Commercial Banker - Wichita, KS

At Emprise Bank, everything we do is focused on empowering the neighborhoods, businesses, and people in our communities to thrive. We proudly work to provide extraordinary customer service and products to help our customers achieve their goals.

We are currently seeking a Commercial Banker to join our Commercial Lending team in Wichita, KS. This role is responsible for contributing to Emprise Bank’s commercial lending, business development, and portfolio management.

A successful candidate will have:

• Exemplary customer service experience
• Strong business acumen
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Confident and articulate communication skills, both verbally and written
• Experience with obtaining sales goals and objectives
• Initiative and strong work ethic
• Problem resolution and analytical thinking skills
• Ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with Emprise associates, vendors, professional contacts, and customers
• Credibility to provide reliable and accurate financial information for recommendations
• An understanding of and commitment to our values

Essential functions of the role:

• Provide direct service to Emprise Bank commercial customers related to deposit, loan, and other products and services
• Make loan recommendations within lending authority, structure loan financing based on risk consideration and capital requirements, and assist customers in obtaining specialized services from other bank departments as necessary
• Seek new business and cross-selling opportunities of all bank products and services
• Maintain ongoing business relationships, develop and maintain referral networks within business community, and achieve revenue growth targets and maximize operating capabilities, profitability, and strategic focus
• Monitor and maintain new and existing portfolio of commercial clients in accordance with bank standards
• Conduct periodic reviews on borrowing clients to monitor performance, identify issues, and restructure relationships to mitigate potential and future risk
• Interact with centers of influence, diverse industry segments, community leaders, and senior business contacts
• Establish and maintain effective and professional business relations with customer and trade professionals while maintaining and projecting the bank’s professional reputation
• Other duties as assigned within the scope and responsibility of the job

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business required
• 6+ years’ experience in bank commercial lending, or marketing or selling financial services products or commercial loans is required or level of education that, together with industry experience, enables the applicant to meet the job requirements
• Ability to analyze financial statements and extract key information from financial and business reports required
• Proficiency with large server-based applications and standard desktop software required

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, Emprise offers professional growth, a rewarding and challenging environment, opportunities to be involved in our communities, and a culture of integrity, passion, and success. We also offer shift differential pay for bilingual candidates!

At Emprise Bank, empowering people to thrive means having an all-inclusive culture that honors our commitment to all dimensions of diversity in our workforce and embraces inclusion of all people. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

To learn more, please visit our website at www.emprisebank.com.

Emprise Bank is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veteran Employer/Member FDIC/Drug Free Workplace.

Emprise Bank participates in E-Verify and will provide your Form-I 9 to the federal government to confirm authorization to work in the United States.