Commercial Loan Clerk jobs in Fayetteville, AR

Work Type: Full Time

Position is Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm with ability to work additional hours as needed.

Position will be located in Rogers, Lowell or Bentonville, AR.

Exempt: No

Salary Grade: Grade 13C

Summary:

SUMMARY: Under limited supervision, the Commercial Loan Assistant 2 provides quality and timely assistance to one or more Commercial Bankers with the servicing of their large and/or complex commercial loan portfolio in accordance with bank guidelines. The majority (60%) of the time is spent providing support to commercial lenders and customers. While the Commercial Loan Assistant 2 spends the majority of their time supporting the commercial lending function, they may also support other lending functions (Consumer or Mortgage) in order to meet the needs of the department. This includes providing exceptional service to customers who have loans in process and being able to correctly determine which documentation is necessary for all loan types.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

TEAM ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Cross-sell other services of the bank.
• Support and uphold the Arvest Mission Statement.
• Uphold the Arvest Code of Ethics and ensure that confidential information is safeguarded.
• Maintain a high level of cooperation and rapport with all associates in order to ensure accurate and efficient operations and service.
• Formulate and communicate new ideas and suggestions that will improve profitability and efficiency for the bank's overall operation.
• Promote professionalism at all times.
  

Responsibilities:

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Five (5) years banking or equivalent related experience, two of which are as a Loan Assistant or equivalent loan operations required.
• Working regulatory knowledge such as privacy, safeguarding customer information, Regulation B, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Regulation Z, Truth in Lending, CRA, HMDA, and flood regulations required.
• Current NMLS SAFE Act Registration or the ability to be registered within 30 days required.
• Successful completion Fundamentals of Commercial Lending or ability to acquire within 90 days required.
• AA/AS degree preferred.
• Arvest experience preferred.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Able to apply relevant loan policy knowledge to assist lender and/or customer in ensuring correct documentation is ready for closing process.
• Must be able to arrive at work on time, work on site and have regular work attendance
• Must be able to work cooperatively with other co-workers regardless of personality, presence or communication style
• Must be able to provide cordial customer service regardless of customer personality, presence or communication style
• Must be able to perform several tasks at once
• Must be able to work in a stressful atmosphere
• Must be able to rotate job tasks
• Must be able to occasionally work overtime
• Must be able to greet others cordially
• Must be able to coordinate multiple and changing priorities
• Must be able to verbally communicate with all other associates
• Must be able to operate telephone, copier, typewriter, adding machine, credit bureau machine, calculator and FAX machines
• Must be able to move from department to department or bank to bank to attend meetings
• Must be able to operate personal computer keyboard in order to create reports, schedules and other appropriate documentation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk and hear, sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The associate occasionally is required to stand, walk, and bend.

The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close distance, and color vision. In addition, the ability to adjust focus is necessary to perform this function.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.