Loan Officer - Artesian (Full Time)

CORTRUST BANK
The mission of this bank is to profitably deliver high quality customer service that meets the financial needs of our community, its businesses, and its citizens. No line of financial services is beyond our charter.

CorTrust Bank is seeking a Loan Officer in our Artesian community!

It's more than just a job! When you join one of the region's leading community banks, you can expect a family atmosphere committed to building outstanding teams. We believe in the overall well-being of our employees and work hard to provide the best opportunities for growth. We're proud to offer a competitive compensation package that includes perks like a 401k, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, insurance, paid time off, service awards, community service opportunities, and a stable work environment.

Summary: As a Loan Officer, incumbents will support CorTrust's mission and business objectives by expanding lending relationships through trusted communication, community advocacy, and promotion of Bank products and services. Responsible for accomplishing management’s marketing objectives of attracting new business and expanding current Bank relationships. Develops and implements business development programs to attract new customers in the business community. Creates and maintains close relationships with all parties involved in commercial transactions and facilitates sales through the structuring of creative and appealing loan and deposit products.

Daily duties for this position:

• Prospects, cultivates, and grows business relationships resulting in quality loan activity.
• Uses extensive working knowledge to oversee and manage all steps of the lending process including credit decisioning.
• Partners with other areas of the Bank to make and accept referrals to ensure all customers’ financial needs are met.
• Advocates for the community and fosters professional relationships through civic engagement and participation in community functions.
• Maintains compliance with all regulatory and insurance guidelines and retains accurate documentation according to Bank policies and stays up to date in required training.
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Required skills & abilities:

• Possesses combination of education and experience to perform primary duties and responsibilities of position.
• Adapts easily to system, process, product, policy, and service changes.
• Ability to reason, problem solve, and think critically.
• Demonstrates a high level of integrity, personal diplomacy, and respect.
• Ability to understand and abide by all CorTrust policies, procedures, and applicable banking regulations.
• Champions change by maintaining strategic agility, exercises sound judgement, and perseveres in the face of adversity.
• Possesses and maintains knowledge of financial services and industry workflow to execute CorTrust’s mission and goals, mitigate risk, and achieve results.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.