Personal Banker - Belzoni

Position Summary:  

The purpose of this job is to provide exceptional customer service, open accounts, explain and process 

transactions, assist customers with consumer loan requests channeling requests through consumer underwriting

processes, sell other financial services, and research and correct customer records. 

Essential Functions-Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities (90%):

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations can be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Task Statement(s)

   Branch Credit/Ownership (80%)

• Provide exceptional customer service, efficiently and tactfully, in order to assure customer satisfaction
• Sell, service, and cross sell products and services, deposit accounts, loan products, transaction accounts, and safe deposit boxes 
• Assist in development of new business by interviewing customers, determining the financial services they desire, explaining to them their alternatives, and referring them to the appropriate staff
• Open accounts by preparing the appropriate documents
• Rent safe deposit boxes; admit customers to safe deposit vault
• Research and resolve customer problems, acting as the customer liaison between other bank departments when necessary 
• Initiate wire transfers on behalf of customers
• Initiate debit card disputes on behalf of customers
• Assists customers with check orders and check order inquiries
• Issue starter debit cards
• Provide relief coverage for station to determine appropriate times for lunch and breaks
• Received, sorts, and forwards incoming mail
• Type memos, correspondence, reports, and other documents
• Assist with basic Checking and Internet account inquires, unless a large amount of time is involved
• Takes loan applications
• Channels loan applications through Consumer Underwriting Department

• Communicates decisions to applicants
• Determines loan structures and terms
• Prepares necessary documents and agreements
• Closes loans
• Manages past due accounts and collects loans that are not paying as agreed
• Follows current loans and lines of credit to ensure conformity with terms

• Ensure bank is in compliance with federal banking regulations including, but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC, Community Reinvestment Act, American with Disabilities Act, Right to Financial Privacy Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Reserve’s “lettered” regulations, and Customer Service Representative/Personal Banker roles and responsibilities relating to each act.

   Customer Service (10%)

• Represent Guaranty Bank & Trust Company professionally, efficiently, and tactfully
• Acknowledge and greet customers with a smile, call customer by their name, ask if they need any additional assistance, thank customer at end of every conversation
• Ensure continuing development of professional relationships with management and colleagues. 
• Follow all bank policies and procedures
• Answer and assist incoming callers with questions and requests, subsequently route callers, as appropriate.
• Receive incoming bank visitors and assist in directing them appropriately.

Additional Functions-Secondary Responsibilities and Accountabilities (10%)

  Additional Task Statement(s)

• Work overtime, as needed.
• Follow all bank policies and procedures
• Provide assistance to other departments as needed.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned and requested.

Position Qualifications

   Education:       Required – High School Diploma or equivalent.

                                Preferred – Post –secondary certificate or degree, experience will be considered.

Experience:     Required – 1 to 2 years of experience in banking or related field.

Preferred – 3 to 5 years of experience in banking or a related area

  Licenses and 

  Certifications: Required – None

                                Preferred - None

Position Requirements

  Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability (core value) – Always do what we say and hold one another accountable.
• Accuracy – Thorough with strict attention to detail; does work right the first time; identifies and corrects errors; produces complete and error free work.
• Active Listening – Gives full attention to what others are saying, attentive to others’ ideas and concerns; asks questions to clarify understanding.
• Conceptual Thinking – Notices similarities between different and apparently unrelated situations.
• Confidentiality (Core Value) – Always maintains strict confidentiality.
• Community Development (Core Value) – Always committed to community development.
• Critical Thinking – Apply rules and logic to situations; considers factors beyond the initial information given.
• Data entry – Proficient alpha/numeric data entry skills.
• Detail oriented – Concentrates on routing work details; carefully monitors and examines one’s own and others’ work; ensures accuracy in documentation and data.
• Ethical Conduct – Conducts oneself consistently with sound banking practices and standards, upholding the values of Guaranty Bank.
• Integrity (Core Value) – Always act with integrity and honesty.
• Respect (Core Value) – Always treats others with respect.

Physical Requirements:

Physical requirements needed to perform the above essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation, may be requested from Human Resources.

 General notice:

The bank has reviewed the job description to ensure the essential functions and basic duties are current.  This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by the employee holding this position.  It provides guidelines for the job expectations and the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform successfully in this position.  This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.  This position does not constitute an employment agreement between the Bank and employee.  This position description is subject to change as the needs of the bank and the requirements of the position change.