Banking and Credit Managers

Job description

These individuals manage the activities and services of a financial institution. They take care of business development. They ensure overall performance according to the strategic orientations and established policies. They work for:

  • Financial institutions (banks, "caisses," trust companies, credit unions, etc.).
  • Department stores
  • Car dealerships
  • Insurance companies
  • Credit card, loan, mutual fund, and mortgage investment companies

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature

Main tasks

Bank Managers

  • Manage loans and investment funds.
  • Buy or sell securities.
  • Manage trusts and settle estates.
  • Ensure that policies and procedures are followed.
  • Make recommendations to improve the process.
  • Cultivate business relationships to promote banking services.
  • Interview individuals and representatives of businesses.
  • Analyze, examine, process, and approve or reject loan and credit applications within authorized limits.
  • Oversee the preparation of reports.
  • Hire staff and identify training needs.

Credit Managers

  • Manage loan accounts.
  • Advise clients on the choice of financial services.
  • Examine, analyze, and approve or decline loan and credit applications within authorized limits.
  • Establish the credit limit and repayment schedule.
  • Ensure collection of overdue or unpaid accounts.
  • Ensure credit policies and procedures are followed.
  • Prepare reports.
  • Hire staff and identify training needs.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to senior management positions.

Hourly wage

The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.
Minimum
$39.40
Median
$55.00
Maximum
$85.16

Job prospects for 2024-2028

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Job prospects

All of Québec

Good

All of Québec

Non available

Total jobs for 2023

All of Québec

20,000

All of Québec

na

Gender distribution

All of Québec

Not available.
47.9% Female
52.1% Male

Not available.
  • 47.9% Female
  • 52.1% Male

Job types

All of Québec

Not available.
Full time
Part time

Not available.
  • Full time
  • Part time

Yearly wage on 2020

All of Québec

$102,000

All of Québec

Other characteristics

All of Québec

  • None

All of Québec

  • None

Sectors of activity

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    62% of jobs
  2. NAICS 41
    6% of jobs
  3. NAICS 524
    4% of jobs
  4. NAICS 55, 56
    3% of jobs
  5. NAICS 5415
    3% of jobs
  6. Others
    22% of jobs

All of Québec

Not available.
  1. NAICS 521, 522, 523, 526
    62% of jobs
  2. NAICS 41
    6% of jobs
  3. NAICS 524
    4% of jobs
  4. NAICS 55, 56
    3% of jobs
  5. NAICS 5415
    3% of jobs
  6. Others
    22% of jobs

Training and requirements

Formation

Numerous training and study programs lead to managerial or executive positions.

Also required

  • Experience in the field, including supervisory experience.

Sometimes required

  • A university degree in one of the following fields is often required:
    • Business Administration
    • Commercial Sciences
    • Economy
  • A Master’s degree in one of the following areas may be required for the management of large commercial loans:
    • Business Administration
    • Finance
    • Management Sciences
  • An internal or external management training program may be required.
  • A Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) certificate or designation may be required.

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Reading comprehension
  • Active listening
  • Result evaluation
  • Oral expression
  • Critical thought
  • Written expression
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • Data collection
  • Active learning
  • Coordination
  • Human resource management
  • Social perception
  • Solving complex problems
  • Time management
  • Service oriented
  • Persuasion
  • Learning strategies
  • Mathematics
  • Information processing
  • System analysis
  • Teaching
  • Negotiation
  • Systems evaluation
  • Financial resource management

Abilities

  • Verbal skills
  • Speech clarity
  • Written comprehension
  • Oral comprehension
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Speech recognition
  • Awareness of issues
  • Written expression
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Near vision
  • Information organization
  • Mathematical reasoning
  • Idea generation
  • Classification
  • Basic numeracy
  • Memorization
  • Originality
  • Time sharing

Knowledge and attributes

  • Knowledge of administration and management
  • Autonomy
  • Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
  • Knowledge of economics and accounting
  • Knowledge of customer and personalized services
  • Knowledge of mathematics
  • Rigour
  • Sense of initiative
  • Capacity to be discrete
  • Respect standards and regulations

Interests

  • Direct, organize, and manage
  • Draft, communicate, and inform
  • Work with numbers
  • Work in sales or client service
  • Work in an office

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Social
People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.

Official name of the NOC 10021

Banking, credit and other investment managers

Job titles

  • Financial services manager
  • Bank director
  • Collection manager
  • Commercial attaché
  • Area manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Credit area coordinator
  • Assistant branch manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Assistant operations manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Assistant corporate banking services manager
  • Assistant consumer credit manager
  • Assistant credit manager
  • Branch administrative manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Senior accounts manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Assistant regional manager - banking
  • Regional bank manager
  • Regional credit manager
  • Regional collection manager
  • Loans manager trainee
  • Consumer credit management trainee
  • Banking centre manager
  • Collection centre manager
  • Credit union manager
  • Credit approval and market development manager
  • Trust company manager
  • Branch manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Bank branch manager
  • Trust company branch manager
  • Commercial mortgages accounts manager
  • Accounts manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Corporate accounts manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Commercial mortgages manager
  • Operations manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Banking operations manager
  • Commercial banking manager
  • International banking manager
  • Credit card company operations manager
  • Investment manager - bank or trust company
  • Trust company investment manager
  • Loans manager
  • Loan and credit manager - banking or trust company
  • Mortgage and consumer credit manager
  • Personal trust manager
  • Corporate trust services manager
  • Mortgage manager
  • Credit card centre manager
  • Corporate banking centre manager
  • Credit manager
  • Credit and accounts manager
  • Collection manager - bank or trust company
  • Credit and collection department manager
  • Investment manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Corporate services manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Personal services manager - banking, credit and investment
  • Banking accounts manager
  • Senior manager - personal financial services

Skill type

Business, finance and administration

Last update: January 29, 2026

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