Personal Banker

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST; Williston (ND); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST is seeking a Personal Banker to help individuals and businesses open and manage accounts, find suitable financial solutions, and complete key banking requests. You will build lasting relationships by asking thoughtful questions, providing accurate guidance, and connecting customers with resources across the bank.

The role welcomes candidates with a range of retail banking experience and may be filled at Personal Banker II or III based on account-opening

Qualifications

• Customer service and cash handling experience required.
• Ability to follow detailed procedures and clearly explain banking products and requirements.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with new and existing customers by learning their personal or business banking needs.
• Open and maintain consumer and business deposit accounts, gathering required documentation and explaining account requirements and bank policies.
• Process account maintenance requests and financial transactions accurately.
• Recommend products, services, and digital banking tools that fit each customer’s needs.
• Connect customers with specialists in lending, mortgage, treasury management, wealth management, and other areas of the bank.
• Verify customer identification, follow fraud-prevention procedures, and protect confidential customer and bank information.
• Resolve routine account questions and research more complex service issues.
• Complete documentation in line with bank policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support branch operations and transactional responsibilities when needed.
• For more experienced candidates, assist with consumer loan requests and help ensure accounts and loans are processed without exceptions.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Communication

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

As a Personal Banker, you will help individuals and businesses open and manage accounts, find the right financial solutions, and complete important banking requests. You will build lasting relationships by asking thoughtful questions, giving accurate guidance, and connecting customers with resources across the bank.

We welcome candidates with a range of retail banking experience. The position may be filled internally as a Personal Banker II or III based on account-opening experience, banking knowledge, lending exposure, and ability to handle more complex customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with new and existing customers by learning their personal or business banking needs.
• Open and maintain consumer and business deposit accounts, gathering required documentation and explaining account requirements and bank policies.
• Process account maintenance requests and financial transactions accurately.
• Recommend products, services, and digital banking tools that fit each customer’s needs.
• Connect customers with specialists in lending, mortgage, treasury management, wealth management, and other areas of the bank.
• Verify customer identification, follow fraud-prevention procedures, and protect confidential customer and bank information.
• Resolve routine account questions and research more complex service issues.
• Complete documentation in line with bank policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support branch operations and transactional responsibilities when needed.
• For more experienced candidates, assist with consumer loan requests and help ensure accounts and loans are processed without technical, policy, or regulatory exceptions.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous customer service and cash-handling experience required.
• Experience opening consumer or business accounts at a bank, credit union, or financial institution preferred.
• Ability to follow detailed procedures and clearly explain banking products, services, and requirements.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds; work regularly involves standing, walking, sitting, speaking, hearing, reaching, and using a computer or other banking equipment.

What Will Help You Succeed:

• Customer orientation: You tailor recommendations to each customer’s circumstances.
• Relationship building: You earn trust, follow through, and look beyond the immediate transaction.
• Communication: You ask good questions and explain processes and next steps clearly.
• Quality focus: You know that accurate, complete work protects the customer and the bank.
• Judgment and collaboration: You know when to handle a request yourself and when to raise or bring in a partner.
• Professionalism and integrity: You stay dependable and composed with sensitive requests and consistently follow policies and controls.