Item Processing Specialist II

First Financial Bank Texas; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

First Financial Bank Texas is seeking an in-office Item Processing specialist in Abilene, TX. The role oversees electronic Check21 files, ATM and mobile deposits, and debit card processing, delivering reliable support to branch staff and customers.

You will work 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM, collaborate with software and hardware vendors, and perform duties with judgment and attention to detail while operating within department guidelines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 12 months’ work experience.
• Item Processing, teller, and 10-key experience preferred.
• Must handle frequent deadlines and work with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of banking fundamentals and regulatory context desired.

Responsibilities

• Process all incoming electronic Check21 files and ATM/mobile deposits.
• Respond to branch employees about teller capture and related issues.
• Process issued or reissued Visa debit cards.
• Handle customer communications by phone, email, or in person.
• Adapt to changing workloads and meet deadlines.
• Collaborate with vendors and branch staff.
• Make decisions within departmental guidelines in supervisor's absence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Item Processing

Teller

10-key

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Address

We’re always looking for bright individuals to join our growing organization. As a part of the First Financial Family, we will invest in your development and provide a dynamic work environment where you’re challenged, valued and empowered every day. We strive to be the best destination for the industry’s top talent, creating a diverse, collaborative workplace that celebrates innovation and change. We are one team, working together to get things done.

Office Location

• Abilene, Texas, United States

This is an in-office position in Abilene, Tx

Hours are 12:00PM-9:00PM

Scope/Responsibilities

Incumbent has responsibility for overseeing all electronically processed items such as cash letters, teller work captured by branch personnel, remote deposit merchant deposits, ATM deposits, mobile capture deposits, and incoming correspondent bank files. Incumbent has face-to-face, telephone, and written contact with bank personnel concerning deposit correction creation when an error has been determined. Incumbent is responsible for providing expedient customer service whether serving internal customers, external customers, or vendors. Incumbent performs various daily activities of Item Processing and debit card production as assigned. Primary contacts are FTS customers, Item Processing supervisor, software vendors, hardware vendors, and branch personnel. In the absence of the supervisor, manager, or assistant manager, it is important that decisions are made within set departmental guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Receive and process all incoming electronic Check21 files, electronic deposits from ATM, merchants, and mobile app deposits, and creating outgoing electronic Check21 files.
• Answer questions and resolve issues from branch employees about teller capture and its processes while working through technical issues with teller capture software.
• Process newly issued or reissued Visa debit cards.
• Process and respond to all incoming methods of communication.
• Adapt to frequent change in the work environment and manage competing demands.
• Must be able to handle frequent deadlines and interact in a positive manner with people.
• Duties and responsibilities require judgment, initiative, and attention to detail as well as working with minimal supervision.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent certification with 12 months’ work experience is required.
• Item Processing, teller, and 10-key experience are preferred.
• Must have the ability to deal with internal and external customers politely and efficiently and have the ability to lift 40 lbs.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook is required.
• Knowledge of banking fundamentals, its procedures, and bank regulations as they pertain to deposits with proficiency in grammar and punctuation is also required.
• Must be able to handle frequent deadlines and interact in a positive manner with people.
• Duties and responsibilities require judgment, initiative, and attention to detail as well as working with minimal supervision.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to decide the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)