Commercial Account Manager, Portfolio Management, Commercial Finance Group (CFG)

Join a Challenger At EQ, we're remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions.  We've been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences. What's kept us moving?  The people behind it all: challengers who ask better questions, push back on old assumptions, and look for a better way forward. If you're driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity.  We can’t wait to get to know you!  The Work   As part of a growing and dynamic Commercial Portfolio Management team, the Account Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of an assigned group of lending partners and associated portfolio of mortgages, from funding through maturity. The Account Manager will be focused mainly on conventional and construction mortgages secured by all types of asset classes, The Account Manager will be looked upon to deliver superior customer service by understanding, and responding to, the needs of the client by way of underwriting renewals, assumptions, refinances, loan modifications, etc. in an effort to meet annual retention targets. Work product must adhere to established policies and underwriting standards and meet compliance and control requirements. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for monitoring risks associated with their commercial construction lending portfolio. Working closely with the Commercial Analyst and the Manager, Portfolio Management, this individual will be responsible for day-to-day management of their construction portfolio which will include monitoring project status and associated covenants, identifying and mitigating execution risk via communication with internal and external stakeholders, regular site inspections, and oversight of work completed by the Commercial Analyst.   The Account Manager must ensure that risk associated with their portfolio is comprehensively controlled and within the Bank’s risk appetite and that loans remain in compliance with lending parameters by way of completion of annual reviews. Additional credit-related and administrative duties are also required such as subsequent advances, reporting and pipeline management, as well as networking with external business partners along with various staff within the Commercial department & other internal departments.