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Lake View Credit Union (LVCU) is a successful and established financial institution that has grown along with the economic success of the scenic town of Dawson Creek, BC, and region. Located an hour and a half west of Grande Prairie, AB, Dawson Creek is known as Mile Zero City, the starting place of the world famous Alaska Highway, and is the largest centre in the Peace River South region of British Columbia. Extensive tracts of crown land, river valleys, mountains and forests are home to an amazing variety of wildlife including moose, black bear, elk and deer. The region’s economy is strong, with a focus on oil and gas development, tourism, hydroelectric power generation and forestry. This thriving centre has a population of approximately 12,000 people, and is a service hub for the surrounding region. It also offers unlimited outdoor adventure and is known for its fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and in winter, skiing and snowmobiling – making it an exceptional place to live and work.

With three regional branches, close to $265 million in assets and more than 12,000 members, LVCU has been serving members across in the Peace River South region of BC for over 65 years.

Our mission: Lake View Credit Union is committed to enriching members’ lives.
Our vision: We are invested in your community, your life and your dreams.

Vice President, Finance and Risk

Lake View Credit Union has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated executive to lead our finance and risk operations, and to manage and enhance our risk framework. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a member of the executive team, you will play an essential leadership role at LVCU over the coming years and develop people and systems to drive excellence and support growth.

You are an experienced finance professional, hands-on and highly capable of balancing big picture thinking with detailed oversight of day-to-day activity. You will maintain direct accountability for:

• Strategic and operational financial management
• Oversight of financial controls and risk management practices
• Ongoing coaching and development of employees to ensure strong team performance and capacity

You have a knack for getting to the heart of a financial service organization’s lines of business, strategies and economic environment, and are committed to leading your team to translate this into highly effective finance and risk management practices. You have high standards for yourself and your team, setting performance goals that are realistic but challenging. In this way, you engage your team and promote a culture of shared success and camaraderie.

You bring to this role an extensive knowledge of financial institution operations with at least three years’ experience in a related senior management capacity, overseeing the finance function. You are comfortable in a role where you are relied upon as a strategic and operational go-to on all matters relating to finance and risk management. You possess an accounting designation (CA, CGA, or CMA) coupled with business training (MBA preferred), or more than ten years related professional experience.

Lake View Credit Union offers competitive salary and benefits package including extended health, dental, life insurance, and 9% RRSP matching; and we will consider supporting relocation expenses for the right candidate. To learn more about Lake View Credit Union, please visit our website at http://lakeviewcreditunion.com.

We encourage all interested applicants to send a résumé and cover letter no later than Thursday, March 15, 2012, to:

People Solutions – Central 1 Credit Union
Attention:  Marie-Claire Seebohm, Consultant
Email:  recruitment@central1.com
Email subject:  Lake View Credit Union, VP Finance and Risk

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.