Credit Risk - Senior Associate (Financial Services Industry)
Kansas City, MOFull-time$81–144K/yrPosted 6 days agoStill listed today
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CLA is seeking a Senior Associate for its Credit Risk team serving the financial services industry. The role supports credit risk consulting engagements, builds client relationships, and helps train and coach new staff. Work includes loan review tasks, borrower financial analysis, fieldwork coordination, report preparation, client support, and business development. A bachelor's degree is required, though a combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
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Full job description
We recognize that not everyone wants to grow their career paths in the same way. That’s why CLA exists to create opportunities. With 8500 employees and over 130 offices nationwide, We promise to know you and help you!
CLA is looking for a Senior Associate to join our Credit Risk (Financial Services Industry) team. This role assists on credit risk consulting engagements for clients, while building client relationships and assuring continued close personal attention to client needs. They are also responsible for training and coaching new staff members in preparation to take on more complex assignments and additional engagements.
Job Description:
- Managing tasks specific to the loan review or other engagement as directed by the lead loan reviewer or other CLA credit risk team members.
- Preparing and analyzing borrower financial statements for inclusion in the loan review process.
- Coordinating the timely completion of fieldwork.
- Reviewing and/or assisting in the preparation of credit review reports.
- Providing ongoing technical assistance support to clients.
- Assisting in the completion of other engagements/special projects or duties as assigned.
- Providing administrative support to the credit risk services line, as needed.
- Assisting in the firm’s business development and strategic activities in the credit management area.
- Assisting in establishing and maintaining relationships with key bank executives and directors.
- Working with CLA team members and clients to address credit review issues that may arise.
- Keeping abreast of the latest banking industry, accounting and credit review developments through ongoing formal and self-education
Education/Experience:
- Education: Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.Degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred.
- Experience: 2 years of relevant experience required. Degree in accounting, finance, or related field is highly preferred.
- Travel: This position requires frequent local travel to/from client sites as well regular (>20%) overnight, non-local travel.
Skills/Knowledge:
- Understand internal software systems including Pfx Engagement. Proficiency with Microsoft (MS) Windows and MS Office products is necessary.
Our approach to compensation emphasizes collaboration and career growth. We pay competitive wages and view compensation as an investment in our people. Factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and knowledge may impact the position of pay within the range.
The compensation range for this position in Illinois is: $81,000.00 - $144,000.00 The compensation range for this position in Minnesota is: $81,000.00 - $139,000.00
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Wellness at CLA To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,147 open Financial Services jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$81–144K/yr
- US median$100–202K/yr499 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $113K, is 25% below the US median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Financial Services salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Financial Services jobs in Missouri and 1,147 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Wells Fargo293 open
- EY201 open
- Bank of America110 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Financial Services postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 867 postings).
- Education
- 339 of the 1,147 open Financial Services jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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