Branch Services Manager

Mechanics Bank; Fort Jones (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Fort Jones is seeking a Branch Services Manager to oversee branch operations, ensuring financial success and customer satisfaction. The role involves managing staff, compliance, and strategic planning while promoting community engagement. Ideal candidates will have significant banking experience and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of banking experience with an emphasis in operations and sales required.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees day-to-day operations of the branch to ensure financial success.
• Manages compliance and operations functions of the Retail Branch.
• Develops and executes strategic plans for business development.

Skills

Customer Service

Leadership

Sales

Interpersonal Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Mechanics Bank is currently searching for a Branch Services Manager to join our team at our Fort Jones Branch.

The Branch Services Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of a branch, ensuring financial success, customer satisfaction, staff development and operational soundness. Provides executive direction to office operations and production staff. Ensures high quality processes and ethical sales in the branch. Directs and develops subordinates who provide a full range of banking products and services. Retains and expands relationships with existing customers and promotes and develops new business. Represents the Bank in the community. Models and leads all sales functions inside the branch office. Is a subject matter expert in Bank Policies and Procedures and provides assistance on complex transactions. Oversees and supports the teller line, cash handling, dual control functions and is responsible for branch operations, staffing schedules, FTE budget management, and employee training and development.

What you will do:

• Manages a Retail Branch office and is responsible for overall performance including achievement of production and service goals. Develops and implements strategies to achieve financial objectives. Drives team performance to achieve goals thorough huddles, meetings, coaching, direction and leading by example. Personally performs sales activities.

• Manages the compliance and operations functions of a Retail Branch. Sets priorities for Retail office operations, identifies and analyzes operating issues, solves operational issues and provides input for improvement in processes and procedures. Administers monthly, quarterly and annual self-audit checklist, reviews, approves daily reports, and verifies cash-on-hand balances. Responsible for compliance with regulatory requirements, adherence to Bank policies and procedures, risk management requirements for the safety and security of the branch. Responsible for overall operational quality of the branch as measured by internal audits, operational soundness reviews, and reports from other departments of the Bank.

• Manages and provides leadership to branch employees. Leads daily huddles and regular branch meetings. Performs human resource management tasks including; hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, salary increases, coaching, training, development, and disciplinary actions.

• Develops and executes strategic plan including business development, customer retention, employee development and retention, succession planning, branch efficiency, and operational soundness. Monitors and analyzes financial performance, prepares reports, and makes recommendations for improvement. Manages budgeting and forecasting for the branch.

• Ensure exemplarily customer services standards in branch. Manages appropriate staffing and skill levels in the branch to support customer and business needs. Address and resolve customer complaints or concerns promptly. Ability to perform transactions for customers including, teller transactions, large cash transactions, and safe deposit box functions.

• Ensures active community participation and leadership, including CRA activities in the local community.

Who you are:

• High School Diploma or GED required or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Notary license preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of banking experience with an emphasis in operations and sales required.

• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience preferred.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; successful experience managing and leading people.

• Thorough knowledge and skills related to standard banking services and products and internal banking operating policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of small business and consumer credit principles and practices.

• Ability to motivate employees to provide excellent customer service, demonstrate initiative, and achieve results.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; successful experience managing and leading people. Considered a customer service role model.

• Ability to effectively introduce and sell Bank products and services.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and staff from a variety of backgrounds.

• Ability to motivate employees to provide excellent customer service, demonstrate initiative, and achieve results.

• Knowledge of current applicable Federal and State banking regulations.

• Subject-matter expert with regards to small business structures, operational requirements, regulatory and financial issues.

• The ability to analyze and apply the consumer and small business banking needs with specific Bank services and products.

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Pay Range: $68,640 - $90,000annually

Final compensation package will be determined by the work experience, education, and/or skill level of the applicant along with internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.

• Mechanics Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or other bases prohibited by applicable law.

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