Established in 1957 with 28 members as a closed-bond institution, Northern Credit Union has evolved into a full-service, locally operated financial institution offering personal and commercial banking and financial planning expertise to more than 70,000 member shareholders. Holding over $1.6B in assets under administration, Northern now serves over 30 communities in northern and north-eastern Ontario, and is committed to educating members in financial literacy, and providing tools to achieve their financial goals.
As the province’s 10th largest credit union, Northern has been making a series of significant, strategic investments over the past few years – by investing heavily in its operations, IT, people, culture, and brand, as well as establishing partnerships that have propelled it to be a key player in the financial services marketplace of Northern Ontario. It is within this exciting context that Northern is currently seeking its next Director of Credit.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President and CFO, the Director is an important member of Northern’s Management Team responsible for the overall operation of Credit Services including adjudication and recovery. The Director provides leadership and innovation in developing strategies to balance the organization’s credit risk with the needs of its members and the growth objectives of the organization. Collaborating with Northern’s Executive Team and various internal and external stakeholders, the Director leads, directs, and guides a skilled credit services and recovery team consisting of six individuals.
As an ideal candidate, you bring a minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in sales/service managing a diverse portfolio, preferably in a commercial banking environment. You have demonstrated expertise in analyzing financial statements and in all aspects of lending, market analysis and industry trends, and cash management. You have sound program, policy and project development experience combined with demonstrable knowledge of credit adjudication and recovery and a proven ability to balance innovation and risk. A leader with a minimum of five years of management experience, you are open, transparent, creative and solutions-oriented and deeply respected for your outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to steward a cohesive and high performing culture across a remote team. Any of the following professional designations would be considered an asset: CPA, IFIC, CSC, CFP.
To apply for this exciting credit union leadership position, please submit your application and related materials to Cameron Morrison at cmorrison@boyden.com and state the title of the position in the subject line of your e-mail.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration for the role will be contacted.
