Senior Manager, GRM Canadian Commercial

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

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is looking for a Senior Manager in GRM Canadian Commercial to enforce a strong risk culture. This role involves credit adjudication, collaborating with banking, and ensuring compliance with policies while supporting an inclusive work environment. Candidates should have a solid background in financial analysis and risk assessment.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Employee Share Ownership Program

Pension Plan Matching

Health Benefits from day one

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis or credit adjudication.
• Strong negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Proven credit judgment and ability to manage a commercial credit portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicate credit requests and evaluate financial/non-financial risks.
• Collaborate with Banking to ensure client satisfaction while managing risks.
• Monitor early warning signs and ensure compliance with loan portfolio metrics.

Skills

Financial analysis

Risk assessment

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Coaching

Education

Post Secondary Education in business or related area

Job description

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Title: Senior Manager, GRM Canadian Commercial

Requisition ID: 228336

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

Ensure credit adjudication, control activities and related processes are conducted within a strong risk culture, focusing on emerging risks and within risk appetite. Provide an objective oversight and effective challenge, enable capital optimization, ensure ongoing monitoring, and partner with business lines to develop effective strategy.

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

Risk Assessment and Rating Assignment:

• Adjudicate and/or authorize credit requests up to assigned limits; make sound recommendations withinthe Bank risk appetite and in adherence to our policy and standards.
• Evaluate financial and non-financial risks for an accurate client risk profiling, and challenge banking strategies ensuring compliance with bank policies and regulatory requirements.
• Risk assessment and rating assignment, timely monitoring changes in client’s creditworthiness, and recommending adequate course of action.
• Understand economic, political and regulatory framework and how it impacts the assigned portfolio.
• Recommending potential actions.
• Act as an advisor partner for Banking.

Client Centric (internal/ external):

• Play an integral role in the client relationship experience by collaborating effectively with Banking, providing feedback to ensure a cohesive and efficient client experience while managing risk effectively.
• To ensure adjudication process is achieved within the established SLA parameters.

Documentation, Data and Reporting:

• Validate GRM critical data elements in credit systems which feed capital and provisions.
• Support innovation and digitize risk processes, improving accuracy of and speed of credit decisions and operational efficiencies.
• Account Monitoring: proactive and ongoing monitoring of Early Warning Signs and sectorial/market trends, to ensure timely actions on assigned portfolio.
• Work with Banking to ensure adherence to all compliance metrics of the loan portfolio is managed effectively within defined KPI.

Keeping the Bank Safe:

• Supports effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.

Team Management:

• Exemplify a culture of risk awareness and accountability, supporting a client centric culture, provide coaching and an attractive value proposition for talent.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial analysis or credit adjudication.
• Minimum Post Secondary Education completed in business or related area.
• Extensive experience in complex financial analysis.
• Good understanding of Bank lending policies and procedures, financial analysis, risk assessmenttechniques, credit structuring, collateral and security documentation and registration, collection,related legislation and accounting practices.
• Proven credit judgment.
• Proven ability in administering a Commercial credit portfolio.
• Strong negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, in order to produce informative, concise andprofessional credit replies, presentations and correspondence.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work effectively and efficiently.
• Strong coaching and counseling skills.

What’s in it for you?

• An inclusive & collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We offer a competitive rewards package: Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching, Health Benefits from day one!
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

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. If you require technical assistance, please click here . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. 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.