Profession credit union manager

Credit union managers oversee and manage member services, supervise staff and operations of credit unions. They inform staff about the latest credit union procedures and policies and prepare financial reports.

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Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Financial statements

  The set of financial records disclosing the financial position of a company at the end of a set period or of the accounting year. The financial statements consisting of five parts which are the statement of financial position, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity (SOCE), the statement of cash flows and notes.

• Credit control processes

  The various techniques and procedures applied to ensure that credit is given to the suitable customers and that they pay on time.  

• Debt systems

  The processes needed to obtain goods or services before payment and when a sum of money is owed or overdue.

• Financial analysis

  The process of assessing the financial possibilities, means, and status of an organisation or individual by analysing financial statements and reports in order to make well informed business or financial decisions.

• Insolvency law

  The legal rules regulating the incapacity to pay debts when they fall due.

• Financial management

  The field of finance that concerns the practical process analysis and tools for designating financial resources. It encompasses the structure of businesses, the investment sources, and the value increase of corporations due to managerial decision-making.

• Corporate social responsibility

  The handling or managing of business processes in a responsible and ethical manner considering the economic responsibility towards shareholders as equally important as the responsibility towards environmental and social stakeholders.

Skills

• Create a financial report

  Finalise project accounting. Prepare an actual budget, compare the discrepancy between the planned and actual budget, and draw final conclusions.

• Manage financial risk

  Predict and manage financial risks, and identify procedures to avoid or minimise their impact.

• Analyse financial performance of a company

  Based on accounts, records, financial statements and external information of the market, analyse the performance of the company in financial matters in order to identify improvement actions that could increase profit.

• Manage credit union operations

  Manage the daily operations of a credit union, such as assessing its financial status and deciding on a course of action, monitoring employees, recruiting members to make investments, liaising with members, and managing the board of the credit union.

• Enforce financial policies

  Read, understand, and enforce the abidance of the financial policies of the company in regards with all the fiscal and accounting proceedings of the organisation.

• Create a financial plan

  Develop a financial plan according to financial and client regulations, including an investor profile, financial advice, and negotiation and transaction plans.

• Impart business plans to collaborators

  Diffuse, present, and communicate business plans and strategies to managers, employees making sure that objectives, actions, and important messages are properly conveyed.

• Liaise with board members

  Report to the management, boards of directors and committees of an organisation.

• Analyse market financial trends

  Monitor and forecast the tendencies of a financial market to move in a particular direction over time.

• Strive for company growth

  Develop strategies and plans aiming at achieving a sustained company growth, be the company self-owned or somebody else's. Strive with actions to increase revenues and positive cash flows.

• Liaise with managers

  Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

• Plan health and safety procedures

  Set up procedures for maintaining and improving health and safety in the workplace.

• Create credit policy

  Create guidelines for a financial institution's procedures in supplying assets on credit, such as the contractual agreements which have to be made, the eligibility standards of prospective clients, and the procedure for collecting repayment and debt.

• Follow company standards

  Lead and manage according to the organisation's code of conduct.

• Maintain credit history of clients

  Create and maintain the credit history of clients with relevant transactions, supporting documents, and details of their financial activities. Keep these documents updated in case of analysis and disclosure.

• Manage staff

  Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.

• Advise on financial matters

  Consult, advise, and propose solutions with regards to financial management such as acquiring new assets, incurring in investments, and tax efficiency methods.

• Apply credit risk policy

  Implement company policies and procedures in the credit risk management process. Permanently keep company's credit risk at a manageable level and take measures to avoid credit failure.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB