Lead Commercial Loan Closing Specialist - Central Asset Based Lending Portfolio Support (CAPS)

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Commercial Loan Closing Specialist in Capital Finance as a part of our Wholesale Lending Operations Division. Learn more about our career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

In this role, you will:

• Review highly complex loan documentation
• Onboard new Capital Finance Asset Based Lending (ABL) clients onto the LUCAS loan system and process loan modifications for existing ABL clients
• Process access requests in the Wells Fargo CEO portal
• Interact with cross‑functional teams, including underwriting, portfolio, legal (in‑house and external), collateral analysts, deal closing, letters of credit, tax reporting, operational risk, and loan servicing
• Assist with creating, updating, and certifying team procedures, job aids, and user guides
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) testing events
• Serve as a subject matter expert across all lines of business and provide guidance to other team members
• Support the reduction of outstanding regulatory deliverables by executing against milestones and continuing to strengthen the risk and control infrastructure
• Complete monthly metrics reporting
• Identify themes and trends in metrics to improve team accuracy and determine opportunities for refresher training
• Partner with upstream and downstream stakeholders to ensure requests are completed accurately and on time
• Assist with operational adjustment research and reporting, including the identification of preventive measures
• Coordinate workflow activities, including assigning new deals and ensuring timely completion of requests

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Commercial Loan Closing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience supporting Asset Based Lending products and structures within a complex financial institution
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or Law preferred
• Paralegal and/or finance experience supporting loan documentation, credit structures, or transactional workflows
• Advanced working knowledge of the LUCAS (Loan Underwriting Collateral Analysis System) and CLIC (Client Loan Information Criteria) applications, including applications across multiple deal types and scenarios
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to diverse stakeholders
• Proficient in reviewing, interpreting, and applying complex loan documentation with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to operate independently while also contributing as a senior member of a collaborative team environment
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment involving competing priorities
• Well‑developed organizational, multi‑tasking, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage work with minimal oversight
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, to support reporting, documentation, and operational activities

Primary Posting Location:

• 1525 W W T Harris Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262-8522

Additional Posting Location:

• 401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg A, Irving, Texas 75039

Job Expectations:

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule at the posted location.
• VISA Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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