Junior Loan Operations Specialist

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Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the "Bank") is a full-service commercial bank based in New York City. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial, and personal banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, private and public middle-market and corporate enterprises and institutions, municipalities, and local government entities.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank was named one of Newsweek's Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2024. The Bank was ranked by Independent Community Bankers of America among the top ten successful loan producers for 2023 by loan category and asset size for commercial banks with more than $1 billion in assets. Kroll affirmed a BBB+ (investment grade) deposit rating on January 25, 2024. For the fourth time, MCB has earned a place in the Piper Sandler Bank Sm-All Stars Class of 2024.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank operates banking centers and private client offices in Manhattan, Boro Park, Brooklyn and Great Neck on Long Island in New York State.

The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender. The parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank is Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB).

Position Summary:

The Junior Loan Operations Specialist will be responsible for processing both administrative tasks for the bank's Standby, Commercial Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections Portfolios and for the Commercial Real Estate and Middle Market Loan Portfolios.

We have a flexible work schedule where employees can work from home one day a week.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Trade Services Operation support including issuance of Standby, Commercial Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections processes.
• Loan Servicing support including processing of fed wires, loan payments, loan advances and payment of invoices.

Required knowledge, skills and experience:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational and time management skills
• Strong work ethic
• Sound judgement
• Critical thinking skills
• Work independently & collaborative
• Strong interpersonal skills

Preferred knowledge, skills and experience:

• Commercial loan knowledge is a plus including servicing
• Trade Services support knowledge is a plus including URC 522, UCP 600 and ISP98

Potential Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 annually

This salary range reflects base wages and does not include benefits, bonus, or incentive pay. Salary bands are purposefully wide ranging to encompass the different factors considered in determining where a candidate falls in the range, including but not limited to, seniority, performance, experience, education, and any other legitimate, non-discriminatory factor permitted by law. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed here.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.