Loan Documentation Specialist

Overview
At Community Bank System, Inc. (CBSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.
Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.
To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CBSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.
Responsibilities
Loan Documentation Specialists are responsible for all activities required to prepare and process commercial loan documents, including commitment letters, new loan requests, loan renewals, material changes, and modifications.

• Prepare commitment letters and loan closing documents, including real estate and non-real estate loans, in accordance with approvals and bank loan policy
• Establish pre-closing checklists for tracking of approval conditions
• Provide exemplary customer service to both internal and external customers
• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all job-specific training requirements in a timely fashion.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or directed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma plus one (1) year of additional specialized education or equivalent.
• Typing, PC proficiency (with Microsoft Office Products and Loan Documentation software).
• Good written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, organizational skills.
• Knowledge of loan forms, processes, and procedures with attention to detail.
• Minimum of one (1) year office experience.

Other Job Information
Hours: 40 hours/week
Compensation: Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.
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.
Minimum
USD $21.75/Hr.
Maximum
USD $30.50/Hr.