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Agricultural Loan Officer, Community Bank
Location: Taylorville, IL (on-site, with travel to customers)
Our client is a well-established, relationship-focused community bank serving farm families and rural businesses. It's looking for an Agricultural Lender to grow and manage a quality ag loan portfolio.
What you'll do:
- Build new ag lending relationships with producers, from row crop to livestock to diversified operations, and grow existing ones
- Structure, underwrite and present operating, equipment, livestock and real estate loans
- Manage your portfolio: annual reviews, farm inspections, collateral and covenant monitoring
- Work with credit, operations and branch teams to deliver deposit and treasury services
- Be active in the local ag community: co-ops, extension, FFA, commodity groups
What you bring:
- 3+ years of ag lending, ag credit or farm management experience (Farm Credit, community bank or similar)
- Strong understanding of farm financials, cash flow analysis and collateral
- Knowledge of FSA guaranteed programs is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in ag business, finance, ag economics or related field, or equivalent experience
- Ag background and local market ties strongly preferred
What's offered:
- Competitive base salary plus incentive
- Health, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, and PTO
- Local decision-making and a real voice in a growing bank
Interested? Apply here or reach out confidentially to Sal Langerock at GPAC, 605-277-3774, sal.langerock@gogpac.com.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.