Department Associate - Wasilla Branch Processing

First National Bank Alaska; Wasilla (AK); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

First National Bank Alaska in Wasilla is seeking a Department Associate to support the Branch Loan Processing Unit. This onsite role provides learning opportunities in loan processing while leveraging administrative and customer service skills.

You will handle advanced clerical tasks, coordinate meetings, assist with budgets, and prepare reports under supervision. The position offers development opportunities in lending and a competitive salary schedule based on experience.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a business-related field and two years related administrative experience, or three years advanced-level clerical, administrative, or related banking experience.
• Preferred: additional business coursework and financial industry experience.
• Ability to keyboard 45 wpm and operate a 10-key calculator; word-processing, scheduling, spreadsheet, presentation software, and database experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs advanced clerical and administrative functions; creates and formats documents and reports.
• Manages special projects; compiles data, analyzes, and creates supervisor reports.
• Acts as personal assistant to managers; schedules meetings, makes travel arrangements, and takes meeting minutes.
• Assists with the work area budget; tracks expenditures and ledger coding.
• Responds to information requests and refers to subject matter experts.
• Trains less experienced staff in the area.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Typing 45 wpm

10-key calculator

Word processing

Scheduling

Spreadsheet

Presentation software

Database experience

Education

Associate degree in business-related field

Job description

Department Associate - Loan Processing - Wasilla Branch

Department Associate - Loan Processing - Wasilla Branch

Start a career with First National Bank Alaska, the *Best Place to Work in Alaska* as recognized 11 years in a row by Alaska Business magazine readers.

Our Department Associates support the operations of the department in which they are assigned.

Join our Branch Loan Processing Team!

We are hiring a Department Associate to work with our Branch Loan Processing Unit in our Wasilla Branch. If you are hired for this position, you will learn about loan processing while putting your administrative experience and customer service skills to work! This is an onsite position with great development opportunities in the lending field.

We have a competitive salary schedule based upon minimum experience to very experienced; the job/salary offer would be commensurate with your experience.

• Department Associate: $23.45/hour minimum

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

GENERAL PURPOSE SUMMARY

Provides advanced clerical and administrative support within the bank, directly assisting at least one manager/supervisor by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Performs advanced clerical and administrative functions, often of a confidential or sensitive nature; composes correspondence, develops and maintains extensive spreadsheets and databases, creates forms and templates, and prepares and formats documents using multiple software programs for supervisor's presentations and reports.
• Manages special work area-specific projects; compiles and summarizes data, performs analysis, and creates reports for supervisor's review. Responsible for maintaining administrative support procedures, and implementing approved process and procedural changes as directed by supervisor.
• Functions as personal assistant to at least one manager/supervisor; schedules and coordinates meeting facilities and equipment, makes travel arrangements, and maintains the central task and event calendar. May attend and participate in meetings on supervisor's behalf as required, and is responsible for producing and distributing meeting minutes to appropriate personnel.
• Assists with the work area budget process; maintains records of expenditures, ensures proper general ledger coding, analyzes variances, and reports to supervisor.
• Responds to internal and external customer requests for information, and maintains awareness of subject matter experts within the work area and the bank for effective referral.
• May review lower level administrative employees' work, and provide training and guidance to less experienced employees in the work area.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned by supervisor.

COMPLIANCE EXPECTATIONS

• Stay updated on relevant laws and regulations and complete all compliance training on time.
• Knowledgeable of and comply with bank policies, procedures, laws, and regulations that apply to you and your job.
• Maintain customer confidence and protect the bank’s operations by identifying and protecting confidential information.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Minimum:

Associate degree in a business-related field and two years related administrative experience, or three years advanced-level clerical, administrative, or related banking experience; or equivalent combination of education/training and experience.

Preferred:

Additional business-related coursework. Financial industry experience. Familiarity with area of bank position is located.

SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to keyboard 45 wpm and operate a 10-key calculator; word-processing, scheduling, spreadsheet, presentation software, and database experience required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING SKILLS:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.