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Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options

How you’ll make an impact 

As a Senior Credit Manager, you’ll support the Project Finance and Strategic Finance teams by applying outside-the-box thinking to analyze and adjudicate complex loan proposals that support FCC’s mandate while mitigating risk. You’ll leverage your expertise in project finance, structured finance, venture debt, project development or commercial lending to help align, analyze and adjudicate complex project finance transactions focused on Canadian agri-food projects.  

You’ll develop and maintain key relationships within the organization, collaborating with many levels of Operations and senior leadership. If you’re a strong communicator and strategic relationship-builder who thrives in a complex, stakeholder-focused environment and is motivated by shaping innovative financing solutions and growing project finance capabilities, this might be the role for you. 

What you’ll do 

• Adjudicate, authorize or recommend loans across capital solutions, including FCC’s Project Finance and Strategic Finance capital solutions 

• Review and analyze source documents and proposals for authorization 

• Assess and consistently apply corporate and credit risk policy 

• Analyze administration requests such as loan amendments, security amendments and policy exceptions 

• Collaborate with the legal services team on credit agreements and inter-lender agreements 

• Coach and mentor lending staff on the credit culture at FCC 

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to analysts and lending teams 

• Contribute to underwriting standards, market strategy and capability development 

What you’ll bring to the team 

Required qualifications: 

• A degree in business, economics or agricultural economics 

• At least ten years of experience in commercial or corporate lending or adjudication (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) 

• At least 5 years of project finance experience  

• Extensive knowledge of project finance, infrastructure finance, credit risk, portfolio oversight and advanced credit analysis 

• Proficiency in Excel and financial modelling software 

• Expertise in corporate lending practices, theories and trends 

 Preferred qualifications:  

• An MBA, CFA designation or other advanced finance qualification 

• Knowledge of the agriculture, agri-food and agribusiness industries 

• Experience in credit mentoring or coaching  

• Bilingualism in English and French is an asset 

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.