Financial Solutions Guide 2

Peak Credit Union; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Paid vacation & sick leave

11 paid holidays

Volunteer time

Job summary

Peak Credit Union is seeking a Financial Solutions Guide who will warmly engage members, understand their financial needs, and present tailored Peak products including loans and accounts. You will work in a dynamic branch environment, helping members build confident financial futures through proactive guidance and trusted relationships.

The role emphasizes accurate cash handling, thoughtful problem resolution, and cross-selling a full suite of Peak offerings.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years in retail banking or financial services.
• Excellent communication and trust-building abilities.
• Willingness to work Monday–Friday 9:00am–5:30pm with rotating Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Engages members warmly and professionally, fostering meaningful conversations.
• Uncovers members' needs and presents tailored financial solutions across Peak offerings.
• Performs cash handling, vault operations, and transaction processing with accuracy.
• Opens accounts, supports loan applications, and assists with underwriting as needed.
• Maintains notes on interactions to support follow-ups and relationship growth.

Skills

Retail banking experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Financial services knowledge

Problem solving

Job description

To maintain a strong connection with our members and local communities and better understand their unique needs , we are currently considering applications from candidates residing in Oregon and Washington for all open positions. We appreciate your understanding as we focus our hiring efforts in these specific regions. And, we encourage all qualified candidates from these states to apply, as we look forward to learning more about your unique skills and experience !

Job Overview:

This position embodies Peak Credit Union’s mission and values by delivering exceptional service, building trustedrelationships, and providing personalized financial solutions that empower members to achieve theirgoals. Through consultative guidance, accurate transactions, and thoughtful problem resolution, thisrole strengthens Peak’s vision to create financially secure, empowered communities. Rooted inauthenticity, boldness, collaboration, dignity, and empathy, the Financial Solutions Guide 2 advancesPeak’s purpose of expanding access to financial empowerment and independence, ensuringoperational excellence and consistent service across the branch network.

The target hourly pay range for this position is $20.56 - $23.37. The full hourly pay range is $18.70 - $28.04.

• We provide an additional $2.00 per hour bilingual differential for those employees who can support our members' financial needs effectively in a second language; subject to verification of strong grasp of financial terms utilizing language skillset.
• Compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer of employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role.

What You’ll Do:

• Engages members warmly and professionally, creating an environment that supportsmeaningful conversations and proactive discovery of financial needs.
• Develops and deepens member relationships by confidently uncovering needs, presenting tailored solutions, and originating or referring products across the full suite of Peak offerings, including consumer loans, specialty accounts, protection products, and advanced digital tools.Consistently meets or exceeds assigned sales and production goals, demonstrating strongconsultative selling, follow-through, and closing skills.
• Provides advanced financial guidance and empathetic problem-solving, ensuring eachinteraction results in improved financial confidence and expanded relationship opportunities,not only resolving concerns but actively identifying ways to add value and grow the memberrelationship.
• Ensures precise execution of cash handling, vault operations, and transaction processing.
• Executes complex account openings, loan applications, underwriting support, and accountmaintenance with accuracy and care, while positioning complementary products that alignwith member goals and long-term financial well-being.
• Cultivates long-term member relationships through repeated follow-up, outreach, andintentional relationship management, ensuring members feel seen, supported, and guidedtoward responsible financial decisions.
• Provides expert support in designated areas such as consumer lending, account portfoliogrowth, or business development, leveraging sales acumen and product expertise to advancebranch performance.
• Maintains accurate notes on all interactions, applications, and follow-ups to ensure continuity of care, support sales tracking, and enable relationship-building across multiple channels.
• Partners with branch leadership to support escalations, team coaching moments, cross training, and branch-wide sales initiatives, helping elevate overall sales culture andperformance.
• Demonstrates professionalism through ongoing skill development, active participation in training and promotional initiatives, and engagement in community events, continuouslybuilding sales capability and product mastery to support personal and branch success.
• All other duties as assigned.

When You'll Be Working:

• Monday- Friday: 9:00am - 5:30pm and rotating Saturdays: 9:30am - 1:30pm.
• Full-time, 40 hours a week.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in retail banking, customer service, or financial services.

What You’ll Bring:

Ability to perform in an environment with frequent changes and competing demands.

Strong communication skills with the ability to engage members and build trust.

Ability to continuously learn and maintain knowledge of credit union systems, processes, and compliance requirements.

Ability to problem solve and make decisions relevant to the role and experience.

Ability to embrace and promote a positive, collaborative work environment.

Ability to role model our core values.

Maintain confidentiality with minimal supervision.

Total Rewards:

This position is eligible for Full-Time Regular benefits. Employees and their eligible family members have access to a wide array of employee benefits, such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage.

• Includes an option for Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance to be paid at a 100% by company for the employee only coverage.
• We also offer Health Care FSA (HCFSA), Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions, and Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA).
• Employees also have access to Life and AD&D insurance.
• Employees are able to enroll in our 401k plan.
• Full-Time Regular employees accrue 8 hours of vacation and 8 hours of sick leave, on a monthly basis.
• Full-Time Regular hired employees also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 1 floating holiday, 16 hours of self-care time, and 16 hours of volunteer time.

Peak Credit Union participates in E-Verify. We use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Peak Credit Union ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.