Government & Property Management Banking Officer

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Metropolitan Commercial Bank (the “Bank”) is a full-service commercial bank based in New York City. The Bank provides a broad range of business, commercial, and personal banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, private and public middle-market and corporate enterprises and institutions, municipalities, and local government entities.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank was named one of Newsweek’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2024. The Bank was ranked by Independent Community Bankers of America among the top ten successful loan producers for 2023 by loan category and asset size for commercial banks with more than $1 billion in assets. Kroll affirmed a BBB+ (investment grade) deposit rating on January 25, 2024. For the fourth time, MCB has earned a place in the Piper Sandler Bank Sm-All Stars Class of 2024.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank operates banking centers and private client offices in Manhattan, Boro Park, Brooklyn and Great Neck on Long Island in New York State.

The Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank, a member of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and an equal housing lender. The parent company of Metropolitan Commercial Bank is Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB).

 

Position Summary:

The Banking Officer is responsible for managing, servicing and supporting the expansion of relationships in the government and property management deposit verticals. This role involves providing tailored financial solutions, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and supporting the delivery of banking services designed for government entities, public schools, charter schools and property management clients. The officer will serve as a liaison between bank and Government and Property Management relationship managers to ensure efficient account management, transaction processing and funding support.

We have a flexible work schedule where employees can work from home one day a week.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with key contacts within government entities, public schools, charter schools and property management clients.
• Serve as a primary point person for all banking and financial needs of assigned Government and Property Management clients.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities for banking products and services such as cash management, lending and treasury management
• Spearhead government banking and property management events

Account Management

• Manage day-to-day operations of government and property management accounts
• Ensure smooth onboarding of new government and property management clients and timely resolution of issues
• Monitor account activity to maintain compliance and identify opportunities for optimization

Business Development

• Prospect and acquire new government and property management accounts through networking, bids and public tenders.
• Prepare proposals, presentations, and reports for government and property management projects and RFPs
• Contribute to achieving vertical targets for deposits and service utilization

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure all operations comply with internal policies, public sector regulations, and AML standards
• Maintain up to date knowledge of government and property management financial rules, procurement procedures, and relevant legislation
• Prepare required documentation for audits and internal reviews

Service and Delivery

• Continuously evaluate and improve processes to enhance client experience and operational effectiveness, ensuring all service levels meet or exceed client expectations

Required knowledge, skills and experience:

• College degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Strong presentation skills and proven track record of excellent sales production.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• PC Skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Business Acumen
• Communication Proficiency
• Customer/Client Focus
• Results Driven

Potential Salary: $115,000- $135,000 annually

This salary range reflects base wages and does not include benefits, bonus, or incentive pay. Salary bands are purposefully wide ranging to encompass the different factors considered in determining where a candidate falls in the range, including but not limited to, seniority, performance, experience, education, and any other legitimate, non-discriminatory factor permitted by law. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed here.

Metropolitan Commercial Bank provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.