preferred banking products.
Full Job Description
Zions Bancorporation is accepting application for our Asset Based Lending Business Development & Preflight Underwriter located in either Salt Lake City, Houston, or Dallas.

Zions Bancorporation is seeking an Asset Based Lending Business Development & Preflight Underwriter to join our Asset Based Lending team providing loans secured by working capital assets. Our team partners with clients to deliver customized credit solutions that support growth while mitigating risk. This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in supporting ABL operations within a collaborative, client-focused environment.

Ideal candidates will have the skills and experience necessary to:

  • Responsible to support the lending unit in the structuring and performs due-diligence, underwriting, legal documentation, closing, analyzing financial data and managing both new and existing complex Asset-Based loans.
  • Reviewing and analyzing field exams.
  • Actively participates in new business efforts.
  • Pre-screen new business for appropriateness, structure and offer a key opinion to solicit business.
  • Prepares loan packages for loan approval, including the submission and presentation of underwriting memo for approval.
  • Accountable for appropriate loan documentation, borrowing-base calculation, the loan closing process and internal on-boarding of new customers.
  • Responsible to analyze and accurately document the financial performance of borrowers.
  • Ensure compliance with financial and loan covenants.
  • Can manage troubled loans and workout situations.
  • Required to build and maintain relationships with a resulting high degree of customer satisfaction.
  • Provide advice and counsel to clients regarding trends and conditions of the business environment, capital markets, and general banking trends.
  • Prepares credit analysis in accordance with credit policy for both new and existing loans with a focus on credit policy, identifying risk and mitigates, and appropriate loan ratings.
  • Perform financial projection modeling.
  • Ensures that production and quality of work performed by independent contractors is monitored and meeting service levels.
  • Manage department projects and other duties as needed.


Qualifications:

  • 4+ years in asset-based lending, underwriting, loan structuring, credit, or portfolio management, field exam, loan documentation, loan workouts, monitoring collateral and credit performance, economic and industry evaluations, or other directly related experience.
  • Strong knowledge of accounting and finance.
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may meet qualification
  • Working knowledge of commercial/corporate loan structures, setting of appropriate loan and financial covenants and industry standard loan documentation.
  • Ability to support the expand client relationships.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Familiarity with loan processing and closing processes.
  • Solid problem resolution, analysis, communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Must have solid interpersonal skills.
  • Strong knowledge of software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets and financial modeling.
  • Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, banking, or a related field


Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
  • Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
  • Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays, and any applicable state holidays
  • 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
  • Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
  • Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees enrolled in an accredited degree program related to the needs of the business
  • Employee Ambassador preferred banking products

About Zions Bancorporation

Zions Bancorporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the parent company of Zions Bank, which operates in 11 Western and Southwestern states. Zions Bancorporation provides banking and related services through its subsidiaries and offers a variety of commercial, retail banking, and mortgage lending products. The company was founded in 1873 and has grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions. Zions Bancorporation is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol ZION.
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Size
10,000 employees
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Founded
1873

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