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Controller

Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) is a respected, vibrant and community minded organization with 50+ employees serving members at three branch locations. We have a culture of innovation and excellence while being committed to staying on the leading edge of financial products and services.
Reporting to Senior Manager, Finance & Credit and working closely with the CEO, the Controller will provide leadership and direction for the accounting and financial requirements of NDCU and provide guidance and coaching to an accounting team.

Key responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

Financial Management – Provides leadership in the management of financial margin, capital adequacy, liquidity, and expenditures to maintain financial stability, maximize investment yields and promote Credit Union growth.

Annual Financials – Oversees the execution of organization-wide accounting functions to ensure adherence to International Financial Reporting Standards and to maintain the integrity of financial information used by executive management and the Board.

Budget Process and Development – Oversees and manages the organization’s overall budgeting process.

Investments – Monitors the Credit Union’s investment portfolio and initiates short- and long-term investment strategies; forecasts availability of surplus cash and plans the management of cash and borrowings for investment purposes.

Regulatory reporting – is responsible for the production and distribution of regulatory reports, analyzing report results and providing supporting information to regulatory authorities.

Asset/liability Management – Conducts a variety of strategic and technical functions associated with asset/liability management.

Internal Audit – Through the Internal Auditor, monitors internal controls and audit procedures; consults with departments and other operational roles to follow up on areas of potential risk; prepares quarterly reports on audit findings and actions taken to mitigate areas of identified risk, and makes related presentations to the Audit Committee; develops annual audit plans for Committee approval and ensures plan execution.

Advisory and consultation – Responsible for all financial tools, processes, procedures and ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place; makes recommendations to the CEO where changes in policy are required to address gaps or strengthen existing practices.
Team leadership – Coaches and leads employees to ensure they have the tools and training necessary to perform their responsibilities to the 100% operational level.

Attributes and qualifications of the successful candidate will include:

• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles, and an understanding of credit union regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge, skill, and ability to review and analyze organizational finances and provide direction and guidance to the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with staff, members, and suppliers in an effective and diplomatic manner
• Proven ability to lead and coach employees

This position requires a highly organized and enthusiastic individual, with a strong commitment to professionalism, who excels in providing and maintaining an exceptional level of confidentiality, organizational and analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications:

Education – Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or equivalent preferred.

Experience – A minimum of 3 years prior experience in Accounting and/or Finance preferable in another financial institution or Credit Union or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

At Nelson & District Credit Union we are pleased to offer an excellent compensation and benefit package. For more information on Nelson and the surrounding area, visit www.discovernelson.com and www.nelsonkootenaylake.com .

Qualified applicants should submit their resume and cover letter to:

Candace Wolbaum
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Nelson & District Credit Union
PO Box 350
Nelson, BC V1L 5R2
cwolbaum@nelsoncu.com

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Manager, Regulatory Policy and Prevention – 12 Month Term

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.

How you will spend your time:
Reporting to the Associate Vice-President, Regulatory Policy and Prevention, this position manages the research, development, implementation, and communication of regulatory policy and prevention initiatives.
You will:
• Develop regulatory policy to ensure an effective and responsible framework for the regulation of PRFIs
• Manage the Corporation’s preventive and guarantee fund strategies by assessing ongoing monitoring and reporting of credit union financial and non-financial performance, trends, developments, and emerging risks
• Work collaboratively with various cross-functional teams within the Corporation and manage relationships with peer regulators, credit union system partners, and the office of the Registrar of Credit Unions
• Provide operational leadership to the department to ensure corporate goals and objectives are achieved

What you’ll need:
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or business supplemented with a graduate degree or professional designation
• Five years of experience in a related field; experience in the financial services industry or a regulatory environment would be an asset
• The ability to interpret and apply policy, legislation, and regulatory standards are key requirements for this position
• Demonstrated success in presenting information and facilitating discussions with key stakeholders

Core competencies include teamwork, change leadership, effective communication, impact and influence, conflict resolution, problem solving and decision making. Lending to your success is your ability to demonstrate your people leadership skills as a coach and mentor committed to developing the talents of others.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits. The salary range for this position is $93,117 to $116,394. For more information on the Corporation, please visit our website www.cudgc.sk.ca.

To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter and resume stating competition number RPP-TERM by October 12, 2021 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 organization stronger.

Manager, Financial Services

Help Improve our Member Centricity and Grow our business!

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to oversee our 3 branches advisory services operations of the delivery system and branch channels, to improve a member’s financial wellbeing while providing a rewarding member experience.

We offer a highly competitive wage, career progression, ongoing learning and development, and an impact on our local community. Join us on the beautiful Sunshine Coast and enjoy a relaxing lifestyle filled with recreational activities including boating, hiking, and much more, while only a short 40-minute ferry trip from Vancouver.

What You’ll Do

Under Executive Direction, the Manager Financial Services supports the development and implementation of transformational service and drives the achievement of sales and performance targets in the delivery system to support the growth and sustainability of the credit union, which enriches the members financial wellbeing. As a member of the management team the position has shared accountability for the overall health and effectiveness of the organization and Member’s financial wellbeing

What Does the Ideal Candidate Bring?

The preferred candidate has completed a bachelor’s degree in business or a related field along with a minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in a financial industry including a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role, with a minimum of advisory sales management. You will have experience with managing direct reports, providing coaching and guidance to maintain skill levels and enhance staff growth by promoting motivation, enthusiasm, service excellence, product knowledge and professionalism. We are looking for an individual who will be adept at problem solving, decision making, establishing strong working relationships, and demonstrating excellent sales and communication skills.

About Sunshine Coast Credit Union (SCCU)

For 80 years, Sunshine Coast Credit Union and their members have been helping build a healthy, strong, vibrant Coast community. We are a full-service financial institution with assets exceeding $850 million, serving 17,600 plus members in three growing coastal communities in British Columbia. Sunshine Coast Credit Union is committed to enriching the financial well-being of our members and our community.

How to Apply
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit a current resume and cover letter in confidence to: yourfuture@sunshineccu.net. The posting is open until filled. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Account Manager

Want to experience banking with purpose?

At Kindred Credit Union, you will be part of cooperative banking that connects values and faith with finances, inspiring peaceful, just, and prosperous communities.

You are invited to make a difference… as a full-time Account Manager. Multiple opportunities exist within our local communities including New Hamburg, Elmira, Mount Forest, Milverton and Kitchener-Waterloo.

In this role, you will build relationship with members (ag, commercial, and organizational) to understand their needs, and inform them of their options so they can access credit in a way that meets their needs, helps them achieve their financial milestones, and experience Banking with Purpose. Ongoing, you will manage relationships with a portfolio of members to help them grow their business long term and ensure they receive financial solutions suited to their needs at every stage.

What to bring

You possess strong technical and analytical skills. You are passionate about delivering a member experience that inspires confidence in our services, builds relationship with our members, and encourages referrals from the community. You are a team player who collaborates easily with colleagues. Finally, you share a commitment to our shared values and purpose.

Plus, you bring your qualifications and experience:

Completion of a post secondary program, preferably in Business or Agriculture
2-4 years of account management or sales experience,
strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Financial literacy and ability to interpret financial statements
Solid technical skills
Credit expertise is an asset

Why Kindred

You will be part of a collaborative workplace where you’ll be asked to participate in the business and share your voice. You’ll be expected to continually grow your skills and abilities and to share your expertise and experience with colleagues. You’ll also be supported in volunteering your talents for community and other programs that are important to you.

We believe that your life is bigger than any job, so we’ll work together to achieve work-life quality and to care for the overall wellness of the whole you. And of course, your rewards package includes competitive total compensation plus an array of financial products and services at preferred rates for staff. By choosing Kindred, you’ll be joining an engaged workforce: we’re a provider of a Living Wage, and we’re using business as a force for good™ as a B Corp.

RSVP

Ready to choose Kindred? Visit our website www.kindredcu.com for more details on how integrity, compassion and stewardship are woven into everything we do. Apply here with your resume and cover letter explaining why you want to work for Kindred. We look forward to connecting with you!

Kindred is a respectful, compassionate and inclusive workplace. We are committed to a barrier-free recruitment process: if you are selected for an interview for which you require accommodation due to disability, please notify us when scheduling your interview.

Regional Manager

Career Opportunity
REGIONAL MANAGER

Have a background in agriculture, business, or commerce? Looking for a challenging career in a growing organization?

Biggar & District Credit Union requires a Regional Manager to build strong relationships with local producers and commercial members and provide for their lending needs. This position reports to the VP Credit Services and is responsible for loan growth with existing and potential members, as well as the coaching, training, and performance management of two direct reports. Required qualifications include post-secondary education in agriculture, business, or finance; lending experience is an asset but not required.

Why work here? We offer a very 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. Our workplace offers opportunity for advancement, all-expense-paid continuing education, valuable networking in the credit union/cooperative system, and ongoing personal and professional development.

Biggar & District Credit Union is a growing, autonomous, full-service financial institution with $261 million in assets. Our organization has branches in Biggar, Landis and Perdue, and owns insurance agencies in Biggar and Landis and an accounting firm in Biggar. Located 90 km west of Saskatoon, and 90 km south of North Battleford, Biggar is a progressive, family-oriented community of approximately 2,200 citizens, offering hospital, parks, sports, arts, and two school divisions; its economy is mainly focused on agriculture.

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, please submit your resume by September 30, 2021 to:

Biggar & District Credit Union
P.O. Box 670 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0
Attention: Human Resources
Email: cathy.hicks@biggarcu.ca

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

Senior Commercial Service Advisor

Senior Commercial Service Advisor

Help Improve our Member Centricity and Grow our business!

We have an exciting opportunity to work with our business members and grow our commercial portfolio.

We offer a highly competitive wage, career progression, ongoing learning and development, and an impact on our local community. We are open to a remote work arrangement, with travel to the Sunshine Cost as business needs require or join us on the beautiful Sunshine Coast and get the best of both worlds – a relaxing lifestyle filled with recreational activities including boating, hiking, and much more, while only a short 40-minute ferry trip from Vancouver.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Commercial Department leader, the Commercial Services Advisor contributes to enriching member’s lives by enhancing the member’s business value, by providing the appropriate products and excellent advice and service to help the member operate a financially profitable and successful business. This position is responsible for business development, managing a portfolio of accounts and providing lending services to commercial/ business clients and potential business clients. This position requires a results-oriented individual with strong communication, problem solving, time management and prioritizing skills.

What Does the Ideal Candidate Bring?

The preferred candidate has completed two years of post-secondary in a general business program with three to six years of experience in the financial industry is required. The incumbent will be required to enroll or have completed the CUIC Accredited Business Lending program.

About Sunshine Coast Credit Union (SCCU)

Chief Executive Officer – Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union

Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union (NLCU) is a full-service financial institution operating 12 branches in major hubs across Newfoundland and Labrador. With assets of over $680 million, NLCU is the largest credit union in Newfoundland and one of the largest in Atlantic Canada. Over 20,000 members rely on NLCU’s 140 staff for expertise in how to help them prosper.

Due to the retirement of the long-standing incumbent, NLCU is seeking its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Reporting to NLCU’s Board of Directors, as CEO you are responsible for the strategic leadership and management of the credit union. Through your strong vision for the future, you will drive NLCU through sustainable business development and growth while fostering a corporate culture that is agile, growth-oriented and embodies NLCU’s vision, mission, values, and value proposition. You will lead and develop a high-performance senior management team who work collaboratively to turn strategy into action to achieve short- and long-term business goals. As the public face of NLCU, you will maintain positive relationships with NLCU’s regulator, business community, partners, associations, government and the communities NLCU serves. The CEO also acts as Corporate Treasurer and Chairperson of the NLCU Charitable Foundation Corporation.

As an ideal candidate you are a seasoned, trusted, and forward-looking financial industry leader with a proven record of making sound business decisions that have achieved organizational growth and improvements to member service. Extremely visible and engaging both internally and externally, people value you for your energy, authenticity, positivity and strong negotiation and influencing skills. You are an inspiring people leader who is naturally inclusive, passionate about coaching and mentorship, and empowers staff to be all they can be in pursuit of a culture of innovation, accountability and performance excellence. NLCU will benefit from your comfort and experience with the impacts of new technology and its effect on staff and members. Your sound governance knowledge and previous experience reporting to, or serving on, a board of directors will be of great value, as will your skill in identifying opportunities for efficiency, partnership and growth. Previous experience working within the credit union system is an asset.

For further information on this exciting credit union CEO position, please contact Andrew Dumont (adumont@boyden.com) or Cameron Morrison (cmorrison@boyden.com) at 613-742-3219.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration for the role will be contacted.

Personal Loans Officer

Northern Savings Credit Union is seeking a full time Personal Loans Officer for our Terrace, BC location. This key position in the branch provides financial solutions and exemplary member service in personal loans and mortgages. This position is often the primary point of contact for existing and new members and can foster relationships through service excellence and product knowledge specific to retail lending.

Duties:

Delivers financial solutions to new and existing members by offering a suite of personal lending and mortgage products.
Is knowledgeable in all Northern Savings financial products and services to enable referrals to Financial Services Representatives, Business Services, financial advisory services and insurance (life, property and casualty).
Collaborates with staff in addressing services issues and member concerns.
Has expert knowledge of lending processes and procedures.
Identifies process improvements and escalates to supervisor.
Ensures that all interactions with members and fellow staff are completed in a professional and timely manner.
Meets compliance, confidentiality and regulatory requirements and abides by management policy and branch procedures.
Works within prescribed lending limits, referring applications as necessary.
Uses pricing matrix at all times for personal lending products.
Understands authorities with respect to overrides, waiving service charges and the pricing matrix.

Education:

High School diploma is a requirement. Completion of post-secondary education is an asset.
Completion of sales training is an asset.
Completion of Personal Lending course.

Experience:

Previous lending, sales and service experience is required.
Previous financial services experience is required.

Skills:

Demonstrated sales skills.
Expert knowledge of products and services required.
Ability to communicate and liaise professionally with members, potential customers, community groups and co-workers while maintaining confidentiality.
Working knowledge, skills and experience in Microsoft Office

Financial Solutions Manager

For over 75 years, Prospera Credit Union has been a successful financial institution because of an unwavering focus on meeting the needs of our members, providing fulfilling careers for employees, and giving back to the communities we serve. Westminster Savings and Prospera Credit Union officially merged, January 1st, 2020. We continue to be a purpose-driven organization involved in our communities and a true financial partner to our local business members.

This is an outstanding opportunity to further develop your career in financial services by joining Prospera as a Financial Solutions Manager (FSM), open at multiple branch locations. This is an all-encompassing, customer-facing role that includes lending, investment and cash-related functions, as well as offers tremendous service delivery flexibility to the Branch. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to utilize your customer service acumen, passion for the team and commitment to delivering results!

Other organizations may call this role: Financial Advisor, Senior Financial Advisor, Client Advisor, or Account Manager

If this sounds like something that you’d like to be a part of, apply today!

What you’ll do:

Maintain high service quality standards, incorporate the strategic selling process in customer interactions, build rapport with customers, and seek opportunities to deepen customer relationships
Seek opportunities to demonstrate value proposition, uncover needs, and recommend appropriate products, services, and solutions
Provide lending, investments, and cash-related expertise support
Develop maintain, and grow the branch wealth management portfolio, including both mutual funds and term deposits
Interview clients to identify needs and ensure products meet identified needs, demonstrate opportunities to generate sales leads. Refer customers to other lines of business experts as needed, collaborating to ensure a seamless and rewarding customer experience
Interview clients, analyze current wealth management products and prepare required documentation for the purchase of recommended mutual funds
Prepare documentation and approve loans within current limits; refer loans above limits or exceptions to branch management or corporate with rationale as to why the loan should be approved
Ensure consistent follow-up on existing clients and provide ongoing advice and solutions

What you bring:

2 years’ front-line, proven sales experience within an operations or financial services environment; must have exposure to retail lending or deposits
Mutual fund license or ability to become licensed within 6 months of hire date
Completion of Prospera’s Investment Funds and Strategies course within 12 months of hire date
Proven ability to uncover customer needs through establishing rapport and listening to the customer
Effective selling, cross-selling and referral skills
Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills with the ability to interact with a variety of people
Self-motivated, outgoing, confident, and sales-oriented
Detailed knowledge of deposit-related products, personal lending, mortgages, registered and non-registered investments and mutual funds
Proficient with technology, including banking and Customer Relationship Management systems and Microsoft Office programs

What’s in it for you?

Inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace: All team members are valued, respected, and heard. We learn from each other’s differences, gaining strength through our people and our perspectives.

Career Advancement! We are committed to our employee’s growth and development and we want to see you soar.

Fun & Camaraderie. We care deeply about our members and our employees and we want the hours you spend with us to be fun, rewarding and sometimes lighthearted. We like to work hard, play hard, have fun and be there for each other.

Show me the money! We offer competitive pay, a personalized benefits program, and a generous defined contribution pension plan.

Community Focused. We care about giving back to the communities we live, work and play in. We participate in many community-minded activities throughout the year.

Please apply for this single opportunity on www.prospera.ca/Careers or www.wscu.com/careers

Assistant Manager

Looking for the next step in your career? Look no further. We are currently seeking an Assistant Manager to join multiple branches. The Assistant Manager supports the Branch Manager in overseeing, developing, and empowering a proactive sales and service workforce that engages customers. The Assistant Manager also participates in special projects, committees, implementation teams and other related assignments as required for operational, cross-divisional, or corporate initiatives.

If you are ready to make a difference as a leader, apply today!