Asheville Market Leader /Sr Community Banker - Business Banking

About the role

Provides full-service banking to business clients, offering tailored financial solutions such as loans, lines of credit, cash management services, and deposit accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops new relationships through calling on targeted potential clients;
• Uncovers prospect needs for products and services and recommends solutions;
• Develops sales plans and strategies;
• Finalizes and helps structure and close deals with a high close rate;
• Answers questions;
• Cross-sells retail, investment, financial, and estate planning services;
• Acts as a financial advisor by educating customers about financial strategies (e.g., financial planning, investments, insurance, credit, market trends) based on customer profile and financial plan, and matching customer needs with appropriate products and services;
• Maintains customer information/products, financial plan, and market trends to identify new customer needs and opportunities to deliver further customer value;
• Builds and maintains a portfolio mix of targeted high value and high potential clients;
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor (4-year college) degree and 6-8 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Knowledge of cash flow and business credit underwriting with commercial credit training preferred;
• Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups across the company to manage customer relationships;
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills;
• Demonstrated business acumen with knowledge of diverse types of businesses, industries, markets, financial and economic concepts;
• Microsoft Office suite.

About Us

First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities, and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.