Junior Business Analyst

1 week ago

St Catharines, Ontario, Canada FirstOntario Credit Union Full time

Why FirstOntario?

  • FirstOntario Credit Union is one of the largest credit unions in Ontario. We are a trusted cooperative financial intuition dedicated to providing competitive banking products and services and a quality Member service. More than 118,000 Ontarians choose FirstOntario for their financial needs from chequing and savings accounts to loans and mortgages and highly qualified investment advice. Our Membership does more than save you money on fees, it also makes you an Owner. At FirstOntario, we believe the best way to ensure our success is by supporting the communities we serve. That's why our policies include volunteering our time, talent and resources to worthy local causes and events. It's also why we reinvest our profits in the same places they're earned, and why we sponsor programs that promote financial literacy and economic development.

Job Overview

The Business Analyst, Commercial Services is responsible for supporting the Commercial Services goals by achieving targets and objectives while providing solid advice on products, and services to Commercial Members.

As a key member of team, they support the risk and portfolio management.

Role

  • Efficiently support the Senior Manager, Commercial Services in the preparing and presenting highquality proposals by analyzing and conducting proper due diligence for medium to high complexity loan proposals
  • Develop appropriate terms, pricing, conditions and covenants while ensuring thorough credit analysis, due diligence and sound account management practices
  • Prepare loan packages and, when necessary, negotiate with internal partners on structuring the deal to ensure compliance with policies and procedures
  • Prepare reports and assist with compliance related tasks
  • Prepare credit analysis/memos including modelling of portfolio performance as well as financial modelling across a variety of asset classes
  • As directed, gather items required for the administration of commercial files
  • Be actively involved in adjudicating and reviewing of Commercial lending, risk, and reward
  • Work with your manager to meet annual review and risk management standards for the Commercial Portfolio including structuring transactions
  • Diligently complete detailed commercial reviews through the breakdown and analysis of financial statements and recommendations to mitigate any new or changing risks
  • Concentrate on department goals and objectives, and portray a strong positive image to our members and the community
  • Over deliver on set targets and planned initiatives in the region by identifying new opportunities within the loan management and origination process
  • Consider health & safety as a primary concern to ensure the overall wellbeing of your team and members
  • Perform other duties we may need you to do

Required Skills:

  • Have a sound business acumen which you built from the ground up with a postsecondary diploma or degree in business or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Have 3 5 years of Commercial Lending experience and/or commercial credit adjudication experience
  • Utilize your understanding and/or experience in Real Estate Development and Construction
  • Be well versed in the identification of risk and warning trends on Commercial Loans
  • Be extremely knowledgeable about small business and commercial banking products and services
  • Innately detailoriented, analytical, and have an incredible passion for ensuring the accuracy of numerical data and costeffective use of company budget dollars
  • Be wellversed in the world of customer service
  • Be extremely comfortable using a computer particularly MS Office
  • Be quick to respond to requests for service from all of your members
  • Be aware of and mitigate enterprise risk factors and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, legislation and FirstOntario policies and procedures
  • Be willing to work flexible hours to accommodate business need, networking and community involvement

Our Story


Our emphasis on service means we're constantly searching for new team members whose dedication to helping people is as powerful as their ambition to succeed.

We're committed to providing professional development, and to extending employee activities beyond day-to-day operations to support the communities where we're located.

Our people are the difference, it's a part of why we love coming to work.


FirstOntario is proud and privileged to be able to assist and touch the lives of so many in our communities.


  • We believe giving back to our communities helps everyone.
  • We believe in volunteering, active community support and participation.
  • We believe in investing our profits back into the credit union and the community.
  • We believe in finding solutions to help our Members and communities.
If this sparks your interest and you demonstrate high levels of integrity and credibility, we should talk. Check out our website for the full job description and prepare

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