Manager, Advisory Services

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

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

Lead a team of advisors as a Manager of Advisory Services at our Shaunavon location. You’ll coach talent that delivers exceptional service & professional advice to our personal, commercial & agricultural members. Fuel your passion for growing relationships at Affinity, where our hearts, business and profits live in Saskatchewan.

What you’ll do:

  • Manage all aspects of the advice centre under a regional staffing model
  • Use metrics, performance indicators and CRM tools to deliver a seamless member experience
  • Collaborate across regions to champion a member-centric culture focusing on sales, service, advice-giving & operational excellence
  • Fulfill reporting requirements and recommend improvements relating to performance, capacity, and risk management

What you’ll get:

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

 What you’ve got:

  • A post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field plus 7 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education & experience
  • Advanced knowledge of advice centre operations & financial products & services
  • Ability to successfully build, empower & focus a team to achieve results

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

This position requires the submission of your Resume and Cover Letter stating how you meet the required qualifications in your application prior to the closing date of the position.

Please apply through our website: Career Opportunities | Affinity Credit Union
Posting Close Date: June 8, 2025

Lending Services Supervisor

Reporting to the Manager of Lending Services, the Lending Services Supervisor is a member of the management team.  They will ensure department needs are met through leadership, supervision and auditing, while maintaining a complex lending portfolio, including agriculture and commercial files.  The incumbent has direct oversight of the Lending Administration team.  The incumbent will ensure all activities are in compliance with sound business practices, legislation, regulations, policies and procedures.

The incumbent will primarily work out of the Quill Lake Branch and will be required to travel to our Kelvington and Jansen branches.  They will also travel within and outside of our geographic trading area to meet our current and future members’ financial needs.  At Accent Credit Union, we value our members, and take pride in building strong, lasting relationships.  We love to see our members succeed both personally and professionally.  Your expertise in this area will be considered an asset.

At Accent Credit Union, we take care of our employees.  We offer a competitive compensation structure including; a generously matched Pension Contribution policy of 7-9%, paid vacation where the accrual calculation is tiered based on your years of service and paid sick leave, a variable compensation program, in addition to our company group benefit program.  In addition, our employees are entitled to participate in our Wellness Program, Volunteer Program, and to have their birthday off work, each year!

Additional perks as an employee of Accent Credit Union include, staff account benefits including preferred lending and deposit rates.  We observe Easter Monday and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation as statutory holidays.

We would love to discuss this employment opportunity with you and invite your inquiries by phone or in person to learn more about this chance to join our Accent family!

Qualified applicants are invited to send their Cover Letter and Resume in confidence to hr@accentcu.ca by June 4, 2025 to:

Attn: Lacey Nicholls, Human Resources Administrator
Accent Credit Union
Box 520
Quill Lake, SK
S0A 3E0
306.383.1139

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Financial Services Officer

Biggar & District Credit Union requires a Full-Time Financial Services Officer to grow and develop member relationships. The primary responsibilities of this position are to analyze members’ investment needs and assist them in getting the products and services best suited to them. This position will provide various administrative duties for Aviso Wealth advisors.

The expectation is that the successful candidate will obtain their mutual funds license within 12 months of starting their employment with Biggar & District Credit Union.

Required qualifications may include a combination of administrative experience and post-secondary education in the fields of business, commerce, or retail. The successful candidate must possess strong teamwork and people skills, attention to detail, and be able to deal with change. This position is required to work in the Biggar, Landis, and Perdue locations when needed.

Why work here? We offer a competitive compensation structure, 8% matched superannuation, and comprehensive group benefits, with a Health Care Spending Allowance. You would work with a committed team in a challenging, rewarding, and fun environment. Career advancement opportunities and continuous learning and development also make this a great place to work!

Biggar & District Credit Union proudly supports the communities we serve, and it is our people that make this happen. If you would like to be part of our team, apply by Friday, May 23, 2025 at noon by sending your resume and a cover letter to humanresources@biggarcu.ca.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those under consideration will be contacted.

Support Services Specialist – Lending

Support Services Specialist – Lending

Job Description: We’re looking for a Support Services Specialist – Lending to join our team! This position is integral to the function of our organization, playing a critical role in our support services team. The key responsibilities for this role include:

  • Develop procedures and provide product knowledge training to support and front-line staff to ensure efficient and accurate delivery of products and services.
  • Discover issues or gaps related to processes or procedures and work with internal task forces and other Credit Unions for solutions and train to those solutions.
  • Lead internal task forces for procedure, system and process testing and cleanup projects.
  • Assist with the development of new techniques to audit information and recommendations of new controls to maximize efficiencies while still maintaining adequate internal controls.
  • Provide technical direction to support staff on complex product related issues.
  • Assist support staff in dealing with difficulties in handling products that support staff are unable to answer.
  • Utilize digital solutions to create efficiencies, simplify members’ banking needs, and enhance the member experience.

Qualifications:

  • 1+ year of related post-secondary education plus 3-5 years of related experience or equivalent education and experience.
  • Evidence of pursuit of related continuous learning (e.g., CUIC, sales training, lending training).
  • Demonstrated efficiency and accuracy skills, meeting deadlines in an ever-changing fast paced environment.
  • Detail-oriented and risk aware, contributing to the safeguarding of our company’s assets and reputation.
  •  Proficient in digital literacy, including (but not limited to) critical thinking, problem solving and navigation using digital solutions.
  • Use and comfortability with a variety of Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Teams, Viva, Power Automate, PowerBI).

 

About Us

Hi! We’re Innovation Federal Credit Union. Our purpose is to simplify banking for all Canadians. We like to keep it simple. We have three values – Accountability, Integrity, and Respect – and we are constantly striving to improve our organization to make it better for you (our member and prospective employee)!

How are we different from other financial institutions? We’ve put in the work to become a federal credit union – just one of three in Canada – to secure the future of our organization and continue to grow across Canada. Made in Sask, Built for Canada!

We care about our communities and our impact – $1.1 million was given to local organizations last year who are making a difference!  Nearly 22% of InnovationNation proudly identifies as part of a designated group, reflecting our strong commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion. We offer our full-time staff participation in our 7% employer-matched pension plan and extended health benefit plan from Day 1 (no waiting period!).

 

In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who have graced these lands for millennial. We are privileged to live on, work on and enjoy the benefits of these lands, now known as Canada.

MANAGER, RISK AND CREDIT SERVICES

THE POSITION: Saskatoon City Employees Credit Union is seeking a Manager, Risk and Credit Service to join our organization. The candidates must possess an aptitude for business development, risk assessment, and relationship building. The core function would be to lead and manage the lending services with respect to credit granting, including interviews, adjudication, collection, control and staffing. As Manager of Risk and Credit Services, the successful candidate would also be involved in recommending policy and developing procedures for the lending services department as well as assisting with other areas of the Credit Union. As Manager of Risk responsibilities extend to oversight of compliance support staff and enterprise risk. The Manager of Risk and Credit Services reports directly to the General Manager, attends board meetings and is expected to assume the responsibilities of the General Manager in their absence.

QUALIFICATIONS: A diploma or degree from a recognized post-secondary educational institute plus a minimum of 7 years’ experience in a senior lending position (credit union experience is a definite asset). Demonstrated comprehensive consumer lending knowledge and experience is essential as well as a working knowledge of commercial lending. The candidate must possess core management competencies of; general management, industry knowledge, strategic thinking, crisis management, effective and above average communication skills, prudence, reliability, problem solving, strong analytical, reasoning, and decision-making skills along with interpersonal and organizational abilities.
A proven ability to lead, guide and motivate employees; and build and maintain positive relationships with staff, management, board of directors and members. The ability to strategically utilize technology – experience with DNA and ProLender is a definite asset. An above average knowledge of credit union deposit and lending products to meet member needs is a necessity.

THE CREDIT UNION:

Saskatoon City Employees Credit Union currently serves 2046 members as Saskatchewan’s only closed bond Credit Union consisting of city employees, superannuates and their families. Assets as of March 31, 2025, are $86.5 Million with a loan portfolio of approximately $52.6 Million comprised of primarily consumer and residential mortgages.

COMPENSATION:

The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. A very comprehensive benefit package is offered including up to a 7% matched superannuation.

Please submit your resume along with your expected salary by May 20, 2025 to:

Dennis Lozinsky
Saskatoon City Employees Credit Union
222 3rd Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5
Phone: (306) 975-2925
Email: dlozinsky@scecu.com

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for consideration will be contacted.

Senior Analyst, Regulatory Policy & Prevention

Who are we?

Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation (the Corporation) is the deposit guarantor for Saskatchewan credit unions and the primary regulator for Saskatchewan credit unions and SaskCentral, together, Provincially Regulated Financial Institutions (PRFIs). We work closely with these institutions to ensure they employ sound business practices to enhance the strength and stability of the Saskatchewan credit union system.

We are seeking a confident and highly motivated professional to join our Regulatory Policy and Prevention team. This team is vital in fulfilling the Corporation’s vision of instilling confidence in PRFIs. Employees in this position gain diverse experience across various facets of the financial services industry.

What you’ll do:

As a member of the Regulatory Policy and Prevention team, you will collaborate with a dedicated team of professionals working closely with both internal and external system partners to uphold our mandate of fostering confidence in PRFIs.

Key accountabilities to the position include:

  • Research, develop, and implement regulatory policy initiatives for credit unions, including inputs to the Corporation’s crisis management framework and deposit guarantee fund initiatives
  • Monitor, analyze, and prepare written reports on consolidated PRFI financial and non-financial performance/risk trends
  • Conduct ongoing research and analysis of the financial services industry, Saskatchewan credit union system, and the regulatory and economic environment
  • Build and maintain effective relationships that support achievement of the Corporation’s objectives, such as proactive loss prevention and PRFI self-regulation

What you’ll need:

  • Undergraduate degree in business administration or commerce; a professional designation would be considered an asset (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)
  • Three to five years’ experience in the financial services industry, regulatory environment, crisis management, or a finance-related field
  • Proven knowledge in policy development, financial analysis, and reporting; strong research, communication, and writing skills are required
  • Demonstrated ability in presenting information and facilitating discussions with key stakeholders would be considered an asset

Core competencies focus on teamwork, building relationships, communication, problem solving & decision making, and accountability.

What we offer:

The salary range for this position is $87,789 to $109,737.

We are committed to the success of our employees, that’s why we offer:

  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Health and dental coverage upon commencement
  • Matched pension contributions
  • Employee wellness program
  • Maternity/parental benefits; top-up program
  • Education, training, and development opportunities

Our hybrid work model offers flexibility of partial remote work upon agreement. For more information on the Corporation, please visit our website www.cudgc.sk.ca.

Ready to Apply:

Please submit your cover letter and resume stating competition number RPP-SRANALYST by May 5, 2025, to HR@cudgc.sk.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Corporation values and supports workplace diversity. We believe diverse ideas, opinions and perspectives makes our corporation stronger.

Small Business Advisor

Small Business Advisor – Permanent Full-Time

 

The Small Business Advisor has expertise in credit analysis, financial advice, portfolio management and relationship management to contribute to the success of our members and the growth of our credit union.

We are looking for candidates with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a strong ability to provide knowledgeable and timely advice, and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service by effectively utilizing our products, services, and omni channels to meet our members’ needs. The key responsibilities for this role include:

  • Foster strong relationships with small and medium size business and agriculture members, providing ongoing financial guidance and support
  • Work closely in a collaborative team environment with all staff to meet members’ financial needs (known and unknown)
  • Provide and cross-sell high quality financial products and services through proactive contact with the intent of increasing member wallet share
  • Analyze loan applications for data integrity, potential fraud, and creditworthiness
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all credit union products and services as well as relevant policies and legislation, regularly reviewing literature and attend product update meetings and seminars/webinars
  • Utilize digital solutions to create efficiencies, simplify member’s banking needs, and enhance the member experience.
  • Must have the ability to travel to and cover regionally as required.
    • Innovation’s Travel Practice Guidelines will be followed.

Qualifications:

  • Completion of some post-secondary education (such as finance, business management, agribusiness, or a related field) and/or completion of related specialized lending courses.
  • 4+ years of relevant experience in relationship banking with knowledge and experience in small business lending, credit analysis, and loan underwriting
  • Proven business development, attention to detail, sales, and service skills
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and development
  • Are a person that values Accountability, Integrity, and Respect.
  • Use and comfortability with a variety of Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Teams, Viva, Power Automate, PowerBI).

ABOUT US

Hi! We’re Innovation Federal Credit Union. Our purpose is to simplify banking for all Canadians. We like to keep it simple. We have three values – Accountability, Integrity, and Respect – and we are constantly striving to improve our organization to make it better for you (our member and prospective employee)!

How are we different from other financial institutions? We’ve put in the work to become a federal credit union – just one of three in Canada – to secure the future of our organization and continue to grow across Canada. Made in Sask, Built for Canada!

We care about our communities and our impact – $1.1 million was given to local organizations last year who are making a difference! Nearly 22% of InnovationNation proudly identifies as part of a designated group, reflecting our strong commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion. We offer our full-time staff participation in our 7% employer-matched pension plan and extended health benefit plan from Day 1 (no waiting period!).

 

In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, we acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who have graced these lands for millennia.

We are privileged to live on, work on and enjoy the benefits of these lands, now known as Canada.

Advisor, Business & Ag

Do you have a mind for commercial / agribusiness and a passion for finding solutions that empower business owners to realize their vision? Are you a natural at building strong relationships and consistently exceeding expectations?

As an Advisor, Business & Ag, you are part of a cohesive team of passionate and skilled professionals responsible for the management and growth of an assigned portfolio of commercial and agriculture customers (members). This position focuses primarily on agricultural and commercial lending relationships. You uncover the needs of our members, analyzing information, and delivering personalized financial solutions that prove instrumental to their success. You proactively pursue and attract new business, consistently delivering exceptional high-quality service and advice in your areas of expertise.

What does a typical day look like?

  • You will engage with commercial and agribusiness members to understand their goals and advise on lending & other financial needs,
  • Building, maintaining and enriching relationships. This includes in person and via periodic calls, sharing information on industry changes, retention through reviews, visits, following up on products sold, additional sales, and referrals to other specialists,
  • Understanding financial statements and analyzing financial information, credit underwriting, and reviewing accounts within your portfolio to ensure terms and conditions continue to be met,
  • Promoting our credit union within the community through various activities such as business development, volunteerism, phone calls, emails, and participation in campaigns.

What does it take to be successful in this role?

  • You’re a relationship-builder! You connect with members through conversations, comprehending their business objectives and aligning them within the framework in which we work (i.e. legislative requirements, policy, and procedure),
  • You have demonstrated abilities to work collaboratively within a team and independently,
  • Effective and adaptable interpersonal and communication skills, connecting with members in person, by phone, and electronically,
  • You believe in Synergy’s products and services and promote them effortlessly,
  • Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to flex and grow with change,
  • A hunger for learning, staying ahead of trends in financial products and services, and technology.
  • Adaptability! Seeking to bring our members the best the industry has to offer.
  • You are passionate about your career, your members, our credit union, and our community, all of which drive your dedication to excellence.

Qualifications:

  • Related post-secondary education (e.g. Finance, Business, or Economics), and 3 years of job-related experience in Canada. Equivalencies considered,
  • Grasp of lending requirements, guidelines, and regulations,
  • Working knowledge of third-party report requirements,
  • Previous experience working with Microsoft Office products and virtual meeting tools. The ideal candidate will be proficient with DNA, Valeyo, and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software.

Submit your cover letter and resume via email to careers@synergycu.ca by end of day Sunday, April 21, referencing competition #253302 in the subject line.

More details:

  • Term: Permanent, full-time
  • Hours: 37.5 hours weekly
  • Location: New Community Branch, Saskatoon. This position may be required to travel periodically and is expected to work with some degree of flexibility in hours of work and travel.

What do we offer?

We were named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers for the 8th consecutive year. This achievement reflects our dedication to creating a supportive, inclusive workplace where employees thrive. We offer:

  • Work/life balance
  • Generous vacation
  • Competitive salary
  • Benefits and pension (from day 1), and fabulous perks like preferred rates
  • Investment in your professional development
  • Leadership development and mentorship programs
  • Community involvement opportunities

A little more about us:

Synergy Credit Union is a people-inspired credit union with ambitious goals. We endeavour to deliver amazing financial experiences, earn customers’ (members’) trust, grow our relationships, and build sustainable communities.

We exist to help our members achieve their financial goals by understanding their needs and delivering exceptional service in modern, convenient, and secure ways. We empower our members by sharing our experience and tools, so they can make robust plans through each stage of life.

We also live in the communities we serve. This matters to us. We invest locally by offering sponsorships, donations, and scholarships, and through volunteerism. We connect with groups looking to improve overall financial literacy by providing presentations and tailoring them for educational opportunities – for families, schools, youth groups – you name it. We are proud to serve more than 30,000 members and have reached over $2.8 billion in assets.

Synergy operates on the lands referred to as Treaty 6 Territory, which encompasses the unceded lands of Indigenous Nations and Peoples, including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota, Dene, and Metis.

 We thank all applicants in advance for their interest. Only those under consideration will be contacted. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a bonding process that includes a criminal record check and credit check.

 

Synergy aspires to have a workforce that is representative of the diversity of our country and encourages applications from everyone.

 Find out more about us!  https://www.youtube.com/user/SynergyCreditUnion

www.synergycu.ca

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