COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Forbright Bank is a full-service bank, commercial lender, and asset manager headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Forbright is a banking and financing visionary leader in clean energy, healthcare, technology, financial services, real estate, and other industries with extraordinary service.

COMPANY CULTURE: We are a dynamic, high energy, fun, and fast-paced organization that has an exciting growth trajectory, meaningful mission, and embedded responsible environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into our daily interactions. We offer our team members a culture of collaboration, inclusion, flexibility, recognition, and giving back. We look to hire individuals that are passionate about our mission, and who are motivated, customer and results-oriented, innovative, adaptable, and thoughtful.

COMPANY MISSION: We are a values-driven institution with an uncommon commitment to decarbonization and sustainability. As the need to build a more sustainable, low-carbon economic system grows increasingly urgent, we are dedicating half of our assets to financing the companies, investors, and innovators driving that change. We are reimagining how a bank should operate in a changing world.

JOB SUMMARY:  The Associate will work closely with the VP’s and AVP’s of the Healthcare Lending Division to grow the healthcare lending business. The Healthcare Lending business provides asset-based, real estate, solar, HUD, and construction lending to providers of healthcare throughout the United States. The majority of loans within the portfolio are directly originated by the Healthcare Lending team but the Bank will opportunistically participate in larger loans. The main function of this position is to assist the AVP’s and VP’s with analyzing, evaluating, structuring, documenting, and closing loan opportunities. The Associate will also periodically assist with monitoring and managing borrower relationships after closing of transactions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze potential direct loan origination opportunities and loan participation opportunities to providers of healthcare services and owners of healthcare real estate.
• Model financial projections and run sensitivity analyses to assess a firm’s potential to repay its loan under various economic scenarios.
• Perform financial due diligence on target companies.
• Prepare loan investment approval write-ups to present to the bank’s credit committee.
• Coordinate investment closings with operations team.
• Work with portfolio management team to monitor and track the financial performance of companies in the loan portfolio and prepare performance update memorandums.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years’ experience in audit, credit analysis, investment banking, M&A transaction services, financial rotational programs, loan underwriting or HUD underwriting role.
• CPA or CFA a plus.
• Healthcare experience is a plus.
• Outstanding quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including financial modeling.
• Strong financial statement analysis skills with a firm grasp of accounting and finance matters.
• Exceptional attitude and commitment to teamwork.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
• Proficiency with Excel based modeling and other Microsoft Office products.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
For Forbright Bank to remain efficient and nimble as a growing organization, team members are expected to exhibit a high level of flexibility regarding any duties that may be situationally assigned outside of this job description.

PERKS/BENEFITS:
💼 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
🌴 4 weeks PTO
💰 401k + company match
🚉 Metro SmartTrip benefits ($50/mo)
💻 WFH flexibility
🚴 Bonuses for purchasing solar panels, electric vehicles, biking to work, etc.
🍎 Paid subscriptions to Veterans Compost, Imperfect Foods and more!

Forbright Bank is committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity as a fundamental value. We welcome employees with a range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. Forbright Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer