Manager Credit Risk, Automotive

Scotiabank; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scotiabank in Mississauga, Ontario is seeking a Manager, Credit Risk to adjudicate complex credit applications within the Bank's risk framework and ACE governance. You will balance risk with production objectives while delivering high-quality customer service and clear, diarized rationale for each decision.

The role requires strong credit judgment, expertise in lending policies, and the ability to coach partners on credit processes, with bilingual English/French communication to collaborate

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Bank products and services
• Experience with lending policies and risk assessment
• Ability to analyze financial statements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Bilingual English/French

Responsibilities

• Analyze partner submissions and complex application information and rationale, ensuring consistent application of policies and processes to credit decisions
• Exercise advanced credit judgment and document rationale for decisions
• Present sound recommendations on credit requests above limits
• Provide coaching and guidance to partners on credit applications
• Ensure timely and professional customer experience and respond to inquiries
• Lead Lean initiatives and continuous improvement activities

Skills

Credit risk analysis

Lending policies

Financial analysis

Regulatory requirements

AML/KYC knowledge

Bilingual English/French

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

ACES system

Job description

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Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Contributes to the overall success of the Adjudication Centre of Expertise / Global Operations in Canada ensuring specific individual activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

ACE enables a superior credit adjudication experience for customers, employees, and partners aligned to the Bank’s Risk Framework.

The Manager, Credit Risk is responsible for exercising sound credit judgement, providing quality credit exception decisions while balancing production objectives. The incumbent demonstrates the ability to deliver sound decisions on more complex credit deals.

The role ensures efficient and effective use of resources to deliver consistent, timely, high-quality customer service. Adjudicates credit applications within the Bank’s risk framework and adheres to Bank policy and established exception authority.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
Provide high quality and in-depth credit decisions by:

• Effectively analyzing partner submissions complex application information and associated documents and rationale Ensuring consistent application of policies and processes to credit decisions, including adherence to regulatory
  requirements
• Exercising advanced credit judgement and skills in approving and declining credit applications within established limits Ensuring accurate and complete documentation of rationale for every credit decision; including the assessment of the applicable 5 Cs of credit
• Presenting sound and effective recommendations on credit requests above established limits
• Deliver an effective and timely customer experience by:
• Ensuring all partner interactions are professional, respectful, and value added
• Providing recommendations, alternatives or restructure credit requests, as appropriate
• Providing coaching, direction and guidance to partners relating to credit applications as required
• Acting with a sense of urgency in response to partner requests and inquiries to assist in meeting customer needs and expectations
• Consistently achieving KPI target as established
• Responding promptly and effectively to credit requests and concern
• If applicable, Contributing to Deal Support (Contact Centre Internal to ACE) to deliver advice on Credit deals, achieve call answer rate and other relevant customer centric metrics
  Taking personal accountability for Lean management activities in order to support continuous improvement through collaborative problem solving, huddles, standard approach to work, visual controls, coaching etc.
• Contributing to the evolution of Lean methodology at ACE
• Ensuring decisions are replicable and transparent with appropriate diarized rationale
• Champion clarity and risk-based policy improvements across all products.
• Making loan decisions within approved lending limits and ACE Limits and Exception Authorities as documented
• Identifying and escalating any identified issues (e.g. Anti-Money Laundering-AML; Privacy; Know Your Customer-KYC; Compliance)
• Promoting a positive work environment that enhances employee satisfaction
• Active participation in personal development and functional learning as established
• Acting on feedback received and embrace and implement change
• Leads development tasks and/or mentorship of peers, as required

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Comprehensive knowledge of Bank products and services
• Expertise in lending policies, financial analysis, risk assessment, credit structuring, collateral, documentation, regulatory requirements, and accounting practices
• Proven credit judgment and ability to analyze financial statements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of relevant systems for ACEStrong understanding of compliance requirements (AML, KYC, Privacy)
• Strong team collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Bilingual communication skills (English/French)
• Strong organizational and decision-making abilities in high-volume environments
• Experience in a Lean environment is an asset

In addition to French, the successful candidate must also have sufficient knowledge of English, as the work involves interacting and collaborating regularly with groups and individuals based in Toronto, as well as constantly interacting with other people, including clients, who speak English, locally and elsewhere.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Mississauga || Canada : Ontario : Hamilton || Canada : Quebec : Anjou || Canada : Quebec : Montreal

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.