Lease Servicing Specialist III-Equipment Finance & Leasing - CoBank

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!
• Time-Off Packages,-15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10,000 per year
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

 

Job Description

 

Performs management and oversight of various control and processes, including UCC Continuation and Terminations, Recordable Documents, Procedure Management and Documentation Management.  Works in a team environment and collaborates with internal teams including operations, asset management, credit and legal.  This position is also entails providing audit support, implementing automation, and managing controls for FCL Operations.  Assists Manager with process documentations, reporting, training, and continuous improvements.  Projects as assigned.

 

Essential Functions

Performs closing activities for lease transactions. Responsible for task prioritization, funding and boarding, UCC Filings, and post booking activities

2. Prepares and sends lease contract documents to leasing customers and partners in accordance with FCL policy and procedure, ensures completeness and accuracy over lease agreements 3. Completes booking activities to meet internal, partner and customer commitments. Performs booking functions to active lease contracts in the lease accounting system. Performs validation steps over contract documents and system attributes to ensure the completeness and accuracy of manually keyed attributes to the lease accounting system. 4. Obtains additional approval from LDS leadership for payment requests outside of authority.Completes funding activities for assigned accounts to meet internal, partner and customer commitments. Performs appropriate due diligence according to FCL policies and prepares vendor payment requests within authority limits. Obtains additional approval from leadership for payment requests outside of authority. 5. Performs maintenance activities in support of contract modifications, corrections and end of lease decisions over the life of the lease. 6. Concentrates efforts on small project transactions and standard structured customers and transactions. Manages a portfolio of transactions across multiple partner segments and/or regions. 7. Completes UCC filings within regulatory guidelines and takes appropriate steps to manage recordable legal documents with title companies, state and local jurisdictions. 8. Backs up other team members. Performs various activities for other teams in support of work load leveling. 9. Performs quality assurance functions. Works with team to ensure that high quality standards are achieved. Identifies opportunities for quality improvements and coordinates with management to implement improvements. 10. Communicates activity status to team and leadership. Keeps supervisor informed of work load and escalates issues in a timely manner. 11. Actively engages with team contributing to fulfillment of overall partner and customer commitments and issue resolution. 12. Participates or leads with supervisor assistance in relationship status calls and participates in on-site visits to assigned accounts to build relationships and improve service. 13. Works closely with Relationship Managers, Account Managers, Customers and Lease Partners to provide superior customer service. 14. Periodically reviews and updates procedures to align with business practices. 15. Actively identifies continuous improvement opportunities and partners with management to implement process and system enhancements. Performs user acceptance testing, updates procedures to support change and support leadership in change management activities. 16. Cross-trains in order to assist and back-up other associates. Proficient with all small deal and standard structured servicing relationships.

Education

• High school diploma or GED required

Work Experience

3 years of experience, preferably in the equipment finance leasing industry. required

Physical Exertion Details

Sedentary Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Travel Requirement Details

Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $55,578 - $70,125. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

 

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing recruiting@cobank.com. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

 

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.