Job description

Midwest BankCentre is proud to be recognized as one of St. Louis’ Top Workplaces for 2021 and 2022!

About Midwest BankCentre

Midwest BankCentre is a values-based bank that has been a mainstay of St. Louis community banking since 1906. Our purpose is to help regional communities thrive by creating the conditions to help Main Street, marginalized communities and multicultural markets live into their full potential. We work to empower people, enable business and energize neighborhoods through the strength of our financial services, including personalized consumer and business banking, business cash management, mortgage lending, home equity loans, financial planning and investments, insurance and digital banking.

We are committed to making meaningful, long-term investments in communities that lift everyone up so we can all RISE TOGETHER. Our commitment to shared prosperity, our investment in Community and Economic Development and our dedication to diversity and inclusion are reflected is the ways Midwest BankCentre lives its purpose.

A few more facts about Midwest BankCentre:

• We are ranked as one of the top employers in the region because of our commitment to our team members and the communities we serve.
• We rank among the St. Louis Region’s largest locally owned banks.
• We have 17 locations throughout Missouri and Illinois, including the City of St. Louis and St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson, and St. Clair Counties.
• We have state of the art online and mobile banking platforms that allow us to meet customers where they are to help them get to where they want to be.
• We foster a culture that supports your success and professional growth.

Summary

The ideal candidate will be a lender with extensive knowledge of SBA Lending Products (7a, 504, USDA) and responsible for new business development centered on identifying and delivering SBA solutions to existing and prospective Rising Bank customers. Goals include revenue and profitability to the entire bank, along with growth in market share.

Knowledge and/or Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of SBA lending practices and requirements as well as the SBA SOP.
• Ability to relate to people in an open, friendly accepting manner and can show sincere interest in others and their concerns, capable of initiating and developing relationships with others as a key priority.
• Can assert own ideas and persuade others; gain support and commitment from others and mobilize people to take action.
• Be a collaborative partner with the credit and closing partners, as well as throughout the Bank.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• Ability to write simple correspondence and basic routine reports.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with management, other employees, customers, and representatives from other organizations.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form.
• Diplomacy in dealing with internal and external clients.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, percentages and proportions.

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• Ability to calculate a cash flow analysis to determine the client’s ability to service the proposed loan.
• Critical thinker with the ability to formulate and support credit decisions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of proven SBA business development origination success

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every listed qualification. Midwest BankCentre is recognized nationally for its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices and embraces these practices as a competitive advantage.

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the right candidate for this or other Midwest BankCentre roles!

AAP/EEO Statement

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position and Midwest BankCentre. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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