FCU Community Financial - Branch Operations & Support Lead (Permanent, Full-time) - Powell River

Vancity; Powell River; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Wellness program

Competitive compensation

Community impact

Job summary

FCU Community Financial is seeking a Branch Operations & Support Lead to oversee daily cash management, branch controls, and administrative functions for the Powell River and Texada branches. You will coach FSRs, manage staffing, ensure compliance, and uphold service excellence.

Requirements include a secondary school diploma, four years in financial/sales/service with leadership, strong MS Office skills, and excellent communication and organizational abilities. Salary ranges provided.

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma required.
• Four years’ experience in financial, sales or service industry with leadership experience.
• Superior knowledge of financial products and services.
• Ability to coach and develop staff and manage branch operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day coaching and support to the FSR Front line team.
• Lead branch operations, cash management, and inventory control.
• Schedule staffing, onboarding, training, and performance coaching.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and AML practices.
• Assist with facilities, service calls, and branch maintenance.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Secondary school diploma

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Join a team where passion meets purpose! At FCU Community Financial, we take pride in being one of B.C.’s Top Employers—a reflection of our team members who value meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and making a difference. Driven by values, we use business as a force for good, placing people and the planet at the center of everything we do. With branches in eight vibrant locations along B.C.'s south coast, we are driven by our vision of building financially healthy communities and our purpose to empower through knowledge. If this vision excites you, we’d love to have you join our team!

The Branch Operations & Support Lead is responsible for overseeing daily cash management, operational controls, facilities coordination, and administrative functions for the Powell River and Texada branches. The role also provides coaching, and support to Financial Services Representatives (FSRs), ensuring exceptional member service, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management.

Major Responsibilities:

FSR Team Lead:

• Provide day-to-day coaching and support to the FSR Front line team
• Assist with supporting the staffing requirements for the branch – hiring, onboarding, training, supervising, and coaching
• Schedule, coordinate, and monitor FSR staffing levels to ensure appropriate branch coverage
• Perform ongoing coaching sessions with FSRs encompassing all areas of employee growth and development that will contribute to an outstanding and lasting member experience being delivered.
• Ensure that employees are oriented and trained, and that skills are maintained and upgraded as technology, products and services change; coordinate training sessions through in house resources and external contacts where possible.
• Promote all-inclusive team environment that results in engaged and invested employees who contribute to a high branch morale.

Branch Operations:

• Order, receive, ship, and maintain appropriate cash and coin levels for both branches.
• Collect and reconcile teller cash and coin at the end of each business day.
• Ensure FSRs, vaults, CRUs, and ATMs remain within established insurance limits.
• Balance, maintain, and troubleshoot Cash Recycling Units (CRUs).
• Balance, maintain and troubleshoot ATMs, ensuring captured cards are processed according to policy.
• Ensure General Ledger accounts are balanced at the end of each day.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and conduct audits of branch cards and CAD/USD official cheques in accordance with security and control procedures.

• Resolving member issues to their overall satisfaction
• Assist the Branch Manager and Assistant Manager with branch maintenance and facilities issues, including coordinating service calls and trades as required.
• Order, monitor, and maintain inventory of branch stationery and office supplies.
• Ensure adherence to credit union policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and security standards.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of First Credit Union products and services, including continual development to be aware of changes in the industry.
• Support compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), privacy, fraud prevention, and operational risk‑management requirements.
• Support the execution of day‑to‑day back‑office processes, including documentation, data entry, member account maintenance, and other administrative workflows.
• Support in maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in all support functions, aligning processes with internal policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Required Experience, Knowledge, Skill, and Ability:

• Secondary school diploma.
• Four years’ experience in the financial, sales or service industry, one year of which at a leadership capacity.
• Education or equivalent experience with Products & Services, Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning, and Business Financial Statement Analysis.
• Superior knowledge of financial products and services.
• Demonstrated accountability for both personal and branch-assigned growth goals, targets and major initiatives.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills:

• Strong computer skills and proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to multi-task and problem-solve, with strong organizational skills and emphasis on time management.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a service-oriented focus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, perform under pressure, and demonstrate great initiative, resourcefulness and flexibility.
• Ability to develop a correlation between personal actions, service execution, and member expectations.

What You’ll Earn:

This role offers a salary range of$69,700 CAD to $90,200per annum. Base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications, skills,previousexperience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

Why work for us?

• Take advantage of opportunities for career development including continuous training, education support and career planning.
• Embrace our commitment to employee wellness including a commitment to mental health and comprehensive employee and family assistance program.
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package including a generous benefits program.
• Be part of a company that is dedicated to making meaningful community impact.

Who should apply?

To support employment equity and diversity in the workplace, we welcome applications from all groups, including visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who may contribute to diversity at FCU Community Financial. We also recognize unique styles, perspectives, and beliefs that support a diverse, respectful, and inclusive work environment.

First Credit Union is a community owned financial institution. When your customers are your shareholders, it changes the way you run your business. We don’t ever have to choose between what’s best for our business, what’s best for our community, or what’s best for our members; they are one and the same. This is the cooperative advantage.