JOB DESCRIPTION

If you’re looking for a meaningful career, you’ll find it here at Webster. Founded in 1935, our focus has always been to put people first-doing whatever we can to help individuals, families, businesses and our colleagues achieve their financial goals. As a leading commercial bank, we remain passionate about serving our clients and supporting our communities. Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, Agility, Respect, Excellence are Webster’s values, these set us apart as a bank and as an employer.
Come join our team where you can expand your career potential, benefit from our robust development opportunities, and enjoy meaningful work!

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent work experience.
• 1-2 years of experience in leveraged finance at a commercial bank, investment bank or finance company with strong commercial credit experience.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with financial statement modeling.
• Experience underwriting middle market cash flow transactions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
• Graduate of a formalized credit training program is preferred but not required.

Key responsibilities include: (i) assisting the deal team in the due diligence process for new cash flow transactions, inclusive of both financial and qualitative due diligence, (ii) preparing pre-screen memos and credit approval documents for presentation to credit committee, (iii) preparing financial models, (iv) assisting in the closing process on new transactions, and (v) management and ongoing monitoring of portfolio accounts. Throughout this process, the Analyst will have the opportunity to interact with multiple stakeholders including senior origination officers, deal underwriters, senior credit officers, capital markets professionals, private equity sponsors, company management, as well as legal counsel and operations personnel.