Private Banking Officer Credit - Private Wealth

at  BMO Financial Group

1250 boul Rene Levesque Ouest Montreal Quebec,H3B 4W8

Provides a superior level of customer service and portfolio management in lending services for all existing and potential clients and in support of a team of Private Bankers. Provides technical expertise for proactive credit analysis, structuring, decisions, and portfolio monitoring. Applies lending expertise to a lending and deposit portfolio of accounts or part of the lending process (e.g. underwriting, funding, monitoring).

• Assists in preparing new business proposals or presentations to clients/prospects.
• Assists in preparing for client meetings and account opening documentation.
• Identifies and recommends workflow process alternatives that can lead to improved efficiency and service levels.
• Performs client sales & service support activities as required to meet client needs and maintain overall service standards.
• Determines client needs and ensures timely and accurate completion of transaction processing.
• Provides after sales support and handles exceptions tactfully, accurately and efficiently in accordance with Bank policy.
• Takes ownership of client inquiries/ concerns/ complaints, ensuring timely resolution and referring as appropriate.
• Maintains detailed knowledge and understanding of the integrated private banking services and offerings and lending procedures.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver on business objectives.
• Analyzes data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Executes set-up, maintenance, and advancement of lending products and related account administration as per guidelines.
• Verifies and processes loan drawdowns, ensuring they are within the terms of the credit authorization and completion of required security documentation.
• Reviews and actions overdrafts and other monitoring reports in a timely manner.
• Sets up and completes margin / covenant tests within established timeframes.
• Maintains control of security collateral including preparation and registration.
• Identifies, diarizes, and monitors accounts for security renewals, registrations, and other expiry dates to meet compliance requirements.
• Monitors and controls the integrity of lending documentation.
• Collects fees applicable to credit terms and conditions or account agreement.
• Provides timely, accurate service and support to bankers and specialists by completing a wide variety of credit, non-credit, and related activities.
• Identifies, records and advises banker / relationship manager of any credit &/or risk management issues
• Identifies opportunities to increase profitability, create capacity and reduce expenses.
• Ensure timely and accurate set-up, maintenance and advance of lending products.
• May focus on either after sales service, or compliance (risk management) and fulfillment services, or both.
• Mitigates identified risks and makes credit recommendations/decisions in accordance with sound credit-granting principles and compliance with the Bank’s philosophy and principles outlined in corporate risk policy and supporting policies and procedures.
• Identifies and escalates irregularities and discrepancies to management as per guidelines.
• Participates in assigned audits and compliance reviews.
• Ensures proper adherence to the code of conduct and ethical guidelines.
• Follows security and safeguarding procedures and applies appropriate due diligence for the prevention of loss due to fraud, counterfeiting money laundering or defalcation in accordance with Bank policy.
• Protects the Bank’s assets by adhering to all banking, investment and lending regulations, policies, and procedures, legal and ethical requirements, process requirements, bank guidelines, and established risk guidelines.
• Completes complex & diverse tasks within given rules/limits and may include handling escalations from other employees.
• Analyzes issues and determines next steps.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically between 3 - 5 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bilingualism French and English.
• Working knowledge of personal (primarily) and commercial credit and non-credit products and services.
• Working knowledge of lending processes and supporting policies.
• If a Credit Qualifiable job, Credit Qualifications and associated credit knowledge and skills according to the credit portfolio requirements and qualification standards.
• Specialized knowledge.
• Verbal & written communication skills - Good.
• Organization skills - Good.
• Collaboration & team skills - Good.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - Good.
  You’re fluent in French and English as this role provides support to clients and team members inside and/or outside the province of Quebec.

Please refer the Job description for details