Real Estate Corporate Banking Analyst

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Job Description:

At Regions, the Real Estate Corporate Banking Analyst is involved in the design, origination, structuring, and execution of loan commitments, loan syndications, and capital markets products and services in support of existing and prospective REIT/Fund clients. This role assists in the cultivation of client relationships by conducting research, staying abreast of client and industry trends, and participating in industry and client-related strategic and tactical planning. In addition to this, the analyst operates in a cross-functional capacity performing credit and underwriting analysis regularly in addition to coverage support.  Analysts provide these services as part of a team that also consists of Associates, Vice Presidents, and Directors or Managing Directors.

Primary Responsibilities

• Understands client needs and identifies Regions’ products and services or other unique and occasionally complex, actionable ideas that can help clients achieve their goals
• Develops and maintains detailed financial models to value REIT/Fund companies and depict projected financial results
• Conducts extensive financial and industry due diligence to evaluate the risk/return parameters of a transaction
• Supports senior bankers in their relationship responsibilities, including interacting with current and prospective clients, analyzing relationship profitability and generating new ideas
• Maintains proprietary databases through monitoring news, current events, transactions, and financial information for clients, prospects, and other industry participants
• Regularly assists in preparation of written material, including pitches, proposals, client materials and associated supporting analyses
• Provides expert service with a high sense of urgency in the coordination between the coverage team of bankers and Credit Products partners to ensure alignment with our mission of delivering the whole bank to the client with speed, certainty, and creativity
• Supports both coverage and credit products in the areas of client prospecting, transaction screening memos, underwriting and transaction closing, and portfolio management
• Completes functions associated with closing including review of coding and loan documents, formulation of commitment letters and closing memos, coordination with fulfillment, etc.
• Produces analysis and documentation as part of the Annual Relationship Strategy
• Conducts ongoing monitoring which includes but is not limited to the completion of benchmark testings, risk rating analysis and support, electronic credit file maintenance, and the ongoing review and analysis of metrics
• Occasionally assumes responsibility in assisting on initial transaction screening memos based on alignment and varying factors

This position is exempt from timekeeping requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

This position is incentive eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with a proven record of high achievement
• One (1) year of experience in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Preferences

• Past relevant experience (i.e. summer internships)

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills
• Energetic and creative self-starter with willingness to take on and successfully manage significant and multiple responsibilities
• Effectively prioritizes and completes work that is assigned from both coverage and credit products reporting lines
• Strong sense of personal accountability with a results orientation as part of a c