Application Specialist

About Us

First Nations Bank of Canada is a federally chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Indigenous marketplace in Canada. Over 87% Indigenous owned and controlled, FNBC is a leader in advocating for the growth of the Indigenous economy and the economic well-being of Indigenous people. Headquartered in Saskatoon, SK and named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers, FNBC takes pride in its workforce of over 70% Indigenous employees working at locations across Canada.

About the Role

Reporting to the Business Solutions Manager, the Application Specialist will provide operational support for the front-line staff using DNA, online banking and various other systems. This position will act as a resource on a number of projects as required and participate in testing changes to systems. If you have previous banking experience and are looking to move out of customer facing to a more back office operational role or you have worked in a previous Help Desk role, this may be the position you are looking for. This role is permanent full-time. There is an option to be based in our Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Head Office or one of our branch locations, with the flexibility to work remotely, in the office or a hybrid of the two.

Qualifications:

  • Experience with banking systems (preference to Fiserv – DNA Banking System)
  • Experience with online banking systems
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Exceptional time-management and administrative skills
  • Friendly enthusiastic self-starter and strong team player
  • Flexible and willing to take on tasks as assigned

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and value and respect diversity of our staff.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including group benefits, savings plan, professional development, and opportunities for career growth. If you are interested in this opportunity, meet the qualifications, and are eligible to work in Canada, please visit our website at www.fnbc.ca or send your resume and cover letter by email to apply@fnbc.ca. The posting will remain open until the position is filled.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application & Implementation Specialist

About Us

First Nations Bank of Canada is a federally chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Indigenous marketplace in Canada. Over 87% Indigenous owned and controlled, FNBC is a leader in advocating for the growth of the Indigenous economy and the economic well-being of Indigenous people. Headquartered in Saskatoon, SK and named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers, FNBC takes pride in its workforce of over 70% Indigenous employees working at locations across Canada.

About The Role

As the Application & Implementation Specialist, you will be responsible for configuration changes, release management, implementation of new features, products and services, and ongoing support for a number of applications within the Bank. This position will handle Tier 2/3 incoming support requests, work with internal teams and third-party vendors to ensure resolution of requests as per agreed service levels and provide timely escalations when applicable. This is a permanent full-time opportunity. Candidates from all Canadian regions will be considered, with preference given to those able to work out of our Saskatoon, Saskatchewan office, which is located on First Nations land.

About You

You are technically savvy and can quickly learn and master new application software. You have a strong understanding of implementing business applications; experience using core banking systems with a preference of Fiserv DNA and digital banking systems with a preference of Member Direct/Forge.  Curious, quick learner who can research and provide support for software and system issues.

You must have:

  • A Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
  • Four (4) years of experience in financial services industry or four (4) years of experience in IT in a similar role
  • Demonstrated experience implementing and supporting business applications
  • You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills and are able to build professional business relationships in and outside the Bank
  • You possess a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and teamwork
  • Acceptable criminal record and credit checks

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and value and respect diversity of our staff.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including group benefits, savings plan, professional development, and opportunities for career growth. If you are interested in this opportunity, meet the qualifications, and are eligible to work in Canada, please visit our website at www.fnbc.ca or send your resume and cover letter by email to apply@fnbc.ca. The posting will remain open until it is filled.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Security Architect

About Us

First Nations Bank of Canada is a federally chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Indigenous marketplace in Canada. Over 87% Indigenous owned and controlled, FNBC is a leader in advocating for the growth of the Indigenous economy and the economic well-being of Indigenous people. Headquartered in Saskatoon, SK and named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers, FNBC takes pride in its workforce of over 70% Indigenous employees working at locations across Canada.

About the Role

As a Security Architect, you will be responsible for identifying security design gaps in existing and proposed architecture, the day-to-day operations of the in-place security solutions; identification, investigation and resolution of security breaches detected by those systems and identifying and mitigating risks to the Bank’s infrastructure and data assets. This is a permanent full-time position. We are open to remote, hybrid or in-office at our head office location in Saskatoon.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

  • Support development, implementation, and management of security strategies, policies, processes, standards, and solutions that mitigate risk and maximize security, service availability, efficiency and effectiveness
  • Mitigate and manage cyber security threats
  • Participate in security incident responses. Conduct initial investigations of escalated security and network events
  • Maintain a library of documented response procedures
  • Assist with security assessments related to risk, controls, implemented control procedures, and vulnerabilities for both on premise and cloud-based solutions
  • Support development of technology related risk reporting
  • Participate and provide advice / guidance on projects of varying complexity.
  • Influence behavior to reduce risk, foster a strong security culture
  • Input into the Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans and participation in testing of plans as required
  • Support various Infrastructure and Business projects by providing input on security technologies and operational practices
  • Assist in the management and monitoring of IDS, IPS, firewall, log management, SIEM and antivirus
  • Maintain current knowledge of applicable privacy laws
  • Creation and delivery of monthly Security Awareness Training for staff
  • Perform security audits against policy, processes, departments, applications and vendors.
  • Perform vulnerability analysis in pre-production and production applications & systems using standard application vulnerability scanning tools

 

What we’re looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree or diploma in information systems, computer science, cybersecurity, or related field, with a minimum of five years of related experience
  • Understanding of information security standards (e.g. ISO 17799/27002, NIST CSF etc.), rules and regulations related to information security and data protection
  • Relevant security and architecture certifications (such as CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF)
  • Proven experience understanding current state, desired capabilities and documenting target architectures, gaps, and roadmaps
  • Experience in developing security designs and performing design reviews coupled with an ability to assess security implications for introduction of new or differing technologies within the environment
  • Experience with implementing security management /security governance tools; creating/maintaining security policies and procedures and educating developers/solutions architects
  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Organizational and time-management skills
  • Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
  • Friendly enthusiastic self-starter and strong team player
  • Flexible and willing to take on tasks as assigned
  • Acceptable criminal record and credit checks

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and value and respect diversity of our staff.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including group benefits, savings plan, professional development, and opportunities for career growth. If you are interested in this opportunity, meet the qualifications, and are eligible to work in Canada, please visit our website at www.fnbc.ca or send your resume and cover letter by email to apply@fnbc.ca. The posting will remain open until it is filled.

 We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role is guided by Affinity’s vision, mission, values, and strategic direction. The CEO is accountable for providing stewardship, oversight and leadership to Affinity and plays a key role in ensuring the execution of the Board-approved strategy, including championing the change necessary to realize on the strategy.

The CEO assumes overall responsibility and accountability for Affinity’s growth opportunities and leveraging Affinity’s unique value proposition. The CEO is responsible to ensure competitiveness, financial sustainability, community engagement, and effective relations with both internal and external stakeholders.

The CEO shapes the development of Affinity’s annual plan, taking the lead in interpreting the external environment and Board-approved strategy, and providing direction to the executive leadership team and the organization as a whole. This role drives the organization forward, supporting senior leaders in harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of their teams to deliver, collaboratively, on Affinity’s strategic vision and provide value to its members. The CEO also establishes, monitors, and reports on key metrics that drive performance and enable achievement of the strategic direction.

TO VIEW FULL PROFILE & APPLY:

https://leadersinternational.com/conexus-credit-union-chief-executive-officer/

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Allan Nelson or Shalini Bhatty

Leaders International Executive Search

saskatoon@leadersinternational.com

www.leadersinternational.com

 

CLOSE DATE:  November 15, 2023

Reference ID:  23-1564

Mobile Mortgage Specialist

af·fin·i·ty (noun):

  1. A Sask-born co-operative financial institution
  2. a natural compatibility

We want our employees to feel great coming to work so that’s why we give our talent the tools to excel. After all, an exceptional employee experience leads to extraordinary experiences for our members. If you have an affinity for working in a vibrant environment where your achievements are celebrated, then a career with us sounds like the perfect fit!

As a Mobile Mortgage Specialist, you’ll grow Affinity’s residential mortgage business by focusing on origination outside of the advice centre network.

 What you’ll do:

  • Provide appropriate mortgage solutions designed to satisfy members’ long-term goals
  • Coordinate end-to-end mortgage fulfillment (often, remotely)
  • Accountable for increasing Affinity’s share of wallet by effectively promoting larger suite of consumer banking (including Wealth) capabilities and solutions and referring cross-sell opportunities to appropriate channel or specialists
  • Meet with members outside of the advice centre network, at the member’s convenience

What you’ll get:

  • On top of the contractual connection (competitive salary, variable incentive pay, and benefits), we offer rewards and experiences that also speak to your experiential and emotional connection to work and to the communities we serve.
  • Affinity is proud of our remarkable employee experience where employees have support to grow their careers, do what they love, and can be their whole selves at work.
  • A total rewards package with health & dental benefits, a pension plan and health spending account
  • Vacation time, personal days off and a paid volunteer day to maintain a healthy life/work balance

What you’ve got:

  • Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field, plus 3 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Industry leading sales ability in growing a book, achieving targets and building a pipeline using a member centric approach
  • Experience in making expert lending product and service recommendations, as well as providing quality member centric referrals to other financial solutions experts
  • Experience with using a broad range of digital channels and devices (i.e. online services, mobile applications, smartphones, tablets, etc.)

How to throw your hat in the ring: Review all of our current job opportunities at www.affinitycu.ca/careers/opportunities and submit your application there using our new Application Portal!

We can’t wait for you to fully unbank yourself and join the Affinity team!

Business Adjudication Manager

af-fin-i-ty (noun):
  1. a natural compatibility
  2. the name on our doors

We want our employees to feel great coming to work so that’s why we give our talent the tools to excel. After all, a remarkable employee experience leads to extraordinary experiences for our members. If you have an affinity for working in a vibrant environment where your achievements are celebrated, then a career with us sounds like the perfect fit!

We’re looking for a Business Adjudication Manager to lead a highly-skilled team of credit experts, provide financing to our businesses and ag members and help enhance the local economy.

What you’ll do:

  • Make financing decisions, conduct analysis and provide approvals for commercial and agricultural credit applications
  • Support credit granting and maintenance for our business members
  • Evaluate, develop, test and revise our credit procedures, tools and practices
  • Mentor a highly-skilled team in providing personalized advice while adhering to sound business practices, regulations, policies and procedures

 What you’ll get:

  • The support to grow in your career and ample opportunities to advance
  • A competitive salary plus bonuses for your hard work
  • A total rewards package including health and dental benefits, pension and health spending account
  • Vacation time, personal days off and a paid volunteer day to help you maintain a healthy life/work balance
  • A referral bonus when you scout great talent and they’re hired to join our team

What you’ve got:

  • A post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field, plus 7 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Advanced knowledge of commercial lending practices, granting credit and complex business evaluation
  • Intermediate knowledge of commercial and ag lending practices
  • Solid coaching skills

 

So, what do you think? Does it sound like you’re a fit for this role? Throw your hat in the ring!

Posting Close Date: September 24, 2023

Legal and Regulatory Compliance Officer

Are you interested in a meaningful career where you can contribute to the financial well-being and economic growth of Indigenous people and communities in Canada? The Bank is at an exciting time in its’ history, we’re growing, and as a result, we’re increasing our workforce with bright, energetic, purposeful individuals of all walks of life.

As a Legal and Regulatory Compliance Officer, you will assist with legal and regulatory compliance matters for the Bank and subsidiaries. This is a permanent full-time position. We are open to hybrid or in-office at our head office in Saskatoon. This location is on First Nations land.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

  • ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements of the Bank and subsidiaries. This includes, among others, requirements in the Bank Act, Trust and Loan Companies Act, Indian Act, PIPEDA, FATCA, CRS, CASL and OSFI and FCAC Guidelines.
  • providing legal opinion in areas such as, but not limited to, banking and regulatory law, tax law, contracts and leases, Indigenous law, wills and estates, employment law, privacy, debtor creditor and judgment enforcement.

What we’re looking for:

  • Lawyer with membership or eligibility for membership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan
  • Knowledge or experience with regulatory compliance and ability to read financial statements is a desirable asset
  • Experience in developing frameworks, policies and procedures
  • Competence in communicating with a diverse multitude of clients, staff and stakeholders
  • Aptitude to recognize and maintain confidentiality and discretion with sensitive and confidential information
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to achieve the goals and objective of the Bank
  • Experience working with Indigenous People and Communities and federal regulators is a desirable asset
  • Acceptable criminal record and credit checks

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and value and respect diversity of our staff.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including group benefits, savings plan, professional development, and opportunities for career growth. If you are interested in this opportunity, meet the qualifications, and are eligible to work in Canada, please visit our website at www.fnbc.ca or send your resume and cover letter by email to apply@fnbc.ca. The posting will be open to September 7, 2023.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Accounting Technician

About Us

First Nations Bank of Canada is a federally chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Indigenous marketplace in Canada. Over 87% Indigenous owned and controlled, FNBC is a leader in advocating for the growth of the Indigenous economy and the economic well-being of

Indigenous people. Headquartered in Saskatoon, SK and named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers, FNBC takes pride in its workforce of over 64% Indigenous employees working at locations across Canada.

FNB Trust is FNBC’s wholly owned trust company providing Indigenous Trust Services to Indigenous governments and organizations across Canada. FNB Trust strengthens the capacity of its customers, in alignment with FNBC’s mission toward the long-term economic well-being of Indigenous Peoples.

About The Role

A core member of the finance team, the Accounting Technician provides a high level of support and contributes to a comprehensive, efficient, and accurate reporting process meeting both internal and external stakeholder requirements. This is a permanent full-time opportunity. Candidates from all Canadian regions will be considered, with preference given to those able to work out of Saskatoon office.

This position will be responsible for preparing financial statements for our clients. It would require knowledge of full-cycle accounting, including investment accounting and reconciliation, accruals, bank reconciliations, audit support, and other financial and management reports.

About You

You are a driven and detail-oriented individual who is client-focused and efficient. You have a keen eye for detail and possess strong organizational skills. You are responsible for supporting trust client service goals by producing financial statements for our clients

You must have:

  • Two (2) years’ experience in bookkeeping and preparation of financial statements
  • A college diploma in accounting/finance or undergraduate degree is preferred
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to pay close attention to detail
  • High level of organizational skills and ability to prioritize daily workload
  • Ability to adjust to changing work priorities to meet deadlines
  • Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of and experience with QuickBooks Online is preferred
  • Strong communication skills, both written and oral
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Acceptable criminal record and credit checks

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and value and respect diversity of our staff.

We offer a highly competitive and comprehensive total rewards package, including group benefits, savings plan, professional development, and opportunities for career growth. If you are interested in this opportunity, meet the qualifications, and are eligible to work in Canada, please visit our website at www.fnbc.ca or send your resume and cover letter by email to apply@fnbc.ca. The posting will remain open until the position is filled.

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Manager Credit Risk

Manager, Credit Risk

 Are you interested in a meaningful career where you can contribute to the financial well-being and economic growth of Indigenous people and communities in Canada? The Bank is at an exciting time in its’ history, we’re growing, and as a result, we’re increasing our workforce with bright, energetic, purposeful individuals of all walks of life.

As a Manager, Credit Risk, you will be overseeing the Bank’s credit granting process by primarily adjudicating, reporting and tracking procedures for commercial, personal and mortgage lending nationwide. This is a permanent full-time position. We are open to hybrid or in-office at one of our main office locations in Saskatoon or Vancouver. These locations are on First Nations land.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

  • Support the commercial and personal lending process through adjudication of credit applications
  • Contribute to bank customer service standards through timely turnaround of deals
  • Work with the VP to develop solutions, such as new products to address business and personal banking needs
  • Enhance and maintain the Bank’s Credit Risk Management policies and procedures and lending platforms
  • Remain current with Credit Risk Management best practices and procedures
  • Assess commercial applications ensuring they provide a high quality of risk assessment, credit structure, due diligence, and credit presentation
  • Adjudicate personal and mortgage loan applications ensuring a high quality of risk assessment
  • Approve credits within delegated limits and make recommendations on others that require approval from the VP or CEO
  • Regulatory compliance management and testing of commercial and retail credit business functions
  • Comply with FNBC credit policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices regarding all credit related matters
  • Liaise with Internal Audit to identify areas of concern with Credit and Monitoring and Control
  • Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual credit risk reporting
  • Coach and assist the Commercial Group and Retail Group in maintaining and implementing credit risk controls
  • Share expertise and knowledge with the Commercial and Retail Groups and other business units
  • Act as a reference and source of expertise to the Bank and management teams
  • Understand and implement the monitoring & control and delinquency process for commercial and retail departments

What we’re looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Finance or Accounting), Commerce or related field
  • Five (5) years’ experience working in a credit-related role: Commercial lending experience is required; Retail lending experience considered an asset.
  • Experience with lending to First Nations
  • Three (3) years’ experience in a people management role
  • Understanding of commercial/small business/personal loans and lending procedures
  • Demonstrated sound judgement to make decisions
  • Attention to detail
  • Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage a high volume of work with tight deadlines
  • Acceptable criminal record and credit checks

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and value and respect diversity of our staff.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including group benefits, savings plan, professional development, and opportunities for career growth. If you are interested in this opportunity, meet the qualifications, and are eligible to work in Canada, please visit our website at www.fnbc.ca or send your resume and cover letter by email to apply@fnbc.ca. The posting will close on August 29, 2023.

 We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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