Province: Manitoba

Senior Credit Analyst

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra is Canada’s leading provider of wholesale banking and trust solutions to credit unions from coast to coast. With deep co-operative roots, Concentra is focused on creating value for the credit union system. We partner with credit unions to ensure over five million Canadian members can choose competitive financial services from their local credit union.

Concentra is the number one partner in commercial equipment leasing and financing.  We work with credit unions large and small to offer competitive deal structures and attractive pricing for members.  Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and a flexible work environment.  We are looking for a results-oriented leader to join our team.

Senior Credit Analyst (Full-time, Permanent)

This position provides independent, objective review and adjudication of incoming equipment lease applications. The Senior Credit Analyst evaluates risk implications, approves or declines within credit limit and makes credit recommendations and escalations as required.  As a key member of the front office, the Senior Analyst is responsible for financial analysis, assessment of credit reports, research of equipment and industry and approving and declining applications.

Key Outcomes:

The primary focus of this position is to manage and support in-depth analysis and adjudication of equipment financing applications.  This role will assess and determine appropriate transaction structure and pricing to ensure compliance with the Bank’s policies and guidelines.  The Senior Analyst identifies and advises on terms, conditions, and collateral requirements for the transaction decision, as well as opportunities for cross-selling and/or alternative solutions to meet client’s needs.  This role works with internal groups and clients to assess lease opportunities, and deals with customer inquiries and concerns.

In addition, the Senior Analyst approves credit within designation limits and prepares formal presentations to support lease applications presented to Credit Risk.  As a senior member of the team, the Analyst provides credit risk coaching and advice to the credit team to increase awareness of risk, policy, and knowledge of structuring transactions.

Qualifications:

  • Post-Secondary education in Business Administration/Commerce or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3-5 years commercial credit experience; leasing experience an asset

Applications for this opportunity will be accepted until end of day August 20, 2021. To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca.

At Concentra, our goal is to achieve a workforce as diverse as the people we partner with. We encourage all members of the designated groups; aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, women, visible minorities and others to join our team. Concentra 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

Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst – Prairie Payments Joint Venture

Permanent Full-Time

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.

 

The Position:

The Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the organization with revenue model development, pricing model and management, planning of financial activities such as budgets, and invoice processing and financial tracking. In addition, this position provides expertise to the department for development of excel spreadsheets and complete any ad hoc reporting requests.

Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy & Engagement, you will work alongside managers and staff to develop reports and analysis that support business decisions. Your work will ensure that PPJV complies with internal policies and regulatory requirements.  Acting as a subject matter expert within PPJV, you will share knowledge and understanding of the rules of the various regulatory requirements that PPJV is subject to and answer questions on PPJV’s Compliance and Risk function.

 

The Person:

  • A post-secondary degree or equivalent education in accounting, finance, or related field.
  • Completion of or working towards completion of the CPA or CFA designation is considered an asset.
  • Minimum of four years of related experience.
  • High degree of computer literacy, particularly in spreadsheets including macros.
  • Advanced knowledge of the Credit Union/Caisse Populaires, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents and the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Regulations.
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS and accounting principles
  • Demonstrates influence, innovation, customer focus, critical thinking, self-motivation, and is results- oriented, with a high degree of attention to detail.
  • Understanding of payments industry and payments processing is considered an asset.

 

Key Competencies:

  • Effectively adapting to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and sudden or frequent changes in priority in order to accomplish objectives.
  • Being a self-starter who takes ownership of assigned responsibilities.
  • Taking the initiative in understanding the needs of others (internal and external customers).
  • Pursuing work with energy, drive, and resilience. Not giving up before finishing, even when experiencing resistance or setbacks.
  • Possessing the required functional and technical knowledge and skills, and applying them effectively to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
  • Ensuring that work accomplished is accurate in all relevant aspects.

 

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.

 

 

Systems Architect (ECM)

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra is Canada’s leading provider of wholesale banking and trust solutions to credit unions from coast to coast. With deep co-operative roots, Concentra is focused on creating value for the credit union system. We partner with credit unions to ensure over five million Canadian members can choose competitive financial services from their local credit union.

Concentra Trust – a wholly-owned subsidiary – has been delivering estate and trust services nationwide for over 65 years.

Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and flexible work environment. We are looking for a results oriented individual to join our team in one of our Saskatoon, Regina, Surrey or Toronto office locations, or from your home office environment.

Key Outcomes:

The Systems Architect (ECM) manages and oversees the strategic and operational demands by leading the support, research, design, development, implementation and long-term governance of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions at the Bank. This position is responsible for the management of research, design and execution of projects involving Collaboration Portals, Enterprise Search, Enterprise Content Management, Business Process and Forms.

This position is the primary resource to coordinate and manage the organizational Enterprise Content Management strategy and contribute to the organization’s success by maintaining, supporting and enhancing technologies and systems within the ECM practice. It is also responsible to work with business units and manage the delivery of content management strategies, including document management and workflow.

Qualifications:

  • Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, or related field
  • 5 years in technology roles, including experience working with Cloud Infrastructure services
  • 3-5 years experience working in SharePoint (online or 2016) or other Enterprise Content Management tools
  • Business Analysis experience would be considered an asset
  • Experience working in Agile work environments and projects is preferred

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day July 13, 2021.

To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca

At Concentra, our goal is to achieve a workforce as diverse as the people we partner with. We encourage all members of the designated groups; aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, women, visible minorities and others to join our team. Concentra 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.

Data Modeler

Data Modeler

Permanent Full-Time 

Open to working REMOTELY anywhere in Canada

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:   Reporting to the VP Int Mark/Data Analytic, the Data Modeler will organize working sessions to gather requirements from various subject matter experts and analyze overall business needs. Serve as a reference and authority on the process of data modeling and ensure consistency with existing data models and data architectures and establish standards and guidelines. This role requires strong technical skills like connecting disparate data sources, as well as business knowledge, interviewing and analytical skills and excellent oral and written communications skills.

A Data Modeler does the following:

  • Develop, review, approve new data models and enhance existing models.
  • Work with other members of the development team to ensure all requirements are captured and reflected in the data model.
  • Validate logical data models with business subject matter experts.
  • Develop and maintain data dictionaries, CRUD matrix, flowcharts, design justifications and integration with enterprise data architecture.
  • Serve as a reference and authority on the process of data modeling and ensure consistency with existing data models and data architectures, create standards and guidelines.
  • Responsible for defining the source repositories and rules around the transformations.
  • Experience with establishing version control.
  • Strong communication skills including written and oral, with ability to work closely with stakeholders, business owners and analysts on requirements and use case design.
  • Participates in business requirements gathering, performs data analysis, designs logical data models, and participates in the design of physical data models.
  • Work with stakeholders to understand and derive meaningful data relationships and translate them into appropriate data models.
  • Train/mentor others in data modeling.
  • Actively participate in meta data definition and management.

Why Should You Apply?

  • You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer/data science technical or related experience.
  • You have 5+ years of hands-on relational, dimensional, and/or analytic experience (using RDBMS, dimensional, NoSQL data platform technologies, and ETL and data ingestion protocols).
  • You have knowledge of the mathematical foundations of statistical inference and forecasting such as time series analysis, multivariate analysis, cluster analysis, and optimization.
  • You have the ability to quickly learn and adapt modeling methods from case studies or other proven approaches.
  • You have experience with Azure Platform Services including Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, ADLS and Azure DevOps. data warehouse, data lake, and enterprise big data platforms is required.
  • You have good knowledge of metadata management, data modeling, and related tools.

As well as:

  • SQL and/or PL/SQL.
  • Power BI Enterprise Gateway and ability to utilize Business Intelligence tools (Power BI) to represent insights.
  • Experience working with dimensionally modeled data.
  • Experience in translating/mapping relational data models into XML and Schemas.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • Above average interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and development

Interested?

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.

 

Trust Administrator

The Company:
First Nations Bank of Canada (“FNBC”) is a competitive, service‐oriented Canadian Chartered bank
focused on providing financial services to the Indigenous marketplace in Canada. As a majority
Indigenous‐owned and controlled entity (over 80%), this federally regulated financial institution
focuses primarily on serving the financial services needs of Indigenous customers across the country
through a network of full‐service branches, community banking centers and electronic banking
channels.

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

The Challenge:

Reporting directly to the Vice-President of FNB Trust Indigenous Trust Services, the Trust Administrator will be accountable for administration of all client trusts. As a Trust Administrator, you are responsible for supporting trust client service goals by ensuring all administrative requirements associated with each client trust agreement are met. You are client-focused and efficient, with a strong sense of proactivity and effective at working in a team. You are a proven, highly skilled professional with experience in trust administration of varying complexity, and within the scope of your role you will need to plan, administer and report in accordance with the terms and conditions of client trust agreements.

Location:

This is a national position. Candidates from all Canadian regions will be considered, with preference to those able to be based from our Saskatoon, Winnipeg or Vancouver offices. Our Saskatoon and Vancouver offices are located on First Nation lands.

Qualifications:
 Proven experience in and understanding trust agreement terms and conditions.
 Effective at building and maintaining client and team collaboration.
 Proven ability to manage competing priorities without losing focus on key accountabilities.
 Strong interpersonal, verbal communication and negotiation skills and professionalism.

 High Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
 Deep understanding of Indigenous trust administration and a demonstrated ability to work in
an environment that demands tact, objectivity and sensitivity and high attention to detail.

Education and Other Requirements:
 University undergraduate degree in finance/accounting or related field
 Minimum of 3 years of directly related experience
 Proven success in Indigenous trust account administration

Make FNB Trust your First Choice!
Please submit your cover letter and resume to: hr@fnbc.ca
For more information, visit: www.fnbtrust.ca

MANAGER, OPERATIONAL RISK

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 Manager, Operational Risk reports to the Chief Risk Officer and leads the development and implementation of the operational risk management framework. The manager of operational risk will collaboratively work with internal business units and teams to perform operational risk assessments and ensure appropriate plans are established to align to Risk Appetite. The Manager, Operational Risk will monitor operational risk issues and will provide regular reporting to both Senior Management and the Board of Director’s Risk Committee. The position will play a key role in championing and instilling an effective enterprise wide risk management culture.  How does one do this? Glad you asked!

A Manager, Operational Risk does the following:

  • Develop operational risk policies and practices to ensure Operational Risk Management framework evolves with the changing needs and risk profile of the credit union.
  • Keeps abreast if latest operational risk management techniques and industry best practices.
  • Works with internal teams and business units to identify key operational risks, facilitates risk control self assessments and ensure business units build appropriate action plans to address operational risk issues.
  • Monitor operational risk issues and action plans for the credit union and provide consolidated reporting to board and senior management.
  • Assist in investigation of root causes of operational risk and will provide support to mitigate risk.
  • Support the management of development and validation approaches to credit union risk modeling and measurement, risk assessment and mitigation within the ORM and ERM frameworks
  • Provide management and development in context to the ORM Framework
  • Identify deficiencies and advise of potential risk situations
  • Monitor and evaluate policy and procedures for enterprise risk and make recommendations for improvement to ensure policies and procedures are enacted accurately and effectively communicate key control provisions
  • Create and maintain a constructive culture that is conducive to team achievement, productivity improvement and professionalism

Why Should You Apply?

  • You want to be an ambassador of a forward-thinking, member focused organization
  • You have a university degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Public Administration, Law, or a related discipline; plus 4-6 years of job-related experience (or an equivalent combination of education, experience and learning, preferably within the credit union system)
  • You will have or will be willing to work towards a Risk Management certification.
  • You have a track record of success in quality control and assurance as it relates to operational risk
  • You have strong attention to detail, organizational awareness, and you are strategic in nature
  • Have a strong understanding of the Microsoft Environment, workflows, and file management
  • Previous operational risk management experience in a federally regulated financial institution is preferred but not necessary.

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.

Solutions Architect

As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 18 consecutive years, Concentra prides itself on fostering employee engagement and a workplace of openness and respect.

Concentra is Canada’s leading provider of wholesale banking and trust solutions to credit unions from coast to coast. With deep co-operative roots, Concentra is focused on creating value for the credit union system. We partner with credit unions to ensure over five million Canadian members can choose competitive financial services from their local credit union.

Concentra Trust – a wholly-owned subsidiary – has been delivering estate and trust services nationwide for over 65 years.

Concentra employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package and flexible work environment. We are looking for a results-oriented individual to join our team in one of our Saskatoon, Regina, Surrey or Toronto office locations, or from your home office environment.

Solutions Architect

(Full-time, Permanent Position)

Key Outcomes:

The Solutions Architect ensures that the Bank’s Enterprise Infrastructure Systems are appropriately designed, managed, documented and organized throughout the entire development and maintenance lifecycle. This position is responsible for short to medium term objectives, and conducts in-depth analysis and employs conceptual thinking, working to find unique solutions to problems considering interconnection among applications and/or lines of business.

The Solutions Architect assists other business units in understanding problems and ensuring a holistic perspective and collaborates to resolve issues and architect solutions to either new applications, or for application improvements. This position also provides subject matter expertise and is responsible for the creation, maintenance and management of IT architecture models and their lower-level components.

Qualifications:

  • Post-secondary degree in Computer Science; a comparable combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered
  • 7-10 years of experience with Azure cloud support or development
  • 7-10 years of experience with Data Centre support or development
  • Experience working in Agile work environments and projects is preferred
  • 3 years of experience in the financial services industry with an in-depth understanding of infrastructure architecture

Applications for this opportunity accepted until end of day June 29, 2021.

To apply, please visit our Career page at www.concentra.ca

At Concentra, our goal is to achieve a workforce as diverse as the people we partner with. We encourage all members of the designated groups; aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, women, visible minorities and others to join our team. Concentra 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.

 

Credit Union Engagement Specialist – PPJV – 12 Month Term

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 Position::

This position is responsible to support Engagement and Communication Workstreams with credit union communication and relationships across PPJV payment streams which include DIP, AFT, Wires, GUI, Cheques, Bill Pay, Tax Pay, Leadfi and Etransfer.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Develop and implement onboarding activities to ensure business readiness including onboarding readiness sessions, readiness checklist sessions and the creation of readiness checklists and Quick Reference Guides.
  • Manage the cadence for interactions with cohorts for designated products including tracking and communicating potential issues/risks, supporting timely business and tactical messaging for credit unions to stay abreast of product progress, providing demos and product readiness timelines.
  • Develop and maintain access to product documentation on Teams including onboarding documentation for credit unions, product workshops and information session recordings, key messages and credit union impact documents.
  • Act as key contact point for interaction between credit unions, integration partners and PPJV team members for designated products. Respond to credit union enquiries, liasing with other internal resources as needed.
  • Support maintenance of credit union data spreadsheets and product statistics.

Position Requirements

  • High School diploma complemented by a 2 year diploma/or additional courses in related areas.
  • 7-10 years of progressive experience in a credit union or other financial services entity.
  • Member/Customer service and account management experience including issue resolution.
  • “Back office” experience with various payment streams.
  • Strong technology skills including use of full Microsoft Office suite and online communication tools, coupled with proven planning and organizing competencies.
  • Training, coaching and facilitation experience, the ability to craft clear communications and basic project management skills will differentiate the top candidates from others.
  • Ingenuity, discretion and judgement coupled with proven ability to work independently and on teams are necessary for success in this role.

Work 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 work from home position, but may eventually be involved in limited business travel. Ideally, candidates will be located in our customer areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba.

Manager, Examinations (IT security focus)

The Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba (DGCM) guarantees 100% of deposits held at Manitoba credit unions and the caisse (cu/caisse). As the regulator for Manitoba cu/caisse, DGCM ensures every cu/caisse operates under sound business practices.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team of professionals.

Reporting to the Director, Examinations, the Manager, Examinations assesses that each cu/caisse operates under sound business practices; identifies areas of risk; and promotes recommendations for improvement.

This position is responsible for leading/participating as a team member in examinations; preparing examination reports; and presenting the results to cu/caisse Boards and management. Experience and keen interest in Information Technology (IT) security and its application in a cu/caisse environment is required to complement a multi-disciplinary Examinations team.

Selection Criteria:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Experience with IT governance, IT security, and outsourcing
  • Strong knowledge of sound corporate governance, risk management practices, and financial principles
  • Familiarity with enterprise risk management, internal audit, and compliance
  • Self-motivated with excellent analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
  • Post-secondary degree in a related area(s)
  • 5 years minimum related experience
  • Fluency in French would be considered an asset, but is not required

To attract, motivate, and retain qualified people; DGCM offers a competitive benefit and compensation package, and are committed to work/life balance.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate with the right blend of experience, aptitude, and interest. Some travel within Manitoba is required.

Please send your resume with cover letter by Tuesday, May 25, 2021 to careers@dgcm.ca.

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

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