Join Blue Sky Bank's dedicated team as a Loan Operations Specialist III in Tulsa, Oklahoma!
About Blue Sky Bank: For over a century, Blue Sky Bank has stood as a beacon of excellence in the banking industry. Our unwavering commitment to fostering a culture where employees thrive has been pivotal in our continuous growth and success. We believe in creating an environment where hard work, positivity, and professionalism are celebrated.
Why should you choose Blue Sky Bank?
- Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, retirement plan, and opportunities for continuous learning and development.
- Diverse and Inclusive Culture: Embrace diversity and work in an inclusive environment that values and respects every team member’s contribution.
- Work-Life Balance: We believe in fostering a healthy work-life balance to ensure our team members' well-being and productivity.
- Empowerment and Growth: Join a team that values your skills and offers opportunities for professional advancement within a supportive and collaborative work culture.
- Community Engagement: Contribute to a bank that actively participates in community initiatives, making a meaningful impact beyond banking.
- Innovation and Excellence: Be a part of a forward-thinking organization that encourages new ideas and champions innovation in the banking sector.
Role Overview: A Loan Operations Specialist III assists the Managing Director of Loan Operations, Loan Operations Lead, and Loan Processing Team ensuring compliance with the Bank's loan policy and all regulatory requirements.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Performs daily post-closing review of new and renewed loans and completes required checklist to document review.
- Reviews reports for misapplied or unposted transactions and monitors internal accounts for incoming fees.
- Performs pre-closing reviews to ensure all conditions and prerequisites to close per loan approval have been met as well as documentation in line for collateral perfection.
- Secondary for monthly reporting for FHLB, SBA, and PCBB.
- Builds internal reports to identify potential missing/incorrect data pertaining to loan accounts.
- Manages monthly exceptions report and add or remove exceptions, as necessary.
- Reviews loan agreements and adds covenants to tickler system.
- Satisfies ticklers as financial and collateral documentation is received.
- Reviews daily maintenance reports to perform checks maintenance was completed correctly and documents review and comments on report.
- Periodically verifies documents are being uploaded properly, accounts are being routinely balanced, and all ticklers are being added/satisfied.
- Performs the responsibilities of a Loan Operations Specialist II and I as required and necessary.
- Performs clerical duties including answering phones, assisting customers with questions and balance inquiries, or transferring to appropriate department/employee.
- Files both physical and electronic loan documents as well as verifying that they have been filed correctly and clearly within the e-filing system.
- Assists operations staff with daily responsibilities involving mailing notices, posting transactions, and facilitating officer or processor requests.
- Monitors and reconciles general ledger accounts, internal loan accounts, floor plans, and holding accounts. Resolving discrepancies as necessary and tracking reconciliation reports.
- Reviews daily reports for transactional or system errors and provides management with reports necessary for compliance.
- Performs operational duties including mailing paid outs, filing mortgages and UCCs, tracking property and flood insurance, processing participation payments, and facilitating officer or processor requests.
- Processes of mortgage escrow transactions and servicing of loan escrow accounts. Issues payments for insurance and taxes. Performs annual reviews.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (in finance, accounting, or other business-related fields preferred).
- Experience: 3 - 4 years of loan servicing and loan data entry experience (2+ years of commercial and/or commercial real estate loan servicing and loan data entry experience preferred.)
- Accuracy and Attention to Detail.
- Strong time management skills to meet all deadlines.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Problem Solving/Analysis.
- Adaptability.
- Excellent customer service skills.
