Occupation Types: Business Development

Senior Commercial Advisor

Join the Cornerstone Crew!

Be Part of Something . . . . .

Do you want to be a part of an organization where you can empower your members to succeed in life and business? Do you want to work somewhere where you can take the time to listen and understand each person’s story?  At Cornerstone Credit Union we are looking for a proactive Senior Commercial Advisor who will identify an opportunity and know how to run with it.

As a Senior Commercial Advisor you will be a champion for our members’ businesses, you  will be committed to delivering flexible business solutions, providing professional business expertise and presenting timely business advice to help our members realize their short and long term goals.  You will have the opportunity to grow the commercial lending portfolio, by creating your own sales pipeline by building relationships within the communities we serve.  No day is ever the same! Whether it’s providing proactive client solutions, stellar service and support, consultation sessions or financial advice, putting our members first is what we are all about.

What We Are Looking For . . . . .

We are looking for you if you have:

  • A subject matter expert in the area of commercial business; providing innovative and creative solutions and being there every step of the way for our members to ensure they reach their business and personal dreams.
  • In-depth knowledge with lending and progressive experience in a sales and service industry – 7 to 10 years would be an asset.
  • Experience in managing an assigned portfolio consisting of large market enterprise accounts.
  • The ability and confidence to anticipate opportunities, turn them into an action plan and then into reality.
  • A self-motivated and driven individual able to take on challenges that are a stretch but not unrealistic.
  • A track record of dealing with high complex business developing situations ensuring a healthy balance between opportunity and risk, growth and profitability while guiding our members along in their decision making and being open to what they have to say.
  • Going above and beyond in providing exceptional member service; members will want to tell their family and friends all about you!

What You Will Receive . . . . . 

  • Our employees enjoy a competitive compensation and benefit package that includes matched pension contributions and wellness and employment perks that contribute to a healthy work-life balance!
  • On top of earning a bi-weekly paycheque, you will also be eligible to receive additional pay for outstanding individual performance through our incentive pay program!
  • Formal & Informal development opportunities offering challenge and growth.
  • An integral member of a team of professionals in a supportive and collaborative environment motivated to do the best for their team and their members.
  • Opportunity to create connections that will establish you as the go-to-expert in the community.

We Say We Care, and We Mean It . . . . . 

Cornerstone Credit Union has been one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers for 5 consecutive years.   Wouldn’t you want to be a part of that!

Check out “Who We Are” and more about this position and application process on our Careers page at www.cornerstonecu.com.  

Business Credit Analyst

Permanent Full-Time 

Closes June 8

Open to any Innovation Advice Centre location (including Regina and Saskatoon)

Annual Salary: $72,021 – $90,026

 

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 Business Credit Analyst will provide timely responses to new credit requests and annual review completion. The focus of this role is on supporting the efforts of our business advisor team by applying exceptional credit management skills to both annual reviews as well as new ag and commercial credit. How does one do this? Glad you asked!

A Business Credit Analyst does the following:

  • Helps enable not only the management of a sound lending portfolio, but also enables our business advisor team in the areas of proactive relationship management and advice driven interactions.
  • Provides knowledgeable advice and timely responses to new credit requests within our Business Banking team; and provides assistance to our Business Advisor team in delivering unique credit solutions to our members.
  • Provides flexibility and outside the box thinking to help areas farm and commercial business ventures. In touch with day to day realities for the members Innovation Credit Union serves.
  • Is extremely organized and has a very strong attention to detail and driven to create results for the members they serve.

Why Should You Apply?

  • You want to be an ambassador of a forward-thinking, member focused organization
  • You have 3+ years of agricultural and commercial lending experience including quality credit underwriting knowledge in the area of commercial and agricultural credit.
  • You are a Team player and are eager to be part of a highly engaged, high performing team.
  • You want to help simplify our members lives by offering proactive advice to their day-to-day agriculture and commercial banking needs in person and digitally

Interested?

Go to www.innovationcu.ca/careers for the full job posting and to submit an application.

Business Advisor

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 POSITION: This position would appeal to anyone who strives to go above and beyond in providing world class financial services by building trust to help simplify our members lives. How does one do this? Glad you asked!

A Business Advisor does the following:

  • Provides knowledgeable and timely advice; and provides assistance in utilizing our Agricultural and Commercial products, services and omni channels to best meet our member’s needs.
  • Provides flexibility and outside the box thinking to help areas Farm and Commercial business ventures. In touch with day to day realities for the members they now serve and will serve.
  • Is extremely organized and has a very strong attention to detail and driven to create results for the members they serve.
  • Coverage to include Eastend and Gull Lake Advice Centres

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.

Business Relationship Manager

Business Relationship Manager
Full-time Position in Thunder Bay, ON.

Who We Are
Copperfin is Northwestern Ontario’s largest locally owned credit union, with locations in Ear Falls, Kenora, Sioux Narrows, Nestor Falls, and Thunder Bay. Our number one priority is to advance the lives of the people and communities we serve. We have a desire to improve the lives of people who live in our community. We invest in our Members’ financial health and strive to ensure we’re offering them the best financial tools to reach their goals.

About This Opportunity
We’re looking for a responsible, motivated individual for the position of Business Relationship Manager. This position is located in Thunder Bay, ON.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Business Advice, the Business Relationship Manager will be responsible for proactively managing a portfolio of members consisting of medium to complex business accounts, including:
• Delivering value added financial advice and superior service to enhance and grow individual Member relationships.
• Interviewing, analyzing, and approving new loans, renewals, amendments, and security substitutions in compliance with credit union policies and procedures.
• Facilitating growth and business development initiatives with existing and prospective members, partners, and community leaders to strengthen and grow the business portfolio.
• Monitoring the changes in business conditions and market trends and their potential impact on members.
• Contributing to the development, maintenance, and execution of the departments business plan for growth, including relationship management strategies, enhanced business processes and financial performance.
• Work independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include special projects.

What We Are Looking For
• Excellent interpersonal skills including demonstrating approachability, trustworthiness, flexibility, strong work ethic, and a Member first mentality.
• Post-secondary degree/diploma, ideally in business or related field preferred.
• Minimum three to five years of lending experience and/or experience gained in financial services industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with the ability to learn new systems.
• Excellent member service skills; strong verbal and written communication skills and superior problem-solving abilities.
• Strong capabilities in analysis, judgement, and data driven decision-making.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment.

Why Choose Copperfin
We invest in our people so that you’re able to learn, develop and are well prepared to support the ever-changing needs of our Members while working towards advancing your career and expanding your skillset. We care about each other and believe in making a difference in the communities we live, play and work in.
• We encourage the growth and advancement of our Team Members. Our Leaders support
your development to advance and grow through managing opportunities and coaching.
• We empower our Team Members to be decision makers while providing opportunities to work on unique projects from time to time.
• We offer a competitive health benefits plan including employee pricing and rewards.
To learn more about why our Team Members love working at Copperfin and to get a glimpse of the exciting opportunities we’re a part of,  check out our Facebook or Instagram.

About the Salary
The salary for this position will commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to:
People and Culture Team
recruitment@copperfin.ca
Copperfin Credit Union
346 Second Street South
Kenora, ON P9N 1G5
We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Upon request, accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process.

Relationship Manager

Lakeland Credit Union is a provider of financial products and services in the Lakeland area. We have been serving our members in Bonnyville, Cold Lake and surrounding rural communities for over 80 years. We believe in community, integrity, excellence, the co-operative system and our people.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting our business members and providing advice that supports their financial well-being.

As our Relationship Manager, you will be accountable for the growth and development of our commercial and agricultural portfolios. You will thrive on making connections and providing lending and business advisory services to small, medium and large businesses in our marketplace. You have a proven track record of proactive business development, relationship building and portfolio management.

Competencies:

  • Effective relationship management
  • Portfolio management
  • Financial statement analysis and risk assessment
  • Credit solutions and underwriting

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience, preferably in a credit union, including direct experience in business lending and relationship management
  • Post-secondary degree in Business or other relevant combined education and experience
  • Credit union and cooperative business model values

Does this sound like a great fit? Then we encourage you to apply today! You can forward your cover letter and resume to careers@lakelandcreditunion.com.

Thank you for your interest in Lakeland Credit Union however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Loans Officer – (Ottawa & St. Catharines, ON)

We are a thriving credit union, known for extraordinary customer service that has deep roots in the community. The company serves its individual, organizational and business-based members with high integrity, sound stewardship and competitiveness.

We are currently looking for a Loans Officer in each of our Ottawa and St. Catharines branch locations.  You will report directly to the Branch Manager.  As the Loans Officer, you will be primarily responsible for generating business volumes and revenues. This includes increasing the credit and deposit portfolio.

As a key member of the Branch team, the Loans Officer will:

  • Market the credit union’s products and services by promoting, up selling and cross selling a full range of lending and investment vehicles.
  • Actively solicits new sales opportunities through warm and cold calling potential community businesses as well as through staff referrals.
  • Maintains a high profile within the branch trading area and actively seeks out opportunities to build and foster relationships with members, non-members and business contacts.
  • Champions the credit unions sales culture by demonstrating exemplary sales skills, especially during all branch campaigns and promotions.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  •  Identifies opportunities to promote, up sell and cross sell credit union lending products including consumer loans, mortgages, lines of credit and credit cards.
  • Being a product specialist, providing good financial advice by identifying services members need.
  • Qualifies all loan and mortgage opportunities by conducting member interviews, analyzing relevant financial information, verifying loan application information and investigating other variables affecting loan viability.
  • Approves loans and mortgages within discretionary limits; makes recommendations for approvals or declines to next level management if outside discretionary limits.
  • Prepares and processes all appropriate documents associated with loans and mortgage approval including, insurance and cheque disbursements; liaises with all relevant agents such as home inspectors and lawyers.
  • Develops a process for early identification of problem accounts and promptly takes action to minimize risk; initiates ‘soft’ collection activity by following up delinquent accounts.
  • Develops a process to identify investment, loan and mortgage renewals; initiates contact with member to maintain accounts and relationships.
  • Meet sales targets for non-interest income products.
  • Promote, recommend and explain digital services to members.
  • Represents the credit union in the community by participating in local business activities and community functions, as required by management and for business development purposes.
  • Maintains strict adherence to credit union and branch operating procedures, lending policies and security procedures with respect to assigned authorities and responsibilities; reports any unusual occurrences or fraudulent activity to next level management upon discovery.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned by next level management as, and when, required. This may include opening member accounts, producing reports, assisting members with regular transactions and assist Member Service staff.

 

Our Ideal Candidate:

  • Completion of a post-secondary degree with a concentration in Finance, Commerce, or Accounting is an asset, or has equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in credit underwriting; and generating mortgage and loan business in a credit union or other financial institution.
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of member life cycle needs; knowledge of features and benefits of lending, investment, and deposit products; knowledge of interviewing solicitation and telemarketing skills.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Strong team player; working collaboratively in a small branch setting.
  • Proven experience in sales.
  • Confident, self-starter, proactive
  • Flexible and demonstrates high degree of adaptability, able to organize effectively and manage multiple priorities
  • Computer literate – Word, Excel; PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Embrace learning and utilizing new technologies
  • Bilingual – English, and Ukrainian an asset

 

Job Specifications

Key Relationships

  • This position interacts with credit union members, all branch positions and members of the community, including the business community within the branch trade area.
  • This position plays a role in transferring skills and knowledge to others.

Working Conditions

  • A standard office environment is provided however due to the nature of the business, there is risk of exposure to hold-ups and threats.
  • Travel to various credit union and meeting locations within the province may be required.
  • Works with confidential and/or sensitive information and must maintain confidentiality at all times.
  • Concentration is required when working with computer systems.
  • Regular interruptions by staff and members (unscheduled appointments)
  • Required to assist with branch housekeeping

Please note Ukrainian Credit Union Limited has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please let us know so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations during the recruitment and selection process.

For consideration, please submit your resume and application, specifying which location in your subject heading (Ottawa-Loans Officer or St. Catharines-Loans Officer) by email to Andrew Rozanec, Human Resources Manager, arozanec@ukrainiancu.com

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

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