Closing & Disbursement Specialist

SUMMARY:

The Closing & Disbursement Specialist is responsible for review of all new and renewed loans to ensure proper policy, procedural, and compliance requirements have been adhered to and loans have been documented in accordance with the approved terms while providing an efficient loan closing process for customers and maintaining high quality standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Quality Control:

• Ensure review of Construction, Land Development, Residential, SBA, Commercial and Mortgage loans and Lease documents signed with all conditions met prior to funding/disbursement.
• Ensure file, credit memo, loan documents and escrow instructions are accurate and queued for funding/disbursement
• Serve as liaison between title and escrow officers, Bank and client attorneys, loan participation banks, appraisers, environmental firms, customers, various Bank department team members and others as needed.
• Review preliminary report and title policy exception/easements and legal descriptions for pre-closing and post-closing documents to ensure they meet and satisfy bank policy.
• Monitor the appraisal review, flood insurance, and other insurance requirements for loan pre-closing.
• Ensure all closing documents are in balance and fully compliant once loan is closed. Enter into loan tracking system for appropriate follow up.
• Work with department management team to follow up on internal audit and outside examination exceptions as needed.

Funding:

• Fund new loan packages via cashiers check, deposit, credit, or wire as required; disburse credit line funds to borrower's accounts (advances), after determining that proper protocol and authority has been met
• Prepare/Process and submit ACH and Wire fundings and disbursements for approval in a timely and compliant manner as needed.
• Issue payoff statements to Title Companies on construction and land development loans and ensure that repayments are processed accurately by the Loan Service Center.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to an associate's degree in business or related field; and/or knowledge typically gained through a minimum of two years of experience in banking or other administrative field.
• Intermediate knowledge of Commercial Real Estate, Mortgage lending, Construction, SBA and Consumer loan closing and disbursement/funding methodology and procedures.
• Intermediate knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements.
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding SBA SOP.
• Skills operating a personal computer particularly Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel) and Web/Internet usage.

Compensation:

The hiring range for this position is $23.35 to $33.10 per hour. The salary offered will fall within this range commensurate with the candidate's applicable experience, education, and skills.