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Treasury Analyst

Treasury Analyst
1 year Term Position
Location: Canadian home office or Regina corporate office

SaskCentral provides a balance of energy and support to employees and is on a multi-year enterprise-wide transformational journey with continued focus on ensuring the success and financial viability of Saskatchewan credit unions. The role of the Treasury Analyst in this journey is to provide subject-matter expertise on several strategic projects to deliver exceptional liquidity management services to credit unions.

The Job:
Working in a project team setting, the Treasury Analyst will support the scoping, planning, testing, and implementation of workflow requirements related to products and services provided to credit unions. You will collaborate with Front, Middle and Back Office workgroups to complete required testing associated with international wire payments and to identify, stage, and report on a variety of capital markets transactions. As someone with a thorough understanding of capital markets transactions, asset types, and settlement procedures you will apply this knowledge to ensure all operational workflows follow industry best practices and contribute to the success of the projects.

The Candidate:

You will have a degree in business/commerce and/or solid experience with these functions and have or are working towards the completion of a professional financial designation (i.e. CFA, CA/CPA, CIM). You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience within banking and/or financial reporting and analysis, policies and practices and advanced knowledge of balance sheet, capital, liquidity and risk management concepts and practices. To be successful in the role, you will have experience in the structure and settlement of secured lending and/or loan products and strong knowledge of banking systems and related deposit products. Previous Credit Union experience is an asset.

Interested applicants are invited to submit their cover letter and resume in confidence by Friday February 3, 2023 on our career page Recruitment (adp.com)

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please be advised that SaskCentral will be using virtual and in-person methods to connect with candidates and conduct interviews during the recruitment process.

Our employees tell us SaskCentral is a great place to work. It’s more than the competitive salaries and excellent benefits we offer. We believe you can have a challenging, rewarding career and work life balance, too. We value and support workplace diversity.

Lending Support Officer

The Position:

The Lending Support Officer is responsible for systematically sampling the adequacy and accuracy of all loan documentation processed by branch staff. Other responsibilities will include the performance of related clerical duties, such as spreadsheet processing, maintaining filing and record systems. The Lending Support Officer will carry out these duties while maintaining a strict adherence to all appropriate legislative regulations, organization policies, and professional practices.

This is a full time permanent position.

For complete job posting details, please visit our website www.visioncu.ca/en/about-vision/careers

The Person:

Proven lending experience in a financial institution an asset.
Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
Effective attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
Computer literate, including effective working skills of MS Word, Excel and e-mail.
High level of critical and logical thinking, analysis, and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts.
Cooperative or Credit Union industry experience is a benefit.

Compensation:

Salary range $40,00 to $50,800/annually
Comprehensive benefits package.

SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:

Jennifer Hormann,

Vice President of Human Resources

Vision Credit Union Ltd.

Corporate Office

5007 – 51 Street

Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S6

Fax 780-679-5996

Only those individuals invited for an interview will be contacted.

Branch Manager Trainee

The Position:

The Branch Manager Trainee is a mobile position and must be willing to relocate to Rural Alberta/East Central Communities.

The Branch Manager Trainee is to train on all aspects to become a Branch Manager. The Branch Manager Trainee shall direct and manage all branch activities in order to achieve specific goals and targets. Serve our members to the highest standards so that Vision Credit Union Ltd. can increase brand equity and reputation. Invest time and money in our personnel to ensure high retention rates, and attract qualified applicants. This position oversees that the staff performs all operational functions while conveying a feeling of trust, security and satisfaction to members and staff.

This is a full time permanent position.

For complete job posting details, please visit our website www.visioncu.ca/personal/aboutus/careers

The Person:

Minimum 5 years of credit granting or other financial institution lending experience.
Excellent critical analysis and decision making skills are essential for success in this role. In addition, excellent oral and written communication, high attention to technical detail and proven ability to work effectively in a time sensitive and team environment is necessary for this position.
Cooperative or Credit Union industry experience is a benefit.

Compensation:

Salary range $60,000 to $80,000/annually
Comprehensive benefits package.

SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:

Jennifer Hormann,

Vice President of Human Resources

Vision Credit Union Ltd.

Corporate Office

5007 – 51 Street

Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S6

Fax 780-679-5996

Only those individuals invited for an interview will be contacted.

Branch Manager

The Position:

The Branch Manager shall direct and manage all branch activities in order to achieve specific goals and targets. Serve our members to the highest standards so that Vision Credit Union Ltd. can increase brand equity and reputation. Invest time and money in our organization’s personnel to ensure high retention rates, and attract qualified applicants. This position oversees that the staff performs all operational functions while conveying a feeling of trust, security and satisfaction to members and staff.

This is a full time permanent position.

For complete job posting details, please visit our website www.visioncu.ca/personal/aboutus/careers

The Person:

Agriculture Industry experience or 2-3 years of agricultural lending experience.
Minimum 5 years of credit granting or other financial institution lending experience.
Proven management, coaching and motivational skills including exposure to all areas of lending, banking floor and accounting.
Ability to deal with people sensitively, tactfully, diplomatically, and professionally at all times.
Superior time management skills, multitasking skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision.
Exceptional conflict resolution, negotiation, and objection handling skills.
Cooperative or Credit Union industry experience is a benefit.

Compensation:

Salary range $71,000 to $91,000/annually
Comprehensive benefits package.

SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:

Jennifer Hormann,

Vice President of Human Resources

Vision Credit Union Ltd.

Corporate Office

5007 – 51 Street

Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S6

Fax 780-679-5996

Only those individuals invited for an interview will be contacted.

Director, Wealth

ABCU Credit Union Ltd. (ABCU) is a full-service open bond Credit Union with funds Under Administration of $456 million and a staff of 35. We are looking for a motivated and high-performing Director, Wealth to lead our Wealth Management team. Working amongst a team of respected professionals, the incumbent will be a primary resource for investment transactions over a designated value and will provide investment advice to a range of Credit Union clients.

Specific Accountabilities

Providing high-quality investment and financial planning advice and services to members while identifying opportunities for referrals for other products and services.
Managing member investment portfolios.
Proactively seeking new business and growing/increasing existing member investments.
Working with the Wealth team and branch leadership to support wealth growth to implement annual investment financial plan renewals and support wealth growth in the branches.
Coaching and mentoring of the wealth team.
As a member of the Senior Leadership team, work with the CEO on the credit union’s wealth strategy and ensure the team seeks to grow market share and optimize financial solutions.

Qualifications Required

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

University degree in Commerce, Business or Economics is desirable.
Completion of Canadian Securities (CSC) and Conduct and Practice (CPH) courses.
Registration with IIROC.
Minimum 8 years’ demonstrated success in a comparable role.
Designation as Certified Financial Planner (CFP) is an asset.
A combination of post-secondary education and work experience will be considered.

At ABCU, growth and development are an important facet of the employee experience, and we encourage all employees to seek opportunities to progress and contribute to ABCU in a meaningful way. Our total rewards program is designed to retain and attract top talent. This includes a competitive compensation, at-risk pay and benefit program.

Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter to:

general@abcu.ca

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

Banking Systems Analyst

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Banking Systems Analyst to join our team, ABCU is a full-service open bond Credit Union with funds under administration of $456 million and a staff of 35.

The Banking Systems Analyst is the expert and owner of the banking system. In addition, this role performs various activities associated with the analysis, design, development, and implementation of information delivery solutions coupled with leading IT related projects from conception through to completion by working collaboratively with key stakeholders.

Seek ways that your role can support the member experience through active engagement with all leaders.
Act as the on-site expert when working with internal and external technology issues.
Be a champion and seek out ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Using your expertise and interpersonal skills to drive costs down through improved efficiencies.
Be accurate and always look at the risks when making decisions.

Experience Required:

Comfort and ability to work with a high level of detail/accuracy.
Expert use of the DNA (Fiserv) banking system and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, SharePoint, Cyprus, SQL) and other database applications.
Four to six years of job-related/industry experience.

This position is a contract project-based role. Interested candidates please provide a cover letter, salary expectations and resume to:

Cindy Bennett

ABCU Credit Union

general@abcu.ca

ABCU Credit Union thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Closing date: this position will remain vacant until a suitable candidate is identified.

Enterprise Business Analyst

Permanent Full-time

Closes December 30

Open to any location in Canada
(ability to work remotely from home)

Annual Salary: $77,456 to $96,820

Innovation Credit Union has a bold ambition. In addition to being Canada’s next Federal Credit Union, we will be the most digital, member-centric organization in our industry. We are on a journey to embrace the core tenants of the digital business model like ideation, the network effect, personalized segmentation, coopetition, and agile ways of working.

Would you like to earn above average pay helping members meet their financial goals, maintain a strong work life balance, a flexible schedule and have the security of a career – path supported by your organization? We offer that and so much more.

THE COMPANY – Our Purpose is to redefine banking by helping Canadians simplify their lives and reach their financial goals by reinvesting profits into our members, communities and our people. Now that Responsible Banking!

Click the link below to see what Innovation Credit Union is about! Trust us, you are going to want to learn more about who we are!

Innovation Credit Union – About Us (innovationcu.ca)

THE POSITION: The Enterprise Business Analyst (EBA) will be the liaison between the business and developers and ensure business goals and objectives are met by completing analytical, testing and deployment activities. The EBA assesses and analyzes system capabilities to bring creative technology solutions while employing robust testing and problem-solving skills. The incumbent partners with internal stakeholders and third parties to ensure business needs are well represented and understood, appreciating the implications of underlying business issues and technology capabilities.

How does one do this? Glad you asked!

An Enterprise Business Analyst does the following:

Duties and Responsibilities

Participate in business analysis for all strategic projects. Work closely with and gather information from the business and other internal and external stakeholders to collaborate, conduct research, and document business needs and requirements for new and existing projects.
Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal stakeholders to identify, analyze and document/translate business requirements to system/functional specifications and requirements, Use Cases or User Stories.
Participate in all phases of project development (VeriPark Financial Services Platform, Microsoft D365 CRM, etc.) as required, including but not limited to scope setting, requirements gathering, testing, implementation, documentation, and communication, training, transition, and post-implementation support.
Provide excellent service to internal and external stakeholders and maintain a strong working partnership to strengthen the resolution of cross-departmental issues and goals.
Problem-solving, analyzing issues and identifying creative and practical solutions that consider business requirements and technology, identifying potential system enhancements and technology improvements for enhancing operational effectiveness, and helping design, document and maintain system processes.
Test new releases, fixes, and upgrades to the system, including regression testing, liaise with third parties to troubleshoot technology production issues or implement new technology services as required.
Develop and execute a test plan strategy, prepare test cases, conduct user acceptance testing, log issues for quality assurance, and utilize tools such as SQL or Excel to create reports for business units.
Educate requestors and developers on appropriate and desirable parameters to ensure they get the necessary information. Provide support to end users on standardized and ah-hoc reports.
Resolve user support issues for technology systems and business processes. Identify technology support issues that are outside the mandate of the internal support team and transition the support issue to the appropriate party on an as-needed basis.
Participate in business initiatives and identify potential technology solutions to simplify business processes and procedures and provide input into analyzing new products/services/ opportunities to help determine alternatives or applications.
Maintain a high level of awareness of the strategic direction, project initiatives and business goals of the organization to ensure technology systems align between all functional units and overall objectives are coordinated
Maintain a thorough knowledge of policies and procedures regarding departmental operations; all work is to be completed by policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and practice. Accurately and thoroughly document user support issues in a ticket tracking system for inquiries and issues to ensure prompt and efficient resolution

Why Should You Apply?

You have knowledge of or working experience with business glossary and data profiling technologies
Along with your strong analytic skills, you have the ability to define opportunities and problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts and make valid conclusions
Your interpersonal and communication skills are above average
You have intermediate-level knowledge of data governance and data management practices
You have a strong working experience of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint
You have an understanding of conceptual data modeling concepts
You have training to know how to work in an Agile environment
As an asset, you have experience with DevOps and Agile certification
You have a strong understanding of the Microsoft Environment, workflows, and file management

Interested?

CLICK the Apply Today button 🙂

Clearing & Settlement Manager

Clearing and Settlement Manager

The Company:

First Nations Bank of Canada (www.fnbc.ca) is a federally chartered bank servicing Indigenous and non-Indigenous customers throughout Canada. We are focused on delivering superior customer service and offering a full range of personal and business banking products. As an equal opportunity employer, we are rapidly expanding in the Canadian marketplace and provide our employees the opportunity to advance in their career.

First Nations Bank of Canada is seeking a Manager, Clearing and Settlement. This position is a subject matter expert supporting internal and external clients as it relates to clearing and settlement while ensuring adherence to the rules set out by Canadian Payments Association and minimizing losses to the Bank. They will oversee the daily clearing and reconciliation processes for the Bank.

Location: This position is a Monday through Friday work week and has the option to be based in Saskatoon Head Office or one of our branch locations with the flexibility to work remotely, in the office or a hybrid of the two.

Responsibilities:

Follow and keep up to date with all related regulatory and legislative
Oversee and as required perform the duties of the Clearing Operation staff including decision to pay (rejects), performing returns, authorize outgoing and incoming wires, support for customer AFT, trace requests, processing of NSF and chargebacks, action fraud alerts, and verify and balance all incoming and outgoing transactions including but not limited to wires, bill payments, POS and ATM, EMT, and Interac Online Payments
Identify and recommend process improvement
Ensure productivity standards that are held with internal and external providers are consistently achieved and Service Level Agreements are met or exceeded
Evaluate and recognize indicators that would identify possible Fraud/Money Laundering situations
Liaise with internal and external agencies including customers, branches, Central 1 and other Financial Institution
Ensuring daily work and reports are completed thoroughly for auditing purposes
Ensure clearing rules are adhered to, resulting in no loss of income to the organizations and also giving the best service to our member and clients
Mentor, coach and motivate the clearing staff. Ensures they have the skills, knowledge, and resources to perform all aspects of their job successfully

Here’s the background and skills we think will make you successful:

Minimum 3 years of related experience in a financial institution
Good knowledge of basic accounting principles and understand reconciliation processes
Strong knowledge of the Canadian Payments Associations rules (CPA)
Experience with core banking systems (experience with Fiserv DNA would be ideal)
Experience with clearing and settlement system (experience with Central 1 systems would be ideal)
Sound judgement with good investigative, research and problem-solving skills
Strong service quality experience with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Management level experience with an aptitude for team building and providing top-notch customer service
Ability to multi-task and meet daily deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Ability to exercise initiative and tact
Ability to accept and embrace change

Please submit your cover letter and resume to: hr@fnbc.ca

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

Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst

The Company:

First Nations Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with a disciplined approach in supporting, maintaining, and implementing business applications, data and business intelligence, and banking and payment systems, all while working towards continuous improvement in the support and development of business processes. This role requires solid team collaboration while working in a complex environment.

Responsibilities:

Implement and maintain business and banking applications
Be a subject matter expert with business applications, banking and payment systems
Understand and translate business requirements into business enhancements
Analyze, recommend, and promote change driven by business need
Develop and maintain process and procedural documentation
Provide support in business intelligence/reporting needs of the organization
Prepare detailed specifications, use cases, workflows, and other supporting documentation for the development of business improvements and enhancements
Provide tier 2/3 end user support
Perform additional duties as assigned

Here’s the background and skills we think will make you successful:

Experience with core banking systems (preference to Fiserv DNA)
Experience with digital banking system (preference of Member Direct/Forge)
Demonstrated experience implementing business applications
6 years of experience in financial services industry and 3 years of experience in business analysis
Ability to prepare detailed specifications, use cases, user stories, workflows, and other supporting documentation for the development of modifications and enhancements
You possess strong interpersonal and communication skills and are able to build professional business relationships within, and outside the organization.
You possess a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and teamwork
You have the ability to manage multiple projects with varying complexities, priorities and timelines
Experienced in data analytics, reporting, and SQL query. Familiarity with Lodestar or similar platform would be an asset.
Working knowledge of API integration (Rest, SOAP)
High level of proficiency with Microsoft applications
Demonstrates a passion for delivery excellence
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to grasp abstract concepts
Ability to work effectively independently and within a team environment
You are a continuous learner
Collaborative and friendly approach

Please submit your cover letter and resume to: hr@fnbc.ca

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

Director-Core Banking

*This position is open to applicants across Canada*

About Celero
Celero is a leading provider of IT solutions to financial institutions across Canada. A full-service IT shop, Celero provides complete banking solutions, IT planning, systems integration, hosting, support, maintenance and professional services to meet the unique needs of financial institutions of all sizes and delivers world-class reliability through our Canadian-based data centres, employees and operations.

Celero is consistently ranked among the world’s top financial technology companies on the annual FinTech 100 list.

Your Opportunity

As Director, Core Banking you will be responsible for delivery of Celero’s current premier core banking system to existing and new clients that today represents over 80 credit unions and financial institutions in Canada. Responsibility areas include day to day operations; enhancements; release management; conversions and mergers. In addition, you will be accountable for working with Celero’s Architectural Team and Core Banking’s Technical Director, Celero’s customers, industry peers and internal stakeholders to shape Celero’s future Core Banking Strategy. This role will contribute to other strategic initiatives such as Open Banking and Payments Modernization to ensure coordinated delivery with the Core Banking suite of products.

A Day in the Life

Reporting to the Vice President, Core Banking, Payments & Cards, you will be responsible for defining Celero’s future customer experience, service development functions and ensuring a consistent approach to the market while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

You will be responsible to ensure stability of the core banking system by meeting customer expectations and SLA’s through continuous improvement initiatives. You will also be the sponsors of varied projects focused on delivering new features and capabilities onto the platform.

On an ongoing basis you will meet with clients, vendor partners, internal stakeholders and investigate best practices and new ideas in the financial services area. You will actively research related technology and market trends and financial sector solution developments. From these discussions, and your knowledge, you will define the vision for Celero’s future product and service portfolio of the core banking area and provide customers a vision of what that future would look like and how it will enable their success. You will work with the product management team to translate future plans into product development priorities and drive development projects through internal gating processes. In addition to market research, you will monitor competition, follow market trends and generate market insights. You are forward looking with a focus on greater customer enablement and profitable growth.

Your experience in leading teams providing operational delivery of core banking products and services with a view on the future; and your ability to act as a knowledge expert in new areas of financial services will provide leadership to Celero and our customers.

In terms of aligning your role and responsibilities with Celero’s business strategy and plan, you will act as a collaborative partner with the leads for each of the other initiatives in the company’s business plan. In this capacity, you will be the central point within Celero to identify dependencies and ensure alignment among the various teams to effectively prioritize work to advance the business plan, while ensuring effective use of time and resources and the achievement of key measures of success.

You will have Profit & Loss responsibility for the Core Banking Line of Business, contributing to Celero’s annual strategic and budget planning cycle. Monitoring and reporting of same on a monthly basis.

Your Resume

Experience working with C-suite customers and understanding their business strategies/problems.
Track record of delivering measurable results through product growth and development initiatives.
Strategic thinker, with exposure to industry strategy development.
Experience working in the financial services industry with a focus on core banking systems; products and services.
Exceptional written and oral communications skills.
The ideal candidate will have a combination of continuous education and 10+ years of experience in Financial Services.
Experience in operational delivery of core banking suite of products and services.
Demonstrated success leveraging partners to deliver new solutions.
Previous success developing strategies and working with stakeholders to execute.
Facilitator of needs analysis and with a large number of stakeholders.
Leading large teams of experienced professionals, ability to build a strong cohesive team with focus on client satisfaction.
P&L responsibility for a large portfolio.
Vendor management experience an asset.

Our Expectations

We have high expectations of all Celero employees and strive to recruit applicants with the following characteristics:

Strong analytic skills coupled with innovative thinking, and a bias for action.
Ability to drive clarity out of ambiguous situations.
An ability to build strong professional relationships with peers, leaders and clients.
Excellent leadership and communication skills resulting in the ability to work effectively with both technical and business professionals.
Self-starter who drives positive change and can drive clarity out of confusion.
Ability to lead in a matrixed environment.

To Apply

Please visit our career board at https://celero.applicantpro.com/jobs no later than October 28, 2022.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.