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About the Role

EDC supports Canadian businesses in achieving global success by providing essential financial tools and expertise to explore new markets and mitigate risks, ultimately contributing to a better Canada and world through trade.

Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence and analysis to establish creditworthiness and risk level of buyers and/or transactions.
• Assess and evaluate requests for new credit.
• Analyze and comment on sector, market, and portfolio developments.
• Adhere to acceptable credit standards for documentation, credit analysis, and recommended decisions.
• Prepare credit materials and present recommendations to appropriate decision-making authorities.
• Proactively share knowledge to provide superior service to Business Teams, internal partners, and customers.
• Learn about general credit insurance underwriting practices.
• Ensure discipline around data integrity.
• Generate continuous improvement ideas for EDC by collaborating with colleagues, customers, and key intermediaries.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects related to process and other improvements.
• Manage files of increasing complexity, autonomy, and visibility, from supporting routine transactions to independently handling standard to moderately complex work, to leading and advising on more complex or irregular transactions.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or other related disciplines.
• Experience in credit risk management and international trade or related fields.
• Underwriter 15: Typically 2+ years of relevant experience managing routine underwriting or risk-related work with growing independence.
• Underwriter 16: Typically 2–5 years of relevant experience, managing routine to moderately complex files and contributing to more complex analyses with guidance.
• Underwriter 17: Typically 5+ years of relevant experience with strong underwriting experience handling increasingly complex transactions.
• Underwriter 18: Typically 7+ years of relevant experience with deep underwriting expertise and experience with complex, high-risk, or high-visibility transactions.
• Knowledge of credit risk management principles and practices.
• Solid experience reading and interpreting financial statements with strong financial analysis skills.
• Significant experience leading the successful completion of increasingly complex commercial credit transactions across a variety of industry sectors and/or international markets.
• Ability to work legally in Canada (Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents).
• Must meet requisite government security screening requirements.

Skills

• Financial analysis skills
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Coaching others

Location

• Ottawa
• Toronto
• Montreal
• Calgary
• Halifax
• Vancouver

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Permanent

Experience Level

• Level 15
• Level 16
• Level 17
• Level 18

Education Level

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or other related disciplines.

Salary/Compensations

• $65,172 - $86,898 (Underwriter level 15)
• $74,297 - $99,063 (Underwriter level 16)
• $84,698 – $112,931 (Underwriter level 17)
• $96,557 - $128,743 (Underwriter level 18)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation & benefits package
• Work-life balance
• Hybrid work options
• 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation
• Corporate closure period
• Summer early Friday’s
• No meeting Fridays
• Continuous learning opportunities (training programs, workshops, language training)
• Inclusive workplace
• Wellness initiatives (mental health support, fitness programs)
• Community engagement (volunteer opportunities)
• Relocation assistance

About the Company

• At Export Development Canada (EDC), we empower Canadian businesses to succeed globally.
• As a financial Crown corporation, we offer innovative financial solutions and expert insights to help businesses explore new markets, mitigate risks, and achieve growth.
• EDC's Credit Insurance Underwriting (CIU) Team assists Canadian companies go, grow and succeed internationally.
• CIU facilitates international trade by helping customers protect themselves against the risk of non-payment from foreign companies.
• Risk Underwriting performs credit risk assessments on companies worldwide and manages domestic credit insurance partner(s) as their Agent.

Equal Opportunity

• EDC is committed to Fair Employment Practices.
• EDC is dedicated to fostering employment equity and building a diverse workforce.
• We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment that respects people from all cultures, backgrounds, and abilities.
• We nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone has equal opportunity to grow, develop, succeed, and be their truest selves.
• We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.