Resource Officer - Special Assets & Loan Restructuring

About Us

At FCS Financial, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on agriculture and rural communities while working alongside talented professionals who are committed to serving our customers. As a member of the Farm Credit System, we offer a supportive work environment where your contributions truly matter.

The Role

Help customers find a path forward while protecting the future of agriculture. FCS Financial is seeking a Resource Officer to manage complex loan restructurings, workout strategies, and high-risk credit relationships. In this role, you'll work closely with customers, lenders, credit professionals, and legal counsel to develop solutions that minimize risk, maximize asset recovery, and support long-term customer success.

Responsibilities

• Develop and negotiate loan workout and restructuring strategies for complex problem accounts.
• Analyze risk, collateral values, repayment capacity, and recovery potential.
• Determine loan classifications, asset values, charge-offs, and accrual status.
• Partner with legal counsel on bankruptcies, foreclosures, probate matters, and other recovery actions.
• Manage acquired properties, including valuations, maintenance, marketing, and sales.
• Advise lending teams on risk mitigation strategies and problem loan management.
• Support FSA guaranteed loan programs, loss claims, and reporting requirements.
• Complete and approve or deny least cost analysis of borrower’s application for restructuring with consideration for Borrower Rights and customer needs.
• Effectively negotiate loan workout/restructuring terms with customers and/or indirectly through other Association Staff or legal counsel.
• Advise Credit and Marketplace staff team members on alternatives to service, correct/modify loan anomalies, and/or improve risk mitigation.
• Complete work independently with a limited degree of supervision. Solve moderately to higher complex problems within established policies and procedures as well as government regulations.
• Obtain sufficient information for preparation and reporting of FSA guarantee reports, loss claims, and applications.
• Mentor and collaborate with other Resource Team members, Resource Managers, Resource Specialists, and Association staff on risk identification and mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with lead lenders on adversely classified participation accounts to protect interests of Association.
• Determine proper accounting for loan modifications, loan asset values, specific allowances, charge-offs, and accrual status.
• Work with legal counsel on legal actions to be taken on accounts, including foreclosures, bankruptcies, lender liability exposures, and probate cases.
• Monitor loans for receipt of timely payments and compliance with terms and conditions.
• Complete Loan Service Plans on adverse accounts that document the risk assessment.
• Conduct complete case reviews to assess risk factors, identify additional information/document requirements, and identify risk reduction strategies.
• Determine loan classification – Probability of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD), and accrual/non-accrual status.
• Consult with legal counsel to address legal issues associated with higher risk accounts.
• Determine net recovery value of collateral and/or other sources of recovery.
• Evaluate accounts once notified when a liable party becomes deceased to assess risks and take appropriate action to mitigate repayment and/or collateral risk.
• Inspect and assess collateral values, lien positions, and calculate probable net recovery values and loan asset values.
• Determine risk reduction actions that need to be implemented to avoid loss to association.
• Manage acquired property to maximize the return to the association in a time-effective manner and address appropriate Borrower Rights.
• Evaluate property for repairs and maintenance and schedule maintenance.
• Review appraisals and determine value, listing price, and final sale price.
• Coordinate sale of property with local realtors and auctioneers.
• Close sale of acquired property.
• Perform acquired property inspections.
• Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Agricultural Economics, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in lending, credit analysis, special assets, collections, or risk management.
• Expertise in credit analysis, loan restructuring, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of borrower rights, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and collection practices.
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, and relationship-building skills.
• Understanding of agriculture and agricultural lending.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Good understanding of legal issues and agriculture.

Skills

• Skill in using Microsoft technologies including email, word, and spreadsheet processing.
• Expertise in credit analysis and regulatory requirements with respect to borrower’s rights.
• Expertise on association policies related to problem loans.
• Skill in negotiating complex solutions.
• Working knowledge of banking, credit, bankruptcy, and collection laws.
• Oral and written communication skills, sufficient to discuss a variety of job-related topics, and to effectively communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work effectively on teams by building strong relationships, listening to others, valuing opinions, and helping the team meet goals.
• Working knowledge of FSA guarantee programs and coordinate workouts and collections concerning guaranteed loans.
• Sound working knowledge of real estate and chattel laws, UCC, bankruptcy, and other litigation.
• Ability to reason, judge, compare, evaluate, and critique information such as written materials, numerical data, responses to customer needs, and/or other work-related activities.
• Ability to complete work in an acceptable timeframe; manage a variety of detailed tasks and other responsibilities simultaneously and with accuracy to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives to satisfy internal and external customer needs.
• Sound understanding of business, credit extension, and credit administration with a very good understanding of legal issues related to borrower rights, RESPA, foreclosure, replevin and repossession, probate, and a good working knowledge of various forms of bankruptcy.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience with opportunities for personal and professional growth, including Resource Officer (salary range of $71,000 – $134,000) and Vice President, Credit (salary range of $98,000 – $170,000).
• Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, vision, and a standout 401(k) plan.
• Growth opportunities with on-the-job training.
• Meaningful work across a diverse ag portfolio.

Schedule

Flexible work environment: Hybrid work environment and Flex work schedule will be considered for any of our FCS Financial Branches.

Candidates must reside in our Loan Servicing Area (Missouri). This position is classified as Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.