Credit Review Senior Portfolio Specialist

Credit Review Senior Portfolio SpecialistDallas, Texas;Stamford, Connecticut; East Hartford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode IslandJob Description:At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!Job Description:Working with Portfolio Manager(s), establish and execute a risk based coverage plan for specific portfolio(s). Coverage plan to include, at a minimum, examinations, transaction reviews, risk assessments and issue management.Serve as subject matter expert for and/or lead risk-based and regulatory examinations.Credit Review provides an independent assessment of credit decisions and the effectiveness of credit processes across the bank’s credit platform, identifies existing and emerging risks, and reports its findings to various stakeholders, including executive management, the Board of Directors or committee thereof, external auditors and regulatory agencies.The Portfolio Specialist works together with the Credit Review Portfolio Manager(s) to establish and execute a risk-based coverage plan for a specific portfolio(s) or set of portfolios for assessing the quality of credit decisioning and the effectiveness of credit processes and policies. Key responsibilities include executing transaction reviews, leading examinations as an Examiner-in-Charge (EIC) or Assistant Examiner-in-Charge (AEIC), secondary reviews of transaction testing completed by other examiners and issues management. Manages field work capacity for exams to ensure accurate and timely execution of Credit Review examinations. Coaches, mentors, and reviews the work product of new or junior team members.Establishes working relationships with relevant Risk and regulatory partners to facilitate ongoing dialogue of key issues and emerging risks. Additionally, assist the Portfolio Manager(s) in preparing quarterly Business Assessment Reports and Coverage Plans; maintains awareness of current economic trends and its impact on credit portfolios.We are looking for a Portfolio Specialist to join our dynamic, high-energy Credit Review team supporting review of Global Markets, Financial Institutions and Global Wealth and Investment Management businesses.Responsibilities:

Either individually or working with Portfolio Manager(s), establish and execute a risk-based coverage plan for specificportfolio(s). CoveragePlan to include, at a minimum, examinations, transaction reviews, risk assessments and issue management

Serve as subject matter expert for and/or lead risk-based and regulatory examinations

Perform transactional testing of credit process execution of new and existing clients, and provide direct and timely feedback on transactional reviews completed by others

Effectively assimilate information from various sources to identify emerging risks

Provide input into staffing and resource allocations

Build and implement tactical on-boarding plans for new examiners

Provide periodic updates to business heads and executive management, including communication of examination and monitoring results, new issues and emerging risks

Issue management, including approval of issue severity ratings, action plans, ongoing issue status tracking and oversight of issue validation

Track and follow observations from exams/monitoring that don’t yet rise to the level of issues

Actively engage with Corporate Audit to ensure ongoing awareness of review activity, coordination, and ongoing risk assessment

Actively participate in regulator meetings, liaise with regulators to provide periodic updates on monitoring/exam results, and respond to inquiries from regulators and other external reviewers

Provide input to top of house reporting for Board and senior management

Drive a culture of continuous improvement by leading or participating in complex or multiple projects

Produce quality, timely work

Maintain well-written, easy to follow work papers in accordance with Credit Review guidelines and best practices

Raise potential areas of concern for QA team to review

Skills:

Extensive commercial credit related experience, including deep understanding of large or complex portfolios. Capital Markets experience with knowledge of Counterparty Credit Risk (traded products) strongly preferred.

Experience in risk management, lending and/or regulatory agencies

Excellent credit analysis and project management skills, excellent verbal and written communication, strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Data manipulation and analysis skills

Effective process assessment skills - the ability to identify control gaps and their implications to the broader population

Ability to support conclusions through fact-based analysis and ability to influence senior leaders

Ability to manage multiple complex tasks while delivering high quality results

Experience navigating a matrix organization

Independent and takes initiative

Resourcefulness in identifying, assessing, and reporting on emerging risks

Experience with a Credit Review examination process

Proficiency in Excel

Ability to work in a team environment, focus on high quality execution

Critical thinker, high energy and intellectually curious

Experience with leading without authority

Ability to coach and develop more junior associates

Required:

Minimum of 8 – 10 years of commercial credit experience (direct lending, underwriting, workout, credit review, risk management, and/or regulatory)

Ability to support conclusions through fact-based analysis and ability to influence senior leaders

Excellent credit analysis, project management and leadership skills

Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal

Ability to manage multiple complex tasks while delivering high quality results

Bachelor’s Degree with a preference in finance, accounting, economics or other business concentration

Desired:

10+ years of direct commercial credit experience. Experience managing traded products and complex structured financing facilities with asset managers and other institutional clients globally

Demonstrated experience in identifying, assessing, and reporting on existing and emerging risks

Experience with direct applicability to Credit Review responsibility

Ability to coach/mentor new or less experienced associates

Skills:

Audit Planning

Financial Analysis

Internal Audit Review

Risk Management

Underwriting

Business Acumen

Credit and Risk Assessment

Critical Thinking

Issue Management

Portfolio Analysis

Analytical Thinking

Regulatory Compliance

Relationship Building

Stakeholder Management

Written Communications

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