Job Description

Why Stifel

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.

Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success

What You'll Be Doing

The Securities Based Analyst I will proactively provide Securities Based Lending awareness and support to Financial Advisors, Loan Officers and Clients.

What We're Looking For

• Serve as primary contact and ongoing resource either via phone or in person for loan referrals and clients.
• Promote securities-based loan products to Financial Advisors and clients through various sales & marketing campaigns
• Maintain relationships with clients and Financial Advisors after the loan is originated to help facilitate loan servicing, including general Q&A, access to funds, billing and statement questions, and other related inquiries.
• Underwrite, structure and process security based loans once clients' needs are assessed.
• Prepare credit memoranda for review by Internal Loan Committee and Senior Management.
• Provide risk management support by utilizing Stifel Nicolaus's systems and partnering with the Stifel Nicolaus Risk Management Department to determine and monitor daily credit availability, issue margin calls, and coordinate receipt and delivery of additional collateral or sale of securities.
• Coordinate operational and processing activities for approved loans.
• Process and manage securities-based loans by use of computer systems.

What You'll Bring

• Understand and comply with all regulations, including the Community Reinvestment Act, Bank Secrecy Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, etc.
• Solid understanding of fundamentals of corporate & retail lending; working knowledge of investments & brokerage business.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Able to combine pieces of information to form rules or conclusions and then apply them to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data; strong ability to manage data.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in finance accounting or another business related field
• Minimum Required: 1 to 3 years' experience in the financial services industry

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Required: None

Systems & Technology

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel; proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel’s bank and trust companies are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you would like more information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections, please review the following information: Know Your Rights.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.