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Manager, Regulatory Practices

The Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation is a not-for-profit public agency of the Government of Alberta that guarantees deposits and provides risk-based regulatory oversight to enable a safe and sound credit union system in Alberta. Our primary roles include:

Providing a 100% guarantee of deposits held with Alberta credit unions
Regulating credit unions and enforcing the Credit Union Act
Revising, advising and directing credit unions on sound business practices
Monitoring credit union performance and implementing appropriate actions to improve performance and reduce risks
Establishing individual credit union loan approval limits and providing an appropriate adjudication process for loans that exceed these limits

The Manager, Regulatory Practices, reports to the Assistant Vice President, Planning, Analytics & Regulatory Practices and is responsible for scanning the financial sector environment towards the identification, development, and communication of financial sector regulatory practices and prevention initiatives. A key function of the position is as a resource to update and maintain the Corporation’s prudential regulatory framework which address all financial and non-financial risks within the Alberta credit union system. The position requires interaction with internal and external stakeholders through written communications and in person to gather requirements regarding guidance, model policies, standards etc. This is an excellent opportunity to pursue a career in financial services regulation and be a part of the credit union system.

THE POSITION

Lead and coordinate the development, maintenance and communication of the Corporation’s communications to credit unions including the standards of sound business and financial practices, the issuance of guidance, guidelines, model policies, discussion papers etc.
Monitor the regulatory environment including legislation, regulations, guidelines, directives, etc. from other jurisdictions (provincial, national, global) to identify opportunities and make recommendations to enhance or use to leverage our programs.
Develop, update, and maintain the Corporation’s regulatory framework (including processes, risk assessment and rating guidelines, models, and tools such as the Risk Matrix and business intelligence applications) to be used by employees in their role of monitoring credit unions.
Update existing and develop new conceptual models and tools, including roll-out, user training and documentation, to be used by the regulation & risk assessment team to monitor credit union risks.
Maintain documentation of internal processes for regulation and risk assessment for off-site monitoring and on-site verification of the credit unions.
Standardize consistency and professionalism of communication to the credit union system.
Minimal travel 4-5 times per year may be required.

THE PERSON

3 years of job related experience in a financial services, public policy, or regulatory environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Financial institution experience in one or more of the following areas is required – Credit Portfolio Risk, IT/Cyber Risk Governance frameworks and risk modelling. In addition, experience working on market risk including asset liability management, operational risk, treasury management and financial institution strategy & risk are assets.
Knowledge of and ability to research and interpret policy, legislation, and regulation is an asset.
Bachelor’s degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and 4+ years financial sector experience. Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), designation(s) is an asset.
Strong communication (e.g. verbal, active listening, technical writing), presentation, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills are required.
Advanced technical writing including policy development is required.
Ability to develop complex financial models is an asset

COMPENSATION / OTHER BENEFITS

Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Comprehensive benefits program and professional development opportunities
Commitment to work/life balance
Excellent downtown Edmonton office (remote work until further notice)

CLOSING DATE: until filled

We will provide reasonable accommodation at any time throughout the hiring process for applicants with disabilities or for those needing job postings in an alternate format. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment and selection process.

If you are interested in applying for this position, we invite you to send us your résumé and cover letter in strict confidence. We thank all applicants for their interest as only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

SUBMIT RESUME TO:

Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, Attention: Human Resources

Email: careers@cudgc.ab.ca

Service Delivery Manager & Fraud Specialist – Prairie Payments Joint Venture (PPJV)

About PPJV:

In response to the rapidly changing payments landscape and the multiyear Payments Canada modernization initiative, the Centrals of Alberta, Manitoba (CUCM) and Saskatchewan formed a joint venture known as PPJV on behalf of all prairie credit unions. PPJV resources are in year two of a multi-year project to move to a payments as a service model with IBM. They are also intent upon streamlining the payments functions between the three Centrals. The goal is to ensure prairie credit unions are competitive in payments and have access to efficient, cost-effective, modernized payments processing infrastructure.

Service Delivery Manager

The Service Delivery Manager oversees a number of key functions to enable the delivery of high quality service to credit unions by ensuring service support and processes are in place to meet business needs. You will oversee, monitor and report on work performed and act as first point contact on escalation for incident, problem and service requests. You will review and respond to trending and analysis for problem management. With a primary focus on quality of service and user satisfaction, you play a key role on the PPJV Operations Team.

Skills & Experience Required

Minimum of five years of experience in service delivery/customer support
Post-secondary education
Release Management experience
Understanding of payments industry and payments processing is considered an asset

Active listener, relationship builder, and client centric
You enjoy working in a fast-paced, changing environment
Documentation and Knowledge Base Documentation
Intermediate to advanced PC skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Intermediate business analysis and project coordination skills

Must-have skills

Proven interpersonal, communication and problem resolution skills
Proven ability to build rapport while effectively analyzing and identifying solutions to mitigate risk and protect our clients
Process Driven
Desire to build exceptional client experiences, and is passionate and curious to help clients meet their needs and solve their concerns, has the ability to influence others
Writing skills for documentation, process flows, Knowledge Articles, client communications

Nice-to-have

Ability to bridge technical aspects and components to business needs and client facing communications
Organization Change Management

Fraud Specialist

Acting as the subject matter expert you are responsible for developing awareness, strategy and policies to mitigate fraud losses for credit unions. You will act as the client advocate on behalf of credit unions bringing new information and awareness on managing fraud. You will participate with industry partners to understand existing and new policy and operational regulations that impact client, business and operations for PPJV systems and fraud modelling.

You will collaborate with your PPJV colleagues in providing insights for the strategic fraud roadmap. In addition, you lead change management deliverables and activities resulting from operational initiatives. You will spend the majority of your day involved in breaking down problems, analyzing data and providing insights and recommendations.

Skills & Experience Required

Previous experience in fraud monitoring, fraud detection or fraud investigations within a financial institutions of fintech
Post-secondary education
Fraud related certification would be an asset
Working knowledge of Consortium Models, industry tools and software
Hands on experience with Fraud Operations
Demonstrated active listening, questioning and analytical skills
Proven ability to interpret and communicate complex data
Understanding of payments industry and payments processing is considered an asset

You enjoy working in a fast-paced, changing environment
Documentation and Knowledge Base Documentation
Intermediate to advanced PC skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Intermediate business analysis and project coordination skills

Ability to bridge technical aspects and components to business needs and client facing communications

The Environment

PPJV is a fast paced and focused environment where employees and contractors share the mission to deliver efficient, cost effective, modernized payments processing to prairie credit unions.
This position is currently designated as a remote position. Ideally, candidates will be located in our current customer areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba.

Closing Date: March 23, 2022

Forward Resume and Cover Letter to: hrcucm@cucm.org

COVID-19 considerations:
This role is fully remote (work from home)

Loans Officer

At ABCU Credit Union Ltd. (ABCU) our culture is based on our passion to be financial professionals that are dedicated to doing what is right for our credit union and our members. We embrace employee strengths and strive to empower employees to make the right decisions quickly and accurately every day. Our team members are provided with the tools to deliver a meaningful member experience in an environment that values and supports their contributions.

The Loans Officer role is a key member of ABCU’s credit team. The primary responsibility is to proactively manage the consumer credit needs of our members.

EXPERIENCE

Three to five years of job-related/industry experience.
Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Ability to work efficiently without sacrificing accuracy is essential.
Comfort and ability to work with a high level of detail/accuracy.
Completion of CUIC General Studies Program preferred or working towards (may be waived depending upon experience).
A combination of post-secondary education and work experience will be considered.

EDUCATION

Post-secondary degree or diploma preferred.

RESPONSIBILTIES

Retain and consolidate of existing member to the Credit Union.
Attract new credit opportunities.
Work closely with Credit Advisor, Loans Administrator, Contact Centre, and Branch staff.
Successfully complete the “Personal Lending and Mortgages Course” (PLM) offered through Canadian Securities Institute within 6 months of hire.
Successfully complete the “Personal Financial Services Advice (PFSA)” offered through Canadian Securities Institute within 1 year of hire.
Requires expert knowledge of consumer lending products and sales techniques.

Interested candidates please provide a cover letter, salary expectations and resume to Cindy Bennett at 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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Commercial Training Officer

At ABCU Credit Union Ltd. (ABCU) our culture is based on the foundations of Service Leadership. Our approach is to deliver excellent experiences to employees to ensure our employees engage our members based on their goals and interaction preferences with the end goal of increased member satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy.

The Commercial Training Officer role is part of the Commercial Services team and ABCU. This role is a learning role, designed to ensure that an exceptional “Service Leadership” experience to our members by learning all aspects of both personal and commercial lending. The Commercial Training Officer program is a formal learning path that requires the incumbent to be a self-starter and seek to learn over the length of the training program.

AT the successful completion of the training program, the incumbent is considered fully trained and will be promoted to the role of Commercial Account Manager.

EXPERIENCE

Comfort and ability to work with a high level of detail/accuracy.
Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint).

EDUCATION

Post-secondary degree or diploma preferred.

RESPONSIBILTIES

The training program plan provides training for the different aspects of lending. This onboarding program is 24 months in length and can be adapted based on the incumbent’s previous experience.

Module 1 – Consumer Lending
Module 2 – Commercial Services Administration
Module 3 – Commercial Lending
Module 4 – Commercial Portfolio Management

Throughout the training program, the incumbent is assigned a mentor.

Interested candidates please provide a cover letter, salary expectations and resume to Cindy Bennett at 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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Syndicated Lending Manager

It’s an exciting time to join Wyth.

Wyth is a Canadian digital bank that has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies many times over. We’re on a bold journey to create the future of banking. We want to evolve the way Canadians bank and to enable their success. We’re growing into a top-tier company that delivers great value to employees, customers and stakeholders.

Our team is national and a large majority of us work remotely. Our workplace is friendly, welcoming, inclusive and ever evolving. Join us if you want to be part of The Bank That Does.

Syndicated Lending Manager (Full-time, Permanent Position)

The Syndicated Lending Manager provides direction in the sale of high-quality commercial loans and mortgages to the Bank’s network of financial institution partners across Canada. You will work closely with our origination team and key credit union partners as you assist them in diversifying their balance sheets and deploying liquidity. Building and maintaining strong relationships is essential to successfully meeting business acquisition objectives, ensuring strong deal flow and providing effective ongoing portfolio management for Wyth and our partners.

Key Outcomes:

This position is accountable for the sale of new commercial assets to other financial institutions across Canada and the management of the Bank’s existing syndicated loan portfolio.

You will work closely with internal and external partners confirming the suitability of the commercial assets to both Wyth and our partners. You will ensure the organization is adequately protected from financial loss by ensuring fees are collected, by following proper funding, documentation, and monitoring practices, and by identifying and bringing forward emerging credit issues in a timely manner.

As the Syndicated Lending Manager, you will manage relationships by delivering timely responses to inquiries and will provide regular updates on progress and/or issues to the bank’s credit union and syndicate partner organizations. You will bring leadership and expertise to commercial underwriters in the credit union system on structuring complex commercial lending transactions and effectively contribute to development initiatives within the Commercial Markets team.

Qualifications:

5+ years previous lending experience and demonstrated proficiency with progressive experience in the area of commercial credit and/or underwriting, including Real Estate, Construction and diversified lending
Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field

As of December 31, 2021, the Bank requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and complete an attestation upon the time of hire. If you cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to a qualifying medical condition or require an accommodation due to grounds protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act you will be required to follow the Bank’s policy and process to apply for an exemption/accommodation.

Applications for this opportunity will be accepted until end of day Monday, February 14, 2022.

At Wyth, our goal is to achieve a workforce as diverse as the people we partner with. We encourage all members of the designated groups; aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, women, visible minorities and others to join our team. Wyth strives to provide a safe and respectful work environment free of discrimination and harassment and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes.

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

About us

We’re an innovative and future-focused company. Through our partnerships with Fintechs, we focus on delivering unique financial products to retail, business, credit union and Fintech customers.

We’re passionate about solving problems for our customers by making their banking experience easy and helpful.

Our employees are our strength. We aim to keep them healthy and support them to be their best selves. We offer a competitive total rewards package with a full range of benefits and flexible work options.

Visit wyth.ca to learn more.

Chief Financial & Governance Officer – Alberta Central

Alberta Central is the central banking facility, service bureau and trade association for member credit unions. Its purpose is to champion change in the Alberta credit union system and bring value and expertise to its members.

The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) at Alberta Central is constantly looking for partnership opportunities, developing innovative products and services, and collaborating with other stakeholders to optimize system-owned entities. Key priorities for Alberta Central include meeting the demand for payments modernization, advancing core banking technology and evolving the future direction of the Central.

The ELT is comprised of the CEO and the following direct reports:

Chief Financial & Governance Officer
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Chief Investment Officer
Chief Strategy, People & Credit Union Relations Officer

The Chief Financial & Governance Officer is responsible for the strategic leadership, direction and guidance for financial accounting and reporting, and budgeting and taxation services for the organization. The executive also acts as the key financial reporting and budgeting lead for high profile and strategic joint ventures like the Prairie Payments Joint Venture which have complex governance structures and stakeholder relationships. This position is also responsible for oversight of governance functions and legal matters for the organization and serves as the Corporate Secretary for the Alberta Central Board of Directors and related board committees.

Experience & Education

Related university degree and 15 or more years of relevant experience; or combination of formal education and experience.
CPA designation required.
5 years of experience in a senior executive leadership role.
Previous financial services industry experience and/or equivalent experience in an industry undergoing transformational change.
ICD.D or equivalent governance expertise gained through experience.
Candidates without governance expertise will be considered if they have strong backgrounds in either or both: o Banking and credit union payments, clearing, and settlement functions.
Major and/or emerging banking and credit union technology and innovation.

Express Your Enthusiasm

Email a cover letter and tailored resume to Allan Nelson or Shalini Bhatty at Calgary@leadersinternational.com indicating the job title in the subject line of the email.

VP Fintech Partnership Development

Permanent Full Time
Closes February 10
Open to Any Location in Canada
(ability to work remotely from your home office)

Annual Salary: $127,360 to $159,201

Are you looking to join a growing organization in a newly-created role where you can actually make an impact on the business? As the VP Fintech Partnership Development, you’ll lead the generation of fintech collaboration opportunities that align with Innovation Credit Union’s products, markets, and technology. In addition to joining our amazing senior leadership team, you’ll also have strong work-life integration, a flexible schedule, and the security of a career path supported by your organization!

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: Reporting to the Chief Retail & Operating Officer, the VP Fintech Partnership Development will capture opportunities with fintech partners and create value by innovating products and services that customers from a broad group of segments can benefit from. This will be achieved through oversight, leadership and execution, supporting partner identification, screening, and onboarding. This role will monitor market intelligence for fintech’s to stay on top of the changing landscape in opening banking, emerging technologies and innovation.

The VP Fintech Partnership Development does the following:

Support the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) in ongoing partner identification, onboarding, and relationship management with the objective of increasing efficiency in onboarding partners that support our strategic objectives
Act as a liaison with partners to address and resolve partner concerns and performance issues
Manage relationships with partners to increase profitable revenue (ROI), improve member service and enable employees to deliver results
Manage and report on the funnel of potential partners and existing relationships
Contribute to completion of partner and 360 degree self-assessments as part of periodic (annual) partner reviews
Maintain awareness and understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements for financial services, including open banking, blockchain, cyber security, fraud, OSFI B10 Outsourcing guidelines, privacy and data standards
Represent Innovation Credit Union at national, regional, and virtual events

Why Should You Apply?

You are a business-savvy leader who loves to network and create mutually-beneficial, collaborative relationships
You have at least 7 years’ experience with related product or business development experience in payments, financial services, commercial mid-market or fintech industries
You have completed a business, technology or software engineering degree, or an equivalent program
You have advanced understanding and experience of digital banking business models and platform strategy execution
You have a strong track record of planning, managing, and closing a complex, competitive sales effort and managing deals from negotiation, to closing and through delivery

Senior Analyst, Accounting & Reporting

Senior Analyst, Accounting & Reporting

Two Term Positions to April 2023

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. The role of the Accounting and Reporting team in this journey is to provide accurate financial reporting for stakeholders and high-quality financial support for the organization.

The Job

One of the advantages of working for a smaller financial institution is that you get exposure to a wide variety of financial aspects while also building your supervisory experience. SaskCentral supports the provincial credit union system and in this position, you collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely financial information is provided.

One position currently leads SaskCentral’s monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting for internal departments, management, Board of Directors, regulators, external auditors and tax consultants. This includes reviewing financial statements and supporting documentation, preparing annual financial statements and annual note disclosure. You will coordinate the annual external audit process, various internal audits, and lead the preparation of required tax returns, acting as a liaison for our external tax consultant.

The second position currently oversees the development of the SaskCentral annual budget and the accounts payable/receivable (AP/AR) processes at SaskCentral. You will support department managers to prepare their budgets and coordinate the compilation of budget data, ensuring accurate reporting is provided to key stakeholders for decision making purposes. Working with your team and vendors, you will ensure the AP/AR process provides a positive client experience.

We rely on both roles to continuously review and implement business improvements that optimize the processes and current technology. If you have experience with Power BI, you will have the opportunity to showcase those skills with new processes/reporting planned for 2022. You will conduct accounting, regulatory and industry research to determine and recommend best practices. SaskCentral also encourages and supports participation in ongoing professional development to maintain current knowledge and understanding of financial accounting and reporting principles (IFRS) as well as tax and regulatory requirements.

The Candidate

You will have a Degree in Business Administration, a professional accounting designation (CPA), and at least 3 years of progressive experience in financial reporting principles, policies and practices. Preference is given to candidates who have gained this knowledge in the financial services sector.

To be successful in the role, you will possess advanced understanding of financial accounting and reporting principles (IFRS) as well as tax and regulatory requirements, comprehensive knowledge of accounting policies and regulatory environments and strong knowledge of accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.

Interested applicants are invited to submit their expression of interest in confidence by Friday, February 4 on our career page at Recruitment (adp.com).

Business Analyst

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: Innovation Credit Union has an opportunity for an experienced member of the Innovation team to provide consultation and assist or lead organizational projects working with Subject Matter Experts to help execute strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will be proactive and have an entrepreneurial spirit. This position reports to the Vice President of Strategy and Innovation. This position will provide a challenging and rewarding career, with opportunity to enhance your personal development.

An Business Analyst does the following:

Creating and/or executing project work plans to meet changing needs and requirements
Working alongside Project Managers to execute upon project deliverables
Champion Innovation’s project management disciplines/methodology and provide the processes, structures, and tools for project management
Current vs End State gap analysis
Preparation of reports and correspondence and other documentation
Creating process maps, templates and tools as required
Determining requirements with SME and support transition and maintenance plans

Why Should You Apply?

You want to be an ambassador of a forward-thinking, member focused organization
You have minimum 3-5 years’ experience in relationship banking with knowledge and experience in various departments and functions considered an asset
You have proven collaboration skills with the ability to build relationships with carious stakeholders
You have proven ability to support cross functional projects and prioritize deliverables to meet deadlines
You have strong communication skills with the ability to relate well to members and co-workers
You are committed to life-long learning and development

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.

Banking System Specialist

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.

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: Reporting to the Manager, Digital & Core Banking this position works with the Fiserv DNA banking system and related applications. This role is responsible for day-to-day operations, project work, enhancement implementation, troubleshooting and support to end-users.. How does one do this? Glad you asked!

The Banking System Specialist does the following:

Support and assist all staff in the use of the banking system, providing training and subject matter expertise when required
Works with various project teams as they relate to the banking system
Investigate and solve complex banking system issues
Assist with coordinating all activities necessary for the successful and timely resolution of technology issues as they relate to the banking system and related technologies
Lead the development, testing, implementation and maintenance of the banking system
Make recommendations for enhancements to the banking system and related software to provide needed functionality to end users
Develop and implement Banking System application software administration policy and procedure standards, for access and usage

Why Should You Apply?

You want to be an ambassador of a forward-thinking, member focused organization
You have a minimum of one year post-secondary education in a related discipline or equivalent (ie: business certificate plus additional courses through CUIC, lending training etc)
You have a minimum 3 years related experience using Fiserv DNA banking system or an equivalent combination of education and experience
You have demonstrated efficiency and accuracy skills and the ability to meet deadlines in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment
You have a proven high standard of verbal and written communication skills and the ability to relate well to internal members and coworkers
You have demonstrated commitment to continual professional development

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.