Credit Risk Officer

Job Title

Credit Risk Officer

Build the future with us

Are you driven by contributing to sound financial decision-making and eager to contribute to the purpose of a company that aims to help its clients feel confident and secure about their future? As a Credit Risk Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring integrated and continuous risk management by using structured and consistent processes to identify, assess, manage, and control risks and their impact on business activities and results.

This position is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trustworthy company. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

What you’ll accomplish with us

As a Credit Risk Officer, you’ll be at the core of our mission. Here are the main responsibilities:

• Coordinate the work required by the Group Risk Management and Compliance team, with sales, pricing, modeling, and other functions within the sector, and successfully implement new initiatives developed by the team.

• Elaborate and produce regular reporting of key risk indicators to Group Risk Management and Compliance and other instances and provide a comprehensive and holistic view of risk across the sector to support decision-making.

• Provide the effective challenge of Expected Credit Losses (ECL) Model to ensure adequate provisioning with respect to IFRS9 with the Modeling Director and other functions in IAAF and aligned with the Group Risk Management and Compliance.

• Conducting risk assessments, including financial analysis, industry research, and market trends, to identify emerging risks and opportunities within the credit lifecycle process (eg: Credit underwriting and adjudication) and work with the Modeling Director and teams to implement the appropriate risk mitigation.

• Serve in an advisory capacity and, in accordance with the accountability and monitoring protocols agreed upon with Group Risk Management and Compliance for the IAAF Management Team activities.

• Participate in executive committee meetings and sector governance meetings, to obtain and communicate the information required to fulfil their role and responsibilities within the sector.

What could accelerate your success in this role

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is known for their knowledge of legal procedures and hands-on experience working with credit collection agencies.

• Demonstrates strong knowledge of the Canadian financial services’ regulatory environment, including the three lines of defense model

• Is recognized for their excellent analytical skills.

• Has a minimum of 10 years of experience in finance, including 7 years in a credit risk management position.

• Hold a bachelor's degree in a related field such as finance accounting, actuarial or any relevant field.

• Hold a professional certification such as a CPA, FSA, FICA, FCAS, CFA MBA or FRM would be an asset;

• Advanced proficiency in English is required, as the individual will need to communicate daily, both verbally and in writing, with English-speaking colleagues and partners. French is optional.

Why you’ll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence.

• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed.

• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.

• Competitive benefits: Flexible group insurance, competitive pension plan, stock purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and much more!

Apply now and get ahead of your career, where your talent really belongs! 

Still unsure about applying?

At iA, we believe in potential and value diverse experiences. If this role inspires you, go ahead and apply – your place might be with us, and we want to get to know you!

For positions posted in Ontario and British Columbia:

The typical hiring range for this position is between 123 100$ and 173 100$ CAD per year; the base salary offered may vary depending on knowledge, skills, years of experience, and internal equity related to the role. At iA, we are committed to offering a fair, equitable, and market-based compensation structure. Our market data is updated annually to reflect the most current market conditions.