Province: Alberta

Credit Advisor

An exciting opportunity exists, for an experienced Credit Advisor to join our team. ABCU Credit Union Ltd. (ABCU) is a full-service open bond Credit Union. Exciting opportunities exist 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 Credit Advisor is a key member of the branch team. The primary responsibility of this role is to actively manage and provide credit advice to the credit members who deal with ABCU for their borrowing needs. Additional responsibilities include engagement activities to retain and consolidate existing members’ business to the Credit Union and attract new credit member growth. This position works closely with the Credit Associate, Contact Centre, Branch staff, Community Manager, Director, Commercial and Retail Services and Risk Management. The role requires expert knowledge of credit products and the ability to negotiate rates and fees in the best interest of the credit union.

Experience Required

  • Post-secondary degree or diploma required.
  • Comfort and ability to work with an elevated level of detail/accuracy.
  • This is a self-managed role.
  • Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • The ability to work efficiently without sacrificing accuracy is essential.
  • Six to ten years of job-related/industry experience.
  • Completion of the Personal Lending and Mortgages Course (PLM) offered through Canadian Securities Institute.
  • Completion of the Personal Financial Services Advice (PFSA) offered through Canadian Securities Institute.
  • Completion of CUIC General Studies Program preferred or working towards (may be waived depending upon position).
  • A combination of post-secondary education and work experience will be considered.

Interested candidates please provide a cover letter, salary expectations and resume to:

Mr. Robert Scoular, ABCU Credit Union

general@abcu.ca

ABCU 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.

Assistant Controller

An exciting opportunity exists, for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our team.  ABCU is a full-service open bond Credit Union with funds under administration of $465 million and a staff of 35. At ABCU Credit Union Ltd. (ABCU) our culture is based on our passion to be financial professionals dedicated to doing what is right for our credit union and our members.

The Assistant Controller is a key member of the Finance team. The responsibilities include:

  • Preparation of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Change in Equity, and credit union specific statements as required by the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation (CUDGC).
  • Perform timely and accurate routine and non-routine accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP.
  • Effectively maintain all financial records.
  • Oversee the accounts’ payable function, ensuring vendor information is accurate, payments are made on time and are accurately recorded.
  • Maintain and create reconciliations as required.
  • Administer the dormant account workflow.
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis for the Finance department as required.
  • Make routine investments with Credit Union Central of Alberta (CUCA).
  • Ensure ABCU maintains statutory deposits and meets statutory deposit requirements as established by ABCU’s regulators.
  • Support the year-end audit function in conjunction with the Manager of Finance.
  • Support the annual budget function in conjunction with the Manager of Finance.
  • Oversee the banking system year end function and all associated reports.
  • Manage ABCU’s CRA obligations and ensure tax is remitted accurately and on time.
  • Amend and produce CRA tax slips as required.
  • Prepare common share dividend forecasts annually.
  • Oversee the reconciliation of ABCU’s current accounts.
  • Assess and provide recommendations to improve the finance department control environment and improve efficiencies.
  • Act as a backup for the Manager of Finance.

Further, the incumbent is responsible to develop and administer accounting policies and procedures and assist in managing external relationships with third parties.

Experience Required

  • CPA Accounting designation (CMA/CGA/CA) or working towards
  • Four to six years’ relevant financial/accounting experience
  • Extensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and IFRS
  • Ability to work with a high level of detail/accuracy
  • Mastery of common Software Programs (MS Office Suite, ProfitStar)

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.

Manager, Compliance

Permanent Full-time

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

Annual Salary  $84,395 – $105,494

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’s Responsible Banking!

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

Innovation Credit Union – About Us (innovationcu.ca)

THE POSITION: Reporting to the VP Compliance & Legal, this position takes a lead role in managing an effective regulatory compliance management framework for Innovation at its subsidiaries to ensure regulatory requirements are met.

How does one do this? Glad you asked!

The Manager Compliance does the following:

  • Promotes an enterprise-wide risk culture
  • Identifies, assesses and monitors regulatory compliance risk
  • Provides guidance to First Line of Defence on compliance aspects of strategic initiatives and new and existing products
  • Monitors the regulatory landscape for changes and communicates those changes to the First Line of Defence as applicable
  • Assists in organizational wide compliance training
  • Supports VP Compliance & Legal with implementation of regulatory compliance management program.
  • Working closely with the VP Compliance & Legal, completes Board and Senior Management reporting
  • Responsible for overseeing Innovation’s complaint handling processes.
  • Assess risk when making decisions, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements

Why should you apply?

  • You want to be an ambassador of a forward-thinking, member focused organization

You have:

  • University degree (Bachelor of Commerce or equivalent)
  • 4-6 years of job-related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably within a federally regulated financial institution or the Credit Union system
  • One or more regulatory compliance related designations would be an asset, such as: Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Institute (CAMLI), Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C), Osgoode’s Certificate in Regulatory Compliance & Legal Risk Management for Financial Institutions.

Investment Specialist

An exciting opportunity exists, for an experienced Investment Specialist to join our team. ABCU Credit Union Ltd. (ABCU) is a full-service open bond Credit Union. Assets $263 million, loans $197 million, deposits $240 million, staff of 32. At ABCU our culture is based on our passion to be financial professionals dedicated to doing what is right for our credit union and our members.

The Investment Specialist is a key member of the wealth advisory team. The primary responsibility is to actively manage a portfolio of investment members for both the Credential Asset Management and ABCU platforms. Additional responsibilities include; engagement activities to retain and consolidate existing members business to the Credit Union and attract new investment member growth. This position works closely with the Investment Associate, Credit Advisor, and Director, Wealth Services. This role requires expert knowledge of investment products, a mutual fund license and the ability to make unbiased investment recommendations by:

  • Using your strong relationship building and networking skills to build connections, generate leads, promote and deliver investment awareness to all members
  • Collaborating with different branch teams to build relationships and provide members with personalized investment advice and comprehensive financial planning support.
  • Dealing with member complaints and problems quickly and
  • Being current and having superior knowledge of all investment products offered, policies and procedures.
  • Providing advice based on a holistic approach by understanding members financial goals and needs.

Experience Required

  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in Finance (or related field)
  • Canadian Securities Course (CSC) or Canadian Investment Funds Course to support MFDA required.
  • Comfort and ability to work with a high level of detail/accuracy.
  • This is predominantly a self-managed
  • Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • Ability to work efficiently without sacrificing accuracy is
  • Six to ten years of job-related/industry
  • Completion of the Personal Financial Services Advice (PFSA) an asset
  • Completion of CUIC General Studies Program an asset.
  • Interested candidates please provide a cover letter, salary expectations and resume to:Robert Scoular, ABCU Credit Union

    rscoular@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.

Information Governance Lead

The Information Governance Lead is accountable the operation of the Information Governance function, overseeing information governance and management functions.
An Information Governance Lead does the following:
  • Data Definitions and Rules Management
    • Maintains a deep understanding of the business and its data needs to assist with change impact analysis and to ensure data definitions and rules accurately reflects the business needs.
  • Data Controls and Metrics Management
    • Ensures the appropriate system and process data controls are in place or gaps identified to ensure the level of data quality expected by the business.
    • Ensures appropriate metrics are identified to assess data health and identify the risks when these controls are not being effective or are missing.
  • DTGC Support and Reporting
  • Responsible for escalating data risks and issues to the DTGC and ensure decisions are documented and communicated.
  • Acts as a liaison between DTGC and Information Governance Agile team as required.
Visit the CAREERS page or our website to learn more about this position and to apply.  www.innovationcu.ca  Only those applications received through our job board will be considered.

UI/UX Designer

Innovation Credit Union has a bold ambition – to be the most digital, member-centric organization in our industry. We are on a journey to modernize our marketing with investments in new platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. To ensure our success, we are looking for UI/UX designer to join our team. This individual will deliver innovative concepts and design standards to ensure cross-site consistency and will drive digital transformation to simplify the experience for our credit union members.

Reporting to the VP, Int Marketing/Data Analytics, the UI/UX Designer is a user experience evangelist and creative problem solver. This individual has a functional understanding of coding and transferring the brand’s strengths and personality seamlessly throughout the interface of a product. The UI/UX Designer brings a wealth of knowledge to our collaborative multi-disciplinary marketing team and provides expertise in mobile and responsive design, visual design programs (such as Adobe Photoshop), and animation and video content for a variety of mediums.

A UI/UX Designer does the following:

  • Define and deliver design components and deliverables including wireframes, mock-ups, user workflows, and interaction rules by working collaboratively with key team members within an agile and iterative design and development environment where timely delivery of design deliverables is critical
  • Develop and manage the member experience design process to deliver creative digital concepts and solutions for our web and mobile properties and incorporate animation as a functional element that enhances the user experience
  • Participate and solution in design workshops, persona development and client journey mapping sessions as well as develop user-centered storyboards, sketches/wireframes, and prototypes
  • Support the creation and maintenance of UI design and graphic standards documentation to help enforce Innovation’s brand coherence, accessibility standards and cross-site consistency
  • Source and treat brand-compliant images and ensure that we meet all brand standards
  • Plan and execute usability testing and stakeholder interviews to solicit feedback from external users and internal teams with the intention of incorporating the feedback into concept and/or application development
  • Drive digital transformations to simplify the experience for our members.
  • Develop and manage business plans and budgets ensuring principles of cost control and appropriate resource allocation is maintained

Visit the CAREERS page or our website to learn more about this position and to apply.  www.innovationcu.ca  Only those applications received through our job board will be considered.

Project Manager

SaskCentral is owned by Saskatchewan credit unions to serve and represent their collective interests. We add value through the sound investment of credit union funds on deposit, as well as providing a wide range of products and services to maintain credit union leadership in the marketplace.

Project Manager

Term position to March 31, 2023 with the possibility of extension.
Location: Canadian home office or Regina corporate office

SaskCentral provides a balance of energy and support to employees. Under the direction of a new CEO, SaskCentral is on a multi-year enterprise-wide transformational journey with continued focus on ensuring the success and financial viability of Saskatchewan credit unions. To support this journey, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to deliver high-quality project leadership services that add value to our clients and stakeholders. If you have advanced experience in project management, planning, and effective stakeholder engagement this may be the position for you.

The Job
Reporting to the Chief Transformation Officer, you will manage multiple projects concurrently and lead cross functional teams to effectively implement projects aligned to the organization’s transformational strategy. You will think and work at both strategic and operational levels, knowing when each applies. You will scope key initiatives and support the project planning, budgeting, selection, and prioritization processes. You will provide project status reporting in support of ongoing corporate portfolio management and provide regular updates on project prioritization to Senior and Executive leaders. You will maintain and continuously improve SaskCentral’s project management methodology and ensure tools and templates support business needs and follow leading practices.

The Candidate
The ideal candidate will possess a Project Management Professional designation and a university degree in a related field, combined with a minimum of five years of experience leading and managing corporate projects. Working knowledge of MS project would be an asset. You have strong problem solving and change management skills and are exceptional at engaging various stakeholders to influence decision making. As an effective collaborator, you work with cross-functional teams to drive results and deliver outcomes. Experience in a Business Analyst role and supporting business process improvement initiatives are considered assets.

Please include in your cover letter examples of how you meet the qualifications for this position. Interested applicants are invited to submit their resume in confidence by May 24,2022 on our career page at 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.

 

Chief Financial Officer – connectFirst Credit Union

connectFirst Credit Union

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The CFO is responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of the organization’s financial strategies and ensuring internal controls are in place to effectively manage its assets and revenues. The role involves proactive leadership to help the organization achieve sound decision-making related to investments and the deployment of capital and to create the proper balance between risk and reward to achieve optimum return on capital.

This position is part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and is responsible for collaborating with the other members of the SMT in delivering and achieving overall corporate results under the direction of the CEO. The SMT is also responsible for leadership and championing the corporate culture.

As a visionary and future-focused leader, the CFO will actively expand information sharing opportunities across functions within the organization. They will promote improvements to existing budgeting processes, reporting packages, performance dashboards and provide insightful analytics to support decision making.  This will include working closely with their peers to develop best-in-class data governance strategies.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Allan Nelson or Shalini Bhatty

Leaders International Executive Search

Calgary@leadersinternational.com

www.leadersinternational.com

TO VIEW FULL PROFILE & APPLY:

https://leadersinternational.com/connectfirst-credit-union-chief-financial-officer/

 

Note: Applicants will be redirected to https://leadersinternational.com/connectfirst-credit-union-chief-financial-officer/ to apply.

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Administrator

THE POSITION:  Innovation Credit Union has a bold ambition – to be the most digital, member-centric organization in our industry. We are on a journey to modernize our marketing with investments in new platforms like Adobe Experience Manager. To ensure our success, we are looking for a website administrator to join our marketing team. The focus of this role is to manage and maintain the website, taking into account functionality, appearance, content, and performance. How does one do this? Glad you asked!

The AEM Administrator does the following:

  • Creates and Updates Web Pages
    • Defines and delivers design components and deliverables including wireframes, mockups, user workflows, and interaction rules by working collaboratively with team members within an agile and iterative design and development environment.
    • Works directly with code and often update webpages to add content or tweak the layout.
  • Evaluates Structure and Content
    • Reviews and understands existing content.
    • Reviews and understands new content requirements.
    • Builds content-based pages and member journeys in the AEM environment as per business and project requirements.
  • Monitors Performance
    • Evaluates website performance by checking metrics such as loading time and memory consumption.
    • Assesses user feedback, effectiveness, and traffic
    • Explores marketing techniques such as newsletters and SEO to draw more users into the website.

Visit the CAREERS page or our website to learn more about this position and to apply.  www.innovationcu.ca  Only those applications received through our job board will be considered.

Vice President of Training & Employee Development

The Position:

 

The Vice President of Training & Employee Development designs and delivers workshops, conferences, and other educational presentations on a wide variety of corporate subjects. The purpose of such training is to provide both employees and members with a thorough understanding of Credit Union products and services and their functionality and application. To achieve this end, the Vice President of Training is also responsible for researching materials in preparation for workshop creation, as well as the management of subject matter and course materials.

 

This is a full time permanent position.

 

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

 

The Person:

 

  • Post-Secondary education an asset.
  • 5-10 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry considered an asset.
  • Direct experience assessing training needs, creating training materials to fulfill those needs, and then delivering the training.
  • Strong interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Overall knowledge of banking system, company products and ancillary products.
  • Advanced knowledge of credit union operations required.
  • 10 years of progressively responsible experience with at least 5 years in management.

 

Compensation:

 

  • Comprehensive benefits package.

 

SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO:

Jennifer Hormann,

Senior Manager of Accounting and Human Resources

Vision Credit Union Ltd.

Corporate Office

5007 – 51 Street

Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S6

Fax 780-679-0569

jobs@visioncu.ca

 

Only those individuals invited for an interview will be contacted.

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