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Senior Small Business Advisor
@ Meridian Credit Union Limited
Barrie, Ontario
Overview
Meridian Credit Union Limited is hiring a Senior Small Business Advisor in Barrie, Ontario, on a full-time hybrid basis. The role manages and grows a small business portfolio through sales, member retention and referrals, with 30% to 50% of time spent outside the branch. Pay is CAD $68,800 to $100,000 per year.
Pay:
$68,800–$100,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Manage a portfolio of small business member accounts
- Analyze member financial condition and recommend solutions
- Complete credit reviews and manage credit risk
- Develop new business through networking and referrals
- Cross-sell Meridian products and services
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary education or relevant experience
- 3 to 5 years in financial services
- Knowledge of small business products and lending
- Strong financial statement analysis skills
- Networking and sales experience
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-06
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Sales |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Business, Finance |
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Meridian Credit Union Limited
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Full company description
The Meridian Experience! A different employment experience Are you looking for an employer who shares your passion and enthusiasm? Do you want a job where you know you’re making a difference, every day you come to work? Do you want a challenging career with an organization that gives back to the community and whose employees embrace corporate social responsibility? Consider Meridian as a way you can grow your career with us. Where you’ll be involved in local decision making, work hands-on in finding solutions for our Members, where everyone works together to achieve our personal and financial goals. We’ll provide an inspirational environment that’s open and collaborative that empowers you to reach your professional goals and excel in the work of fulfilling our vision. You’ll have an opportunity to develop strong, enduring and independent working relationships where long-term partnerships with our Members is a reality. We are committed to creating a highly engaged workforce; we believe it’s critical to our success. As a company that puts people first. Meridian has always paid close attention to the rising cost of living and factored this into employee wages, which is why we are incredibly proud to be Ontario’s largest certified living wage employer. We pay all our employees, regardless of role, a living wage as calculated by the Ontario Living Wage Network. We believe that fair compensation for our employees translates to improved financial and overall well-being.
- LinkedIn followers
- 33,398
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 2,232
- Reported office locations
- 3300 Bloor St. W, Toronto, Ontario M8X 2W8, CA
- 3300 Bloor Street W, Centre Tower, Toronto, Ontario M8X 2X3, CA
- Business categories
- Financial Services
- Crowdfunding
- Other recorded names
- Meridian Credit Union
- Specialties
- Credit Union
- Banking
- Financial Services
- and Commercial Banking
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 125,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
The Meridian Experience! A different employment experience Are you looking for an employer who shares your passion and enthusiasm? Do you want a job where you know you’re making a difference, every day you come to work? Do you want a challenging career with an organization that gives back to the community and whose employees embrace corporate social responsibility? Consider Meridian as a way you can grow your…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2005 |
| Specialties | Credit UnionBankingFinancial Servicesand Commercial Banking |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 64 |
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Why Meridian?
At Meridian, our aspiration is to integrate our purpose into everything we do for people, the planet, and communities. We believe that our greatest opportunity is to create opportunity and meet people where they are.
Find our story here: About Meridian
Our Business Banking Practice:
At Meridian, our vision is to be recognized as the financial institution that has the most local impact, supported by a purpose-driven Value Proposition to our Members.
We take the time to get to know our Members' business, anticipate their needs and provide customized solutions. After all, our obligations are to our Members, not shareholders, and we take to heart the best interests of our Members and communities we serve! We're passionate about what we can do for their business and we’re empowered to leverage our local autonomy to meet their unique needs.
In addition to building customized solutions for business, we offer full service commercial banking solutions, including a wide selection of daily banking products, complementary lending services, cash management solutions, as well as insurance and investments.
As a Senior Small Business Advisor:
You will be accountable for contributing to the overall success by achieving sales through business development, retention of Members and referrals. The Advisor will manage an existing portfolio and/or build a Small Business portfolio by developing new relationships, while retaining and growing existing Meridian Credit Union Member relationships within the assigned communities. The individual will be required to network to establish quality centres of influence (COIs) with local business leaders that will refer them business.
What you will do:
- Manage a portfolio of Member accounts and provide Small Business owners with exceptional service and sound financial advice to meet their unique business and personal credit, deposit, cash management and payment processing needs.
- Analyze the Member’s financial condition and within approval limits provide (may or may not have approval limits) or recommend financial solutions to best meet the Member’s business and personal needs.
- Manage portfolio at an acceptable level of credit risk by completing credit reviews, authorizing, renewing or declining Member requests, preparing documentation and identifying any deteriorating and/or unsatisfactory trends.
- Probe to identify member needs and opportunities to sell or refer to appropriate team members or delivery channels. Solicit products and services highlighting features and benefits in order to deepen member relationships.
- A significant portion of time will be dedicated to new acquisition activities and the Senior Small Business Advisor will spend 30%-50% of their time outside the branch.
- Ensure profitability of all transactions by appropriate application of rates (discretionary pricing, risk based lending), service charges and collection of overdue interest.
- Cross-sell Meridian’s products and services to solicit new members; foster business development through relationship and product knowledge.
- Partner and work collaboratively with the Branch sales team and internal wealth and commercial partners to ensure Meridian provides the Member with the most appropriate solution to address their financial needs.
- Responsible to manage each member transaction from interview through file completion inclusive of documentation and administration.
- Follow audit, compliance, risk management, fraud policies and procedures.
- Promote Meridian Credit Union in your community by participating in and being involved in community activities or events while demonstrating the company values.
- Participate in Company sponsored events in support of your local community.
How you will succeed:
- Post-secondary education in a business or related field or relevant working experience.
- 3-5 years of experience in a relevant financial services environment including credit training, financial analysis, personal banking services, personal account management and in-depth knowledge of all investment and lending products.
- Proficient knowledge of the Small Business market, products and services, applicable risk management policies and legal and security documentation for small business products.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for sales & business development.
- Excellent understanding of financial statements and business analysis.
- Advanced credit and interviewing techniques, credit investigation and underwriting skills.
- Comfortable working independently but also collaboratively with others.
- Experience with networking and making new contacts.
- Organizational, influencing and presentation skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications.
- Flexibility in scheduling with the ability to work evenings and weekends for events when needed.
- Comfort learning and adopting new digital tools, with an openness to using AI‑enabled technology to enhance productivity, accuracy, and the Member experience.
This role represents an existing vacancy. Internal candidates are being considered as part of our standard process.
Salary Range: CAD $68,800 to $100,000 annually.
Compensation for this role is based on a combination of skills, experience, and internal equity. Candidates with stronger alignment to the role’s requirements may be placed higher within the range. Your recruiter will share more information about our total rewards package during the hiring process.
Office Location:
Business Banking Centre 600, 592 Yonge St, Barrie, ON. This is a hybrid role.
NOTE: The successful candidate may also have the opportunity to work from another Barrie, ON location.
Meridian has a remote work policy that allows flexibility for employees to work remotely but also requires regular time in the office for purposeful meetings to collaborate, innovate and build effective relationships with your team, your colleagues and your leader which is very important to us.
What's in it for you?
- We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success
- We provide you with the tools and technology needed to delight your candidates and clients
- You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders
- Hybrid work arrangements with in-person office time to collaborate, innovate and build relationships with your colleagues
- This isn't your typical "corporate" job. We work hard and we have fun!
Build the Future of Banking with Us
At Meridian, we’re not just adapting to the future—we’re shaping it. We see talent as a catalyst for sustainable growth, community impact, and future-readiness. As the financial landscape evolves, we’re looking for team members who bring:
- Embedding & leveraging technology – Confidence and willingness to learn and integrate AI and emerging technologies into new ways of working. Experience with low/no code tools like the Microsoft Power Platform and generative AI productivity tools like Microsoft Copilot is considered an asset
- Critical Thinking – The ability to analyze, evaluate and interpret information from various sources and apply logic and problem solving to make decisions.
- Data Driven– Leverage data and insights to identify, prioritize and improve member experience and business efficiency.
- Curiosity & Flexibility – Comfortable navigating and embracing change and uncertainty, ask more questions, explore more options. Continuously learn and grow.
Our Commitment to Belonging
At Meridian, belonging starts with people. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, supported, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that diverse backgrounds, identities, abilities, sexual orientation, experiences, and perspectives make us stronger and help us better serve our Members, communities, and one another.
We are committed to an accessible recruitment experience and will provide accommodation information to candidates selected for an interview.
To learn more about DEIBR at Meridian, visit meridiancu.ca.
Thank you for your interest in Meridian Credit Union. We look forward to learning more about you and the unique experiences and perspectives you could bring to our team.
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