Loan Boarding Specialist II

**If you are a current FIB employee, please apply through the Career Worklet in the Employee Portal. This position can be located in Spokane, WA Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD Downtown and Great West Center in Billings, MT. What's Important to You We know your career is just one aspect of a meaningful, complex, and demanding life. That's why we designed our compensation and benefits package to provide employees and their families with as much choice as possible. Accrue and use your paid time off (PTO) immediately - no waiting period - plus paid federal holidays in addition to PTO. Child Care Assistance Program for eligible dependent(s). We prioritize wellness by offering eligible employees a monthly stipend, toward a fitness club membership or exercise-related classes. The health and happiness of the places we call home matter to us. Learn a little more about what we do for the communities we serve and why we want YOU to be a part of it. We encourage you to apply. Reach for what you want and tell us why your work ethic and willingness to learn make you a natural fit for #TeamFirstInterstate. SUMMARY The Loan Boarding Specialist is responsible for reviewing, verifying, and ensuring that the required closed loan documents have been received and for booking of loans to the Loan Accounting System following Bank procedure and policy. The Boarding Specialist is responsible for booking assigned loan products including Consumer, Commercial and Specialty loan products that include simple to complex transactions in accordance with loan closing documents. The Boarding Specialists will be responsible for meeting completeness, turn time and accuracy requirements per established service level agreements. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: other duties may be assigned. Boards/Books closed loans to the Loan Accounting System, including compliance and collateral information. Reviews the batch-scanned documents to verify receipt, accuracy, and proper execution of loan documents and that there are no alterations in the documents. Coordinates efforts with appropriate parties to obtain missing information needed to meet boarding requirements. Upon validation of completeness of boarding package, boards loans, determines funding requirements and forwards to Loan Funding queue. Performs loan activating TMS entries in a timely and accurate manner. Monitors queue volumes and adjusts workload as necessary. Performs job responsibilities in accordance with the completeness, accuracy and turn time standards per established service level agreements. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required; Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year College or University preferred; minimum of three (3) years' work experience in a financial institution. Proficient in consumer and commercial lending and loans and applicable loan documents with an understanding of loan accounting systems, loan payment types and processing and ability to research and resolve accounting errors preferred. OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES Advanced personal computer skills with demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft EXCEL, WORD, and e- mail; self-starter and works with minimal direction; strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and team orientation; ability to meet deadlines; ability to appropriately escalate issues requiring problem solving and decision making. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret techni