Agriculture Banking Advisor

Job summary

The Agriculture Banking Advisor manages a portfolio of agriculture loans and deposits while delivering personalized financial advice to members. They are responsible for underwriting loans, cultivating relationships with the agricultural community, and driving portfolio growth.

Job details

Join Servus Credit Union - Canada’s Largest Credit Union! We are hiring for a full-time Agriculture Banking Advisor to join our Agriculture - North Region Team! Posting closes: Once position is filled Employment Status: Full-time; on-site Additional Information: Specific office location to be determined once successful candidate is selected. *Preference for Barrhead/Westlock area For Internal Use Only/Role Grade: S2; Structure A At Servus Credit Union, we do things differently—because we’re a credit union, not a bank. And that difference matters. We believe in putting people before profits, which is why our members are also our owners. Every dollar we earn is reinvested into the things that matter most: our members, our employees, and our communities. Whether it’s through profit sharing, competitive rates, or local initiatives that make a real impact, we’re here to help Albertans feel good about their money. We’re looking for passionate, values-driven people to join our team. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are aligned with our values and are eager to contribute in meaningful ways. If you're excited to grow your career with a team that’s innovative, hardworking, collaborative and deeply rooted in community, we want to meet you. Join Servus and discover a better way to work. As an Agriculture Banking Advisor, reporting to the Regional Vice President - AG, you’ll deliver personalized advice to our agriculture members. As an Agriculture Banking Advisor, you'll manage a portfolio of agriculture loans and deposits and be accountable for sales, service and growth of that portfolio. Using your business/agricultural experience, you will cultivate strong working relationships with potential and existing "ag" members, the retail branch network, local business owners and members of the professional and agricultural community. What You'll be Doing: * Providing advice and tailored solutions to our members to meet their financial needs * Proactively building relationships with existing and future members * Underwriting small to mid-sized business/agriculture loans, recommending rates within discretionary limits, approving loans within authorized lending limits and recommending to the credit committee loan requests above those limits * Staying up to date on lending and deposit services, products, policies, and legislation * Maximizing our existing portfolio including loan and deposit growth * Managing renewal applications and preparing reports for the direct managers * Evaluation requests based on policy, risk, and profitability What you Bring: * 2 – 5 years of progressive lending experience * Demonstrated knowledge and experience specifically in the agriculture sector * Demonstrated basic ability in most facets of credit granting and sales of business banking products over a two-to-five-year period * Basic business development skills, analytical abilities and a basic knowledge of portfolio management * Experience working and developing relationships with members, potential members, influential community people and staff is preferred * Undergraduate degree in business (or relevant field) or sufficient experience in lieu of education Why Servus? Working for Servus has outstanding benefits. In addition to standard benefits like health and wellness, vacation and retirement savings programs, we also provide other important benefits such as: * Competitive compensation including performance-based incentive pay and profit share * Training & Development Opportunities * Career Advancement Potential * Flexible work options * Meaningful work towards individual and corporate goals * Opportunities to get involved and give back through an employee volunteer program At Servus, our employees are also members. This means you'll have all the benefits of being a member of the credit union including profit sharing, voting for the board of directors, and all of the financial services we provide…with a few additional perks! What happens next? We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note applications will only be accepted online and only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. At Servus Credit Union, we believe in being purposefully cooperative and working together to create a culture of Belonging for everyone. We are committed to an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and supported. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and accommodations are available during every stage of the hiring process upon request. Your skills, passion and curiosity may find they belong at Servus, so even if you don't check every box, we encourage you to apply! Employment Eligibility: The selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal background check, reference check and credit check to qualify for hire by Servus Credit Union. Qualified applicants are invited to apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note applications will only be accepted online and only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. #indh

What you’ll do

The Agriculture Banking Advisor manages a portfolio of agriculture loans and deposits while delivering personalized financial advice to members. They are responsible for underwriting loans, cultivating relationships with the agricultural community, and driving portfolio growth.

Requirements

Candidates must have 2-5 years of progressive lending experience with demonstrated knowledge of the agriculture sector. An undergraduate degree in business or a relevant field is preferred, along with strong analytical and business development skills.

Benefits

• Health and wellness programs • Vacation • Retirement savings programs • Competitive compensation • Performance-based incentive pay • Profit sharing • Training and development opportunities • Career advancement potential • Flexible work options • Employee volunteer program

Listed skills

• Sales · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Agriculture lending
• Portfolio management
• Business development
• Financial advisory
• Loan underwriting
• Relationship management
• Credit analysis
• Sales
• Risk evaluation
• Profitability analysis
• Deposit services
• Agricultural sector knowledge
• Reporting
• Communication
• Analytical skills
• Report Writing
• Curiosity
• Analytical Skills
• Agriculture
• Underwriting
• Deposit Accounts
• Business Development
• Commercial Banking
• Financial Services
• Innovation
• Loans
• Portfolio Management

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Agriculture
• Sales
• Management & Leadership
• Banking Advisor
• Agricultural Lender
• Credit and Loans Officers
• Loan Officers