Ag/Commercial Loan Officer

Job Overview

Are you passionate about finance and building relationships with Ag and Commercial business owners? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make a meaningful impact? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as an enthusiastic Ag/Commercial Loan Officer.

As an Ag/Commercial Loan Officer, you will play a crucial role in supporting our Ag and Commercial clients by providing them with the financial solutions they need to succeed. You will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with diverse variety of entrepreneurs in the community, understanding their unique financial needs, and offering tailored lending solutions.

Responsibilities:

· Develop and maintain relationships with Ag and Commercial clients, including agribusiness and small to large commercial business owners.

· Assess the creditworthiness of potential borrowers and determine appropriate lending solutions.

· Structure loan packages to meet the specific needs of our wide variety of clients, including operating loans, equipment financing, and real estate loans.

· Monitor loan portfolios and proactively address any potential risks or issues.

· Proactively generate leads and referrals for deposit accounts, including checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit (CD) accounts.

· Stay informed about industry trends, market conditions, and regulatory changes affecting the specific business sectors.

· Collaborate with other members of the banking team to cross-sell additional products and services to agricultural clients.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position may be responsible for supervising assigned staff.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Requirements

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, reach with arms, talk or hear and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, some distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Some driving may be required.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and typical work hours and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Travel

Some travel may be required between offices on a limited basis. 

Required Education and Experience

· Bachelor's degree in finance, agricultural economics, or a related field.

· Minimum of 5 years of experience in commercial and/or agricultural lending or a related field.

· Strong understanding of agricultural/commercial operations.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with clients.

· Solid financial analysis skills, including the ability to assess credit risk and structure loan packages.

· Knowledge of banking regulations and compliance requirements related to agricultural lending.

· Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets and goals.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None required for this position. 

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Women, Veterans, Disabilities

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Fidelity Bank & Trust will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Fidelity Bank & Trust's legal duty to furnish information.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to complete the application process, please contact Human Resources at (563) 875-7157 and let us know how we can help.