Account Manager, Small Businesses

Role Overview

• Initiate, develop and maintain personalized business relationships with current and potential clients in order to promote and sell the products and services offered by Desjardins.
• Act as an account manager by serving as a key intermediary between the business centre and members and clients.
• Ensure proper usage and updating of, as well as satisfaction with the products and services offered.
• Analyze sources of dissatisfaction and recommend potential solutions.
• Identify and analyze member and client needs, develop personalized solutions and prepare an integrated service offering.
• Negotiate applicable conditions with members and clients.
• Recommend strategies and solutions for achieving objectives by the business centre such as increased business volume, sound risk management, portfolio profitability and stronger business relationships.
• Use intelligence to identify opportunities for business development that will increase the competitiveness of the products and services offered.
• Execute various promotional activities as part of the centre's business operations.
• Participate in targeted public relations activities and participate actively in the business community.
• Be attentive to client and member needs to ensure their full satisfaction, seize business opportunities and, as needed, refer them to the right person to meet their needs.
• Adhere to all policies, practices and standards in effect, as well as the various laws governing the distribution of financial products and services.
• Provide sound and prudent risk management for all portfolios under their responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of two years of relevant experience
• Must be fluent in English due to the nature of the duties or work tools, or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
• Knowledge of the latest financial, economic, policy and legislative developments
• Ability to perform analyses of the market and the business centre external environment
• Ability to perform financial analysis
• Knowledge of the characteristics and credit risk inherent to major commercial, industrial and institutional markets
• Knowledge of loan and guarantee contracts
• Knowledge of products and services for businesses, including those offered by caisses, components and Desjardins distribution networks, as well as those of the competition
• Knowledge of financing and credit management practices related to businesses
• Knowledge of policies, legislation and standards governing the products and services offered by the business centre
• Knowledge of business credit authorization, monitoring, collection and recovery practices
• Knowledge of Desjardins business processes
• Understanding of the referral process
• Familiarity with government business assistance programs
• Strong networking skills
• Strong sales skills
• Knowledge of service standards
• Understanding of cooperative and cooperative network values, rules and operations
• Action oriented, Communicates effectively, Customer Focus, Differences, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment