Location: Home based

Salary: Competitive

About the Commercial Banking Associate - Agriculture

Our client is a growing bank with a fantastic, innovative proposition and a market leading product suite

& sustainable approach to lending. Due to their ongoing growth the company now seeks a Agricultural Relationship Associate to join their busy thriving team.

Purpose of the Commercial Banking Associate - Agriculture;

The Agricultural Relationship Associate is predominantly home based and customer facing. The role is a critical part of the Bank’s customer service offering.

The Agricultural Relationship Associate will support the bank’s mission which is to create and grow a sustainable, customer-focused, and innovative bank that supports and champions the financial health of the rural economy.

The Agricultural Relationship Associate will be responsible for:

• Support Agricultural Relationship Managers to attract and grow a portfolio of quality Agricultural businesses via Savings and Credit based solutions.
• Work with Relationship Manager on farm and in the office to be part of the deal team for larger transactions in a supervised or unsupervised capacity where appropriate.
• Lead approved credit deals to execution through good collaborative contact with the Bank’s professionals network.
• Use good judgement to triage the referrals received into opportunities and distribute internally if required.
• Build superior relationships in the marketplace to fully leverage the Bank’s unique product offering.
• Help grow brand awareness by attending industry good events.

• Ability to support the writing of niche agricultural and horticultural credit & deals in a subjective risk-based assessment format
• Manage internal relations and build credibility with the risk department of Oxbury

• Complete annual credit & account reviews with a primary focus on existing customers with drawn facilities which includes but is not limited to annual GDPR consents (Marketing, data storage, SBI numbers, environmental categorisations) to a high standard
• Understand what operational, capital and reputational risks are and act accordingly.
• Interpret financial statements and budgeted projections across all production cycles and income streams pertaining to our target markets.
• Understand agricultural lending credit policy and LVR & profitability markers and benchmarks.
• Ongoing monitoring and management of conditions subsequent for existing drawn facilities
• Identify, manage and report on any early warning signs for deteriorating credit & risk profiles, credit scoring etc.

Skills of the Commercial Banking Associate - Agriculture:

• Agricultural/ Commercial banking experience
• Interpret and critique financial statements
• Ability to write & assess agricultural and/or commercial credit
• Excellent communication skills
• Rapport building skills
• Confident and self-motivated
• Resilient nature
• Full UK or equivalent driver’s license

This is a fantastic opportunity to utilise your experience within a dynamic growing organisation & to be part of their increasingly successful story.

For more information about the Agricultural Relationship Associate or to apply send