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Date:

 

October 21, 2008
     

Job Title:

  

Vice President/Branch Manager
     

Location:

   AgriLand Farm Credit Services
Beaumont, Texas
 

Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Agricultural Economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience and five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible banking or related agricultural lending experience, including at least one (1) year in a supervisory and/or Management position. Agricultural experience is essential.
 

Job Purpose and Scope: Manages the overall functions of a small to medium-sized branch office including credit quality, loan servicing, business development, and personnel administration. Has considerable latitude for decision making in the implementation of association goals.
 

Essential Functions:

  • Establishes goals and objectives for the assigned branch office and its employees and delegates authority as appropriate to carry out goals and objectives. Hires, motivates, evaluates and provides training for branch office employees.
  • Represents the association at local community activities. Promotes the association by maintaining good public and member relations.
  • Generates new loan business, services existing loans and grows the loan portfolio of assigned office. Completes loan analyses within the guidelines and policies of the association. Processes and approves loan requests within the limits of delegated authority and in accordance with association guidelines. Prepares and submits loan requests that exceed delegated lending authority to the appropriate management level along with recommendation for approval or rejection.
  • Determines the eligibility and scope of financing for all new loans and ensures verification of assets and liabilities. Secures background and credit history on new loans, repeat loans and renewals. Provides for evaluation of loan collateral in accordance with association policies and procedures. Ensures proper lien perfection on all collateral.
  • Maintains awareness of agricultural trends and business activity, FCA regulations, and legal obligations. Ensures branch office operations comply with applicable policies, regulations and laws. Prepares reports required by association management, the Board of Directors and regulatory bodies.
  • Coordinates the implementation of advertising and marketing programs.
  • Performs collections and management of association’s acquired property as required.
 
Skill Requirements: Specialized knowledge of banking administration and accounting policies, procedures, reports, guidelines and banking regulations. Specialized knowledge of financial analysis and asset/liability management. General knowledge of accounting/financial systems. Specialized knowledge of accounting/finance principles. Skill in oral and written communication. Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Office applications. Ability to perform intermediate-level accounting/financial analyses.
 
Working Relationships: Frequent interaction with customers, association departmental staff and management. Occasional interaction with association senior management, CEO, and/or board of directors. Occasional interaction with Farm Credit Bank of Texas staff. Frequent interaction with area professionals including real estate agents, commercial bankers, and others who deal with the association in the normal course of business.
 
Physical Activities: Ability to sit for long periods of time. Ability to stand for limited periods of time. Ability to walk for moderate distances. Frequent finger/hand manipulation (e.g. keyboard, office equipment, small hand tools, etc.). Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling while exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
 
 

If you are qualified and would like to apply for this position, please send your resume to:
 
Kathy Staff
Director of HRM
AgriLand, Farm Credit Services
3210 WNW Loop 323
Tyler, TX 75702
Phone: 903-593-0151, ext. 220
Efax: 877-206-8334
Email: kstarr@agriland.com
 
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