Electronic Item Processing Specialist

F.N.B. Corporation; Hermitage (Mercer County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

F.N.B. Corporation in Hermitage, PA seeks an Item Processing Operator to manage electronic file transfers, verify transactions, and balance cash letters across merchant, branch, and remote deposit channels.

The role requires a 3+ year background in similar processing tasks, strong attention to detail, and proficiency with MS Word and Excel; high school diploma or GED is required. This full-time position reports to the Supervisor of Item Processing.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented
• Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Ability to use general office equipment
• Ability to use a personal computer and job-related software
• MS Word - Basic Level
• MS Excel - Basic Level
• Technical School education is preferred. Technical work-related experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Downloads files from various servers and sites. Repairs incorrect MICR information for all incoming source file items including branch, Merchant, imaged ATM, mobile, lockbox and inclearing. Verifies transactions and cash letters balance for each, generates or repairs adjustment notices as necessary. Communicates errors and issues to the branch in a timely fashion.
• Supports branch calls with Branch Capture software or hardware issues. Assists with contacting additional resources and vendors as needed. Monitors work is received from all branches daily and communicates any branch closings between processing sites. Contacts branches when work is not being received properly.
• Reviews duplicate items across all sources. Removes duplicate items and follows up with adjustment and communication to appropriate groups. Provides research assistance to all areas. Captures and balances internal transactions. Contacts different areas with out of balance issues.
• Monitors processing applications and server performance. Troubleshoots or escalates server issues to ensure all work is processed by daily deadlines. Assists in support calls with Bank Network Engineers and software vendors. Tests all new applications and new external customer accounts. Sets up new Remittance customers.
• Clears foreign items from remote sites. Creates paper cash letters to clear Canadian items through Scotia Bank for International Dept. Charges customer accounts for foreign item deposits, downloads incoming return items and generates IRD print job, balances outgoing returns to deposit total, exports returns, uploads file to Fed Reserve and adjusts and adds additional return items as requested.
• Creates adjustment cases with correspondents for incoming cash letter errors and out of balances. Initiates wires for same day settlement accounts and verifies incoming wires to transit totals. Exports transit items to clearing banks. Assists with Controls out of balance transit accounts. Generates daily IF3 block to clear In Transit general ledger accounts with correspondent bank credits.
• Verifies all files received from sources include conforming images and adjusts any errors communicating changes to appropriate groups. Removes suspended or pending files from software prior to end of night and communicate deletions to appropriate groups. Creates nightly balance reports to balance bank totals and transit totals.
• Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Office equipment

PC software

MS Word basic

MS Excel basic

Technical school preferred

Education

High School or GED

Job description

F.N.B. Corporation in Hermitage, PA seeks an Item Processing Operator to manage electronic file transfers, verify transactions, and balance cash letters across merchant, branch, and remote deposit channels.

The role requires a 3+ year background in similar processing tasks, strong attention to detail, and proficiency with MS Word and Excel; high school diploma or GED is required. This full-time position reports to the Supervisor of Item Processing.