Merrimak Capital is a nationally certified woman-owned business and the leading independent leasing and asset resale company serving over 25% of the Fortune 500 and privately held companies. Our dedicated team of professionals is here to bring the best experience providing personalized assistance. We are collaborative, hardworking, and creative people that want to make a difference in the lives of our clients. We pride ourselves on creating innovative lease structures that help our customers grow their businesses. We believe that our customers are the foundation of our successful business, and we enable every employee to have a positive impact on our customer experience. We are agile and move quickly to bring innovation to the market. If you want to be a part of a fun, dynamic, and growth-centered team dedicated to shaping the future, then join us. We look forward to learning more about you and how you might be a good fit for the Merrimak team.
Position Overview:
The Vice President of Documentation is responsible for managing the documentation process for their asset-based lending and equipment financing lease transactions. This role will require an individual who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and has a strong understanding of asset-based lending and equipment financing lease documentation.
Essential Duties:
- Manage the documentation process for asset-based lending and equipment financing lease transactions.
- Review and analyze documentation to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Coordinate with internal teams and external parties to ensure timely completion of documentation.
- Develop and maintain documentation templates and procedures.
- Develop and mentor team through training.
- Act as a subject matter expert and provide guidance to team members on documentation requirements.
- Identify areas for process improvement and implement changes as needed.
- Ensure all documentation is accurate, complete, and properly executed.
- Troubleshoot contract-related problems and disputes.
- Keep track of contracts and extend, renew, or close-out.
- Stay apprised of and apply changes to relevant legal, business, and technical rules and regulations.
- Ensures appropriate contract terms and conditions are in place to protect and mitigate the financial risk, technical and commercial interests of the client.
- Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.
- Builds strong working relationships with business units, and counterparties to assure risk, quality, and service levels and goals are met.
- Provides knowledge transfer, training, and expertise to various business units on contracting practices.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Education & Experience:
- Asset Based Lending - Equipment Financing Lease Documentation experience.
- The ability to work independently.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or a related field.
- Prefer candidates with Juris Doctorate.
- 5+ years of experience in asset-based lending and equipment financing lease documentation.
- Strong knowledge of documentation requirements and regulations for asset-based lending and equipment financing lease transactions.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Experience with lease accounting software and documentation systems preferred.
- Extensive experience with Salesforce implementing Data Automation.
- Diplomacy. The ability to maintain a pleasant manner, tact, and diplomacy in challenging circumstances.
- Strong organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to be productive and efficient under varying volumes of workload and rapidly shifting priorities.
Location:
- Office: Salt Lake City, UT
- Remote option available (to be discussed during interview process)
AdditionalSkills:
- Excellent relational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong working knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. To be evidenced by the following:
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. Written work product requires little if any grammar and /or spelling corrections.
- Diplomacy. The ability to maintain a pleasant manner, tact, and diplomacy in challenging circumstances.
- Strong organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to be productive and efficient under varying volumes of workload and rapidly shifting priorities.
OUR COMMITMENT
Merrimak Capital is dedicated to fostering a culture of intentional Inclusion and Diversity. Our valued employees and commitment to I&D is the essence of our internal and external success. Inclusivity is a key value of our corporate culture and is exemplified through our reputation for employee development, diversity, and ethics, as well as a focus on fairness in recruitment, selection, and decision making.
Merrimak Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires accommodation during the application process should contact hr@merrimak.com to request such accommodation.