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About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking Commercial Banking Associates to join 2024 Program. Commercial Banking Client Coverage (CBCC) is a line of business within the Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Group. CBCC provides comprehensive financial services to commercial customers primarily with annual sales from $10 million to $2 billion. With locations in the United States and Canada, we help customers grow, add jobs, and succeed. Client Coverage team serves variety of companies within the industry including manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, distributors, importers, and service companies providing them with wide variety of products and services to meet the lending and cash management needs.
Program Overview:
The Commercial Banking Associate Program is designed to support the development of the next generation of Commercial Relationship Managers. During the two-year program, Associates will be paired with a select group of Senior Relationship Managers (RMs) in Client Coverage business line and work in an apprentice model to support the portfolios of Senior RM's. Associates will work on all facets of relationship management including credit underwriting of existing clients, new client acquisition, sales support, engaging with product partners, and effective sales monitoring/tracking.
Upon completion of the program, Associates may have the opportunity to progress into RM role.
In this role, you will:

• Interpret and analyze borrower financial information.
• Underwrite and close commercial loans.
• Research, examine and interpret customer portfolio, competitors, and related industry to prepare comprehensive credit reports.
• Review and interpret credit policies and procedures.
• Risk rate borrowers and loans/products.
• Perform financial modeling, projections, and credit research for loan structuring.
• Develop and maintain client relationships.
• Review basic or tactical issues, policies or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained, related to low-to-medium risk tasks and deliverables.
• Communicate with product partners and prepare materials for prospective and client presentations.
• Identify opportunities and strategies for process improvement and risk control development.
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand functions, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.

Required Qualifications, US:
6 months of Commercial Relationship Management or Credit Underwriting experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:

• Possesses strong credit acumen
• Experience with underwriting moderately complex credit and debt structure
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Risk Management
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding of core banking products: deposits, commercial credit, and treasury
• Represents Wells Fargo with confidence, positive energy, and clear communication in the marketplace
• Commercial account relationship management experience
• Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with internal partners
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Effective time management and organization skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• High level of initiative and accountability
• Proactive, persistent, organized, and results oriented
• Sound problem solving and decision-making skills
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Posting End Date:
27 Jan 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Diversity
At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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