Summary: Serves Customers by completing various banking transactions efficiently and accurately while adhering to check cashing and withdrawal authority limits. Accurately balances cash drawer daily. Identifies referral opportunities and actively promotes BankFinancial. Responds to requests for assistance from less experienced tellers. Handles special or unusual transactions and more difficult customer questions and situations. Opens and/or closes the branch.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides exceptional customer service. Meets and strives to exceed the standards established and outlined by management.

• Maintains working knowledge of Bank, Wealth Management, and Financial Assurance products and services in order to answer routine customer inquiries and explain basic Bank regulatory policies and procedures.

• Answers customer inquiries related to account balances, Bank services and general information efficiently and professionally.

• Promotes the Bank’s products and services through identifying referral opportunities and directing Customers to the appropriate Bank representative.

• Meets or exceeds all established sales goals assigned by identifying the needs of potential and existing Customers, offering appropriate products and services, and referring qualified clients.

• Processes deposits and withdrawals and cashes checks. Verifies cash and endorsements, receives proper identification, and verifies authenticity of transaction.

• Issues negotiable instruments, accepts loan payments, and processes cash advances.

• Accurately enters Customers’ transactions into computer to record transactions, and issues computer generated receipts.

• Orders daily supply of currency/coin and verifies incoming and outgoing currency/coin. Counts and packages currency, sells excess currency and mutilated currency, and maintains proper levels of currency/coin according to Bank policy and procedures.

• Balances currency/coin, checks and other transactions to figures displayed in teller platform system.

• Adheres to the Cash Difference/Occurrence Policy and all reporting requirements. This includes timely resolution of out-of-balance discrepancies.

• Complies with bank operations and security procedures by participating in all dual control functions, and auditing procedures.

• Complies with the Privacy and Customer Data Protection Policy by maintaining customer confidence. Protects Bank operations by keeping information confidential and secure at all times.

• Performs branch opening and/or closing procedures while adhering to all security policies. This includes possession of keys as well as combinations to various vaults.

• Approves transactions within assigned authority level while ensuring that Bank’s policies/procedures and security procedures are being followed.

• Balances branch daily and reports out of balance conditions according to policy. Resolves out-of-balance conditions accurately and promptly.

• Maintains cash reserve drawer.

• Monitors, balances and audits automated cash equipment.

• Accepts cash shipments, prepares cash shipments and processes proper forms.

• Balances ATM and maintains a thorough understanding of terminal and procedures.

• Assists with monthly audits when necessary.

• Occasionally required to lift up to 20 pounds.

BankFinancial is an Equal Opportunity Employer (minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity)
Experience and Skills:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

• At least one year of previous cash handling experience

• Must have excellent communication skills.

At BankFinancial we believe great employees deserve great benefits. The best part is you can pick and choose which benefits are right for you! BankFinancial's benefits for full-time employees include:

Compensation

• Referral incentive program
• Potential for performance-based incentives

Paid Time Off

• Paid Time Off (PTO) - includes vacation/sick/personal days
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Jury Duty Leave
• Employment Anniversary PTO
• Birthday PTO

Insurance Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Basic Life/AD&D and Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program

Retirement Savings

• 401(k) with a discretionary match

Tuition Assistance

• Tuition Reimbursement Program