Payment/Lease Servicing Specialist II

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose. Stand for something!
• Time-Off Packages-15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10K per year
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

At CoBank, the Lease Servicing Specialist II performs payment posting activities for lease transactions. Responsible for task quality assurance, documentation, and payment application. Works in a team environment and collaborates with sales, asset management, credit, accounts payable and tax to ensure that payment application commitments are fulfilled. Provides periodic status to Operations leadership and other internal departments. 

• Completes payment application activities for assigned accounts to meet internal, partner and customer commitments. Performs appropriate due diligence according to FCL policies and posts timely and accurately.
• Backs up other team members.  Performs closing activities for other teams in support of workload leveling.
• Performs quality assurance functions.  Works with Operations team to ensure that high quality standards are achieved.
• Communicates status to Operations team and leadership.  Keeps supervisor informed of workload and posting issues. 
• Actively engages with Sales team contributing to fulfillment of overall partner and issue resolution.
• Participates in relationship status calls and participates in on-site visits to assigned accounts to build relationships and improve service. 
• Works closely with Relationship Managers, Account Managers, customers and lease partners to provide superior customer service.

• Bachelor’s degree, Associates degree, or High School diploma.

• Two (2) or more years of experience, preferably in the leasing industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration or relevant discipline preferred.
• Basic knowledge of the Farm Credit System preferred. 
• Basic knowledge of the leasing industry, leasing documentation, tax and closing requirements
• Working knowledge of office software applications, Tvalue, CRM, and Rapport
• Ability to accommodate varying work and scheduling requirements in order to meet deadlines
• Ability to solve problems, and identify when to escalate issues. 
• Ability to interact with and engage others appropriately at all levels in the organization.
• Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word and Excel)
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent detail and customer service orientation.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Sedentary Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

The typical base pay range for this role is between $50,000 - $61,250. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.