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Hancock Whitney

Traditional and online banking, financial services

Commercial Portfolio Manager 4

Retail & Commercial BankingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNew Orleans, LA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field is preferred.
  • At least 7 years of credit analysis, underwriting, portfolio management, relationship management, or a combination of related commercial banking experience is required.
  • Credit analysis training or a certificate program, advanced skills in underwriting larger complex commercial credits, and familiarity with syndication and participation credits are required.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and the public.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and personal financial statements and federal and state tax returns.
  • Knowledge of non-credit bank products and services.
  • Credit, risk management, and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to apply business principles and financial ratios correctly.
  • Analytical and financial analysis skills, including the ability to perform quick calculations using a financial calculator.
  • Understanding of macroeconomic and microeconomic issues as they apply to business, and of market, interest rate, leverage, and other risks as they apply to lending.
  • Knowledge of loan documentation, loan agreements, loan structuring, collateral perfection and liens, and general business contracts.
  • Understanding of lending policies and procedures, underwriting, and regulatory guidelines.
  • Ability to follow instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form; multitask and work under tight timelines; work independently with minimal supervision; and solve problems using sound logic.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn new software systems quickly.
  • Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines, travel, and lift, move, or carry approximately 25 pounds when required to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with relationship managers, market leadership, senior management, and credit officers to originate, monitor, maintain, and grow profitable Wholesale Banking relationships.
  • Perform due diligence, credit analysis, and underwriting; recommend borrower and facility risk assessment ratings; and prepare credit approval packages for new and existing loans, extensions, modifications, and amendments.
  • Manage, monitor, and assess portfolio and credit risk to ensure relationships adhere to credit policy, procedures, business strategy, and commercial and regulatory guidelines.
  • Ensure loan agreements are accurately documented as approved, added to master loan agreement tracking reports, and monitored for compliance.
  • Prepare annual or administrative reviews assessing client and guarantor financial performance and covenant compliance, update borrower and facility risk ratings, and complete reviews by target dates.
  • Communicate with internal business partners, including loan operations, credit services, credit review, audit, and treasury services, throughout underwriting and portfolio management.
  • Review and form opinions on third-party due-diligence documents, including appraisals, environmental reports, inspections, construction budgets, and projections.
  • Work with outside legal counsel as needed to prepare and review attorney-prepared loan documentation and resolve documentation issues.
  • Participate with relationship managers in client and prospect calls to understand clients and their businesses.
  • Partner with relationship managers to prepare due diligence and analysis for opportunity memos for new-to-bank client relationships.
  • Serve, as appropriate, as a point of contact for clients or liaison to the Credit Delivery Team and other business partners.
  • Participate with relationship managers in discussions and presentations of credit requests to local market leadership and credit officers.
  • Work with relationship managers and commercial client administrators on client servicing, collection of borrower and guarantor financials and transaction information, loan maturity and past-due monitoring, and review of borrowing base certificates, liquidity verification, and other periodic documentation required by loan agreements.
  • Review borrowers’ electronic file depositories for completeness and accurate filing.
  • Monitor client operating performance against original underwriting and projections upon receipt of required reporting information.
  • Verify that coding, borrower and facility risk assessments and dates, and expected loss ratios are accurate and correctly recorded in the loan system.
  • Conduct due diligence and industry and market analysis to evaluate client and guarantor credit capacity and quality.
  • Stay informed about economic conditions and legislation that may affect client relationships and the Wholesale Line of Business.
  • Review new and renewal lending documents before closing for completeness and accuracy against the loan approval.
  • Work with relationship managers and commercial client administrators to monitor and resolve document exceptions, including loan coding, collateral, and critical documentation exceptions; participate in loan agreement exception tracking calls as required.
  • Promptly notify the Director of Portfolio Management and Underwriting of upward or downward numerical changes in client borrower risk assessments.
  • Assist in preparing Watch Reports and present to the Watch Committee as needed.
  • Respond to credit review questions and provide missing documentation as required.
  • Develop advanced underwriting skills and analytical techniques through interaction with the manager, credit officers, and senior associates.
  • Safeguard client information in accordance with bank guidelines, including personal and account data and other sensitive information.
  • Support other portfolio managers as team workload requires.
  • Participate in special projects as a lead or contributor when needed.
  • Maintain knowledge of bank policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and local banking and industry laws and regulations, including Anti-Money Laundering, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, OFAC, CRA, Fair Lending, and Bank Secrecy Act requirements.
  • Complete all annually required bank training assignments on time.
  • Report procedures or processes that do not meet regulatory requirements, including suspected or confirmed fraud, to management, Human Resources, Corporate Security, or anonymously through the Integrity in Action hotline.
  • Identify and recommend cross-sell opportunities for ancillary bank products, including Treasury Services, International Banking, Equipment Finance, and Private Banking.
  • Participate annually in at least one civic, community, or industry-related activity, which is strongly encouraged.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Accounting is preferred.

About the Company

Hancock Whitney

Traditional and online banking, financial services

Hancock Whitney is a regional bank with more than $35 billion in assets that serves Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, plus loan offices in Nashville and Atlanta. It offers traditional and online banking, commercial and small-business banking, private wealth, trust and investment services, healthcare banking, and mortgage lending, delivered through its offices and online platforms. The bank emphasizes its long history and core values—honor and integrity, strength and stability, commitment to service, teamwork, and personal responsibility—as part of what sets it apart. Its goal is to be a trusted financial partner that helps people reach their financial goals and supports local communities while growing the business in a balanced, stable way.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Gulfport, MS
Founded
1899

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