First Citizens Bank

Sales Support Specialist

Posted on: 16 Jul 2024

Knoxville, TN

Job Description

Overview

First Citizens Bank has an incredible opportunity for a Sales Support Specialist (Commercial Lending Assistant). We are hiring banking professionals who have had proven success in their past careers, are self-motivated, and possess strong relationship building skills. This role is an integral part of our team partnering with Commercial and/or Business Banking groups in the sales, servicing and management of clients and loan portfolios.

This role is fully in-office in Knoxville, Tennessee and is not capable of remote work at this time.

Responsibilities

Ongoing Sales Support: Provide ongoing sales support to Lenders which includes identifying sales and cross sell opportunities, coordinating materials for presentations, setting up sales calls as needed, maintaining prospect lists, and making joint calls as required.
Documentation Support and Accuracy: Originates, processes, and ensures accuracy of loan documentation for closings. This includes entering financial information into the loan system and ensuring that all necessary documentation is included in the loan package prior to closing.
Ongoing Credit Servicing Support and Accuracy: Resolving documentation exception issues, maintaining service levels, updating financial statements, and preparing files for all portfolio reviews. Run reports to track maturing lines/loans and service levels.
Monitoring of Past Due Credits: Communicate, report, and follow up on portfolio past dues to ensure they remain current, while maintaining customer contact.
Ongoing Customer Service/Office Support: Coordinates opening of deposit and other banking services with branch partners. Handles customer requests for information and problem resolution.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

High school or GED
A minimum of 4 years’ experience in commercial lending assistance is required

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in loan documentation
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other office support systems and programs
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

First Citizens Bank

Raleigh, NC

Forever Strong. Forever First®.

For more than 120 years, First Citizens Bank has been helping families and businesses do more with the money they earn, save and invest. In that time, we've built a solid track record of service, stability and reliability. We remain committed to smart, steady growth ... for our company and our customers alike.

Forever Family.

First Citizens began in 1898 as the Bank of Smithfield in Johnston County, North Carolina. From a single office, we've grown to more than 500 branches in 19 states.

Today, First Citizens is one of America's largest family-controlled banks, led for three generations by members of the same family. That's created a continuity of stable, forward-looking leadership focused more on building a strong bank that can last for generations than on short-term results.

Forever Helping.

Over the years, the way we do banking has changed. First Citizens has added new capabilities and new offerings. In addition to traditional banking services, we provide customers with services that include wealth management1, business and commercial banking, treasury services, insurance services1 and much more.

We also complement our industry-leading branch service with state-of-the-art digital banking tools. From First Citizens Digital Banking with Manage My MoneySM to Business Online Banking (BOB) Advantage®, we give customers more ways than ever to look after their financial lives.

Forever Stable.

First Citizens is a banking subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA), a $39 billion financial holding company.

As a First Citizens customer, you benefit from the stability of our top-tier credit quality, outstanding capital strength and strong liquid balance sheet. We never compromise the security of our customers' assets, regardless of the latest market trends or financial pressures.

At First Citizens, we've built our company on such timeless values as integrity, hard work and taking the long-term view. We avoid fads and gimmicks; instead, we believe in sound decisions that create real security and growth for generations to come.

Forever First is our commitment to be there through the years for the people, businesses and communities who rely on us to be the best bank we can be. As we say, "Money isn't everything. But so much depends on what you do with your money."

First Citizens Bank. Forever First®.

First Citizens Bank

Established in 1898, First Citizens Bank is headquartered in Raleigh, N.C.
The bank serves Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin with more than 500 branches.
First Citizens offers a complete line of financial services, including personal banking, business banking, wealth management, investment services1, insurance services1 and more.

First Citizens BancShares

Our parent company, First Citizens BancShares, is one of the largest family-controlled bank holding companies in the United States.
The company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol FCNCA2, Opens in a new tab.
Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., BancShares’ assets total more than $39 billion.