Sr. Analyst – Maritime Finance Underwriting

Overview: CIT is a leading national bank focused on empowering businesses and personal savers with the financial agility to navigate their goals.

CIT Group Inc.

(NYSE: CIT) is a financial holding company with over a century of experience and operates a principal bank subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A.

(Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender).

The company’s commercial banking segment includes commercial financing, community association banking, middle market banking, equipment and vendor financing, factoring, railcar financing, treasury and payments services, and capital markets and asset management.

CIT’s consumer banking segment includes a national direct bank and regional branch network.

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Responsibilities: Reporting to the Head of Underwriting & Portfolio Management for Maritime Finance, individual will be responsible for supporting senior team members in the underwriting as well as portfolio management of asset-backed maritime financing transactions, and assisting with the preparation of presentations and reports for regulatory and internal informational purposes Primary function as support for business leaders in evaluating transactions, conducting market analysis and portfolio management.

This includes cash flow modeling, credit analysis, documentation, etc.

Analyze financial statements and capital structures, conduct business/industry analysis to identify transaction risks and mitigants; Manage assigned portfolio accounts
– monitor performance and covenant compliance, prepare trend cards and periodic/annual reviews, process amendments and waiver requests in a timely manner to meet customer expectations, provide performance updates to manager; identify and act on warning signals, participate in portfolio reviews as needed Maintain familiarity with CIT policies, procedures, and underwriting standards Interface with other departments within CIT, such as Legal, Operations, Insurance, Problem Loan Management, Capital Markets, Corporate Risk Management, Compliance, Loan & Risk Review, and Internal Audit Develop maritime industry knowledge and track industry trends across the various sub-sectors including dry bulk, tankers, containerships, LNG/LPG, and other niche segments Interface with customers to complete diligence process, gather key information for credit analysis, and obtain periodic materials such as financial statement, compliance certificates, etc, as well as assist in relationship management efforts.

Interface with and independently manage information requests received from auditors and loan examiners (internal as well as external, including regulators), prepare reports for regulatory and internal informational purposes, as well as work on any special projects as per business needs Will also play important role in executing and closing of transactions.

Business unit ad-hoc projects Qualifications: Bachelors degree with a concentration in finance or accounting preferred.

Maritime sector experience a plus Completion of a formal credit training program is desired but not required Must have a solid understanding of financial statements and capital structures, and possess strong analytical skills with an ability to question assumptions.

Must have strong writing ability; will be expected to draft credit memoranda and annual reviews for managers review with minimal supervision.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills; team player.

Self-motivated with high energy levels; ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively 1-3 years of shipping and/or banking experience with emphasis on modeling skills.

Analytical Determined and proactive Good interpersonal and communication skills Able to work under stress and adhere to tight deadlines