Agricultural Credit Analyst (Multiple Levels)

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Job Description

Independently underwrites complex agricultural and agribusiness credit transactions, including originations, renewals, extensions, and modifications, within established credit authority. Supports production agriculture lending across crop, livestock, agricultural real estate, equipment financing, and operating lines of credit.

Analyzes agricultural producers and agribusiness borrowers through financial statement and tax return spreading, historical and projected cash flow, repayment capacity, leverage, liquidity, collateral coverage, and global cash flow analysis.

Assesses agricultural credit risks, including seasonality, crop and livestock production, commodity price volatility, input costs, yield variability, working capital requirements, and concentration risk.

Partners with relationship managers and lending partners to structure financing based on the producer’s operation, cash flow cycle, collateral position, and repayment capacity.

Identifies credit quality concerns and recommends loan structures, covenants, collateral requirements, monitoring strategies, and other risk mitigants.

Develops credit recommendations and approval presentations covering financial position, repayment sources, collateral support, key risks, mitigating factors, and credit rationale.

Utilizes credit systems, financial spreading and analysis software, and other technology-based tools for underwriting, portfolio management, and credit analysis.

Credit Review Specialist 3

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Typically two or more years of related experience

Agricultural Credit Analyst 4

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent underwriting experience
• Typically one or more years of underwriting experience

Agricultural Credit Analyst 5

•  Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent underwriting experience
•  Typically three or more years of underwriting experience

Preferred Skills / Experience

• Knowledge of agricultural lending and agribusiness operations, including crop and livestock production, ag real estate, and equipment financing
• Experience spreading and analyzing agricultural financial statements, including tax returns and cash‑flow‑based borrowing capacity
• Understanding of collateral structures common in ag lending (real estate, equipment, livestock, crops, and government program payments)
• Familiarity with credit policy, risk ratings, covenant monitoring, and portfolio management practices
• Strong analytical, organizational, and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with Relationship Managers and Credit Officers
• Proficiency with financial spreading tools and credit systems
• Background or education in agriculture or agribusiness strongly preferred

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits: 

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $81,900.00 - $109,200.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.