Sba Business Development Officer

Great employees are essential to maintaining the confidence our customers place in us. FGB believes that our employees are our greatest asset as demonstrated in their professionalism and dedication. We encourage open communication and strive to cultivate an environment in which our employees will contribute new ideas and innovations that will help us excel. As we grow, we want YOU to join our team to help fulfill our mission of serving the banking needs in our local communities.
Our full-time employees are eligible for amazing benefits including medical, dental, vision, and basic life/AD&D insurance, prescription drug benefits, long term disability, and salary continuance (short-term disability). In addition, they get paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, a tuition reimbursement program, 401k, section 125 cafeteria plan, and the opportunity to earn FGB stock grants. Apply today to enjoy these benefits and more!
Position Summary
The SBA Business Development Officer position is responsible for assisting the lending team in the identification, cultivation, and closing of SBA loan relationships (new and existing). The position accomplishes this by individually and jointly with other lenders prospecting for new leads and opportunities and meeting with the companies/individuals to determine the best loan, deposit, and cash management products to meet their needs. The position operates with limited credit authority.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Primarily will be responsible for oversight of the bank's SBA lending efforts via various SBA 7a programs including export loans
2. Assist team members with sourcing, evaluating, and structuring SBA loans.
3. Establish and maintain a network of referral sources able to bring potential SBA borrowers to the bank.
4. Assist team members with the monitoring of the bank's SBA loan portfolio
5. Attend to the needs of present and potential SBA customers seeking a banking relationship that may involve unsecured funds and/or credit secured by mortgages or other banking products.
   
   1. Interview applicants to develop information concerning their business or consumer needs, desires, repayment ability and earnings to determine the viability of the relationship.
   2. Obtain and direct the analysis of all financial data.
   3. Conduct credit checks and make on site visits.
   4. Help guide the banking relationship through the credit process, closing process, deposit process and ancillary bank products process.
6. Responsible for achieving loan production goals, deposit goals, and referral goals.
7. Responsible for cross selling activities including Deposit products, cash management referrals and referring business to any other internal partners.
8. Perform required outside calling activity and record it in the Bank's CRM program.
9. Provide customers with routine platform services, such as approving checks for cashing, loan draws, or addressing customer requests.
10. Work with team members/customers to correct/clear loan exceptions (financial, covenant, collateral, etc.) as needed.
11. Represent First Guaranty Bank in the community.
12. Adhere to BSA/AML policy and all other bank policies.
13. Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)

• 5 or more years of SBA lending experience.
• Formal credit experience is a requirement.
• Strong sales skills
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Time Management
• High school diploma or equivalent, college degree preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)