Amy McNicholas headshot audit consultant at t gschwender and associates

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Loan Review
  • Mortgage Loan Review
  • Credit Operations
  • Underwriting
  • Compliance & Audits
  • Project Management
  • ALLL
  • Commercial Credit Analyst
  • Policies & Processes
  • Training & Development

Education / Qualifications

  • B.S Degree in Business Administration (SUNY College at Brockport)
  • A.S. Degree in Business Administration (Finger Lakes Community College)

Amy McNicholas

SVP / Credit Risk Manager

Experience

Senior Vice President / Credit Risk Manager, T. Gschwender & Associates, Inc. (Current)

A highly skilled banking professional with over fifteen years of experience in all aspects of commercial credit.  Amy brings our clients an extensive knowledge of loan review, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, underwriting, compliance, audit and credit management to meet their needs.  She looks forward to providing the full range of TGA’s services.

Vice President, Credit Administration Officer

Bank of the Finger Lakes (2016-2020)

Responsible for the Commercial Loan Department, including Operations and Underwriting. Department manager with up to ten employees. HR functions (hiring, annual employee reviews, etc.). Develops workflow processes when applicable. Project development and management for the Commercial Loan Department. Assists in various projects within the bank. Oversees Management and Directors Loan Committees. Completes Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Board Reporting. Develops and Maintains relationships with participating banks. Responsible for key vendor relations. Key participant in all bank loan reviews, audits, and on-going bank performance reviews.

Credit Administration Officer

Bank of the Finger Lakes (2007-2016)

Responsible for all supporting activities in the Credit Department. Underwriting all commercial loan requests including all annual renewals. Prepares all monthly Loan Portfolio reports for the Board of Directors. Completes all weekly Loan Committee Minutes. Completes the quarterly ALLL, and action plans on non-performing credits. Oversees all daily commercial and consumer loan operations (pre and post closings, files). Key participant in all loan reviews, audits and on-going bank performance reviews. Developed and formalized a detailed process for loan participations with other banks.

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