Loan Associate

About First Palmetto Bank:

Founded in 1904, First Palmetto Bank serves businesses and individuals from our 23 offices located throughout South Carolina. Twice named South Carolina's Best Small Bank by Newsweek, our team takes pride in providing an unparalleled level of customer service and attention.

Essential Duties

1. Prepares closing packages, coordinate closings with lender
2. Assist with various closing tasks
3. Assist with departmental scanning
4. Process file maintenance change

Secondary Duties:

A Loan Associate performs duties specific to the position and other functions as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

The position of Loan Associate is not responsible for the supervision of any employee(s).

Environment and Physical Activity:

A Loan Associate works in a non-confined office-type setting in which he or she is free to move about at will. It may include some minor annoyances such as noise, odors, drafts, etc.

A Loan Associate in the course of performing this position, spends time writing, typing, speaking, listening, lifting up to fifty (50) pounds, driving, carrying, seeing (such as close, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and adjusted focus), sitting, pulling, walking, standing, squatting, kneeling and reaching.

A Loan Associate may operate any or all of the following: telephone, smart phone, copy and fax machines, adding machine (calculator), check protector, scanner and image systems, scanning equipment, encoder, money counter, credit card terminal, typewriter, computer terminal, laptop computer, personal computer, tablet, printers, or other equipment as directed.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Mental Demands:

A Loan Associate must be able to accommodate to reading documents or instruments, detailed work, problem solving, customer contact, reasoning, math, language, presentations, verbal and written communication, analytical reasoning, stress, multiple concurrent tasks and constant interruptions.

Minimum Requirements:

These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner. Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or TIME PERIOD of related experience and/or training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Work related experience should consist of a cash handling and/or customer service background. Educational experience, through in-house training sessions, formal school or financial industry related curriculum, should be business or financial industry related.
• Basic experience, knowledge and training in loan operation activities, terminology and products and services.
• Basic knowledge of related state and federal banking compliance regulations, and other Bank operational policies.
• Basic skills in computer terminal and personal computer operation; host computer system; word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Basic typing skills to meet production needs of the position.
• Basic math skills; calculate interest and balance accounts; add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; locate routine mathematical errors; count currency, coin and negotiable instruments in a timely manner.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, and speak clearly to customers and employees.
• Ability to deal with routine problems involving multiple facets and variables in standardized situations.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work with general supervision while performing duties.
• Current driver's license and a vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage if required to drive in the course of performing assigned duties and responsibilities.

Management reserves the right to change this job description at any time according to business needs.

Standard Benefits Include:

• Group health insurance, including long-term disability with optional dental, vision, and short-term disability
• Bank-sponsored retirement program
• Paid vacation

First Palmetto Bank is an equal opportunity employer and affords employment to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or genetic information. We know that the sky is the limit with the right team in place.