Commercial Banking Advisor

We are currently seeking a Commercial Banking Advisor to join our Island Savings team.

The Commercial Banking Advisor is responsible for ongoing management and growth of an assigned portfolio of commercial members. This role provides the full range of commercial lending and investment services to commercial members and proactively identifies potential new commercial members through referrals, business development, networks, and contacts in the community.

**Here’s what would be included as a part of your typical day**
- **Business Development**:Establishes and maintains relationships with existing members, networks with external business organizations and individuals in the business community to generate referrals. Pursues relationships with new commercial members and actively promotes the organization through participation in community initiatives and events.
- **Portfolio Management**:Assists in development of annual business plans by researching market opportunities and needs within the assigned market area; maintains regular contact with portfolio members and builds long term relationships that ensure the continued growth and profitability of the portfolio.
- **Sales and Service Strategy**:Provides commercial lending and investment advisory services to commercial members for commercial mortgages, loans, lines of credit and registered investment products; initiates referrals to product specialists as required; and achieves or exceed annual sales and growth targets.
- **Risk Management**:Conducts annual reviews or assists in compiling documents for annual reviews on commercial accounts within assigned portfolio and ensure all terms and conditions of credit are being met and reports regularly on the status and performance of portfolio; initiates collection activity in the event of delinquency less than 90 days and recommends appropriate course of action to address significantly delinquent accounts and to maximize recovery of funds; and assists credit recovery with collection activity on non-accrual loans as required.
- **Risk Management**:Initiates collection activity in the event of delinquency less than 90 days and recommends appropriate course of action to address significantly delinquent accounts and to maximize recovery of funds.

**Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5 years retail or commercial banking experience or equivalent required
- Sales experience preferred
- Strong relationship builder and communicator with a demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment
- Excellent listening skills with the ability to understand the needs of a client and match appropriate solutions
- Results oriented attitude with demonstrated business development techniques
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the flexibility to adapt to a constantly changing environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, specifically MS Excel and Word.
- Displays an understanding of risk and risk ownership by being able to demonstrate adherence to policies and procedures.

**Why work for us?**

We offer a total rewards package that recognizes the meaningful work you do to support our members and our communities, which includes:

- A competitive base salary plus performance-based incentive compensation
- Annual merit pay increases
- Flexible benefits as well as support for retirement benefits
- Vacation time, a flexible “Day4U” and the option to purchase up to five additional vacation days
- Other financial perks such as our Employee Banking Advantages which includes waived or reduced financial service fees, reduced rates on personal loans, mortgages and no-interest loans on lifestyle-related items that promote health, wellness, learning and business aptitude

In addition, you can enjoy socially conscious perks, like three paid days off every year, to volunteer for causes you care about.

**Diversity & Inclusion**: