Manager, A&A Commercial and Small Business Underwriting

Position Summary

This role is a permanent full‑time manager position for the A&A Commercial and Small Business Underwriting team at FCC, Canada’s federal Crown corporation dedicated to agricultural and food financing.

Salary Range: $107,780 - $145,820

Closing Date: 06/12/2026

Language(s)

Required:

English

• Competitive total rewards packages: market‑aligned and performance‑based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well‑being support through benefits and wellness programmes.
• Purpose‑driven work: building strong relationships, sharing knowledge, and supporting the people who feed the world.
• Growth: learning and development opportunities to help you thrive.
• Hybrid work options.

Leverage your expertise in credit underwriting, commercial financing and leadership to lead a regional team responsible for preparing credit proposals for small and medium‑sized agribusinesses and food processing companies. Your work will directly influence the quality of credit decisions and risk mitigation for FCC.

As Manager, A&A Commercial and Small Business Underwriting, you’ll lead, coach and develop a specialized underwriting team. Drawing on sound credit judgment, analytical abilities and strong communication skills, you’ll ensure that clear, comprehensive and consistent loan narratives are prepared within tight timelines.

• Lead, coach and train a regional team of underwriters specialising in commercial and small business financing.
• Review loan narratives prepared by the team and provide detailed feedback and active guidance prior to submission to Credit Risk.
• Ensure the quality, consistency and conciseness of credit narratives, with a focus on risk mitigation.
• Act as a key liaison between Credit Risk, Operations and sales teams.
• Support the growth of the team's skills in the areas of credit culture and lending policies.
• Foster an engaging, high‑performance work environment focused on collaboration and professional development.

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field or discipline.
• At least five years of experience in commercial lending (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Expertise in analysing commercial and small business financing opportunities.
• Proven experience in credit underwriting and risk mitigation.
• Sound knowledge of lending policies, processes and practices.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts.
• Experience mentoring or coaching team members.

• Formal leadership experience.
• Commercial lending experience.
• Familiarity with the agriculture, agribusiness and food and beverage industries.

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.

At FCC, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace – one that reflects the communities where we live, work and play. We encourage qualified applicants from the following four employment equity groups:

• Indigenous Peoples
• Members of visible minority groups
• Persons with disabilities
• Women

If you require an adjustment or accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please email Tal An HR partner will respond and work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation. Information received in relation to accommodation requests will not impact hiring decisions.