Collateral Specialist (Part Time) at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Countryside, Illinois

Job Description:

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)




• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible




• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few




• Family-friendly work hours




• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career




• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit




• We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility

What You’ll Do:

• Intake of collateral: Open UPS and FedEx packages in the morning, scan the documents, and enter the received date in the system.




• Fulfillment: Ship the collateral (an original Note) per client direction (a Side Letter Agreement) to an end investor who will acquire the Note.  Includes creating the bailee letter, a UPS or FedEx shipping label, and scanning all documents and collateral being shipped to the end investor.




• Monitoring: intake of incoming Notes; input into the system; inventory; process request to ship the Notes. Weekly reporting and status updates for Wet Notes (original note not yet received by the Bank).

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.




• Experience in an office or operations environment in which services and support banking line of business are preferred.




• Highly organized and ability to complete a high volume of tasks within assigned service levels.




• Strong written and oral communication skills and organizational skills.




• Microsoft Office Suite

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.