Sales & Service Representative (Universal Banker)

First Citizens Bank; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Sales and Service Representative to process transactions and handle customer service requests in the branch. You will help customers understand bank capabilities, and support sales by referring opportunities to the right team members.

The role requires strong communication, customer service, and adaptability, with a base hourly pay between $18.80 and $25.43. Benefits and total compensation may apply based on location and experience.

Qualifications

• Financial literacy and ability to understand banking products and services.
• Experience with customer service and cash handling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process transactions and customer requests accurately while delivering high service standards.
• Identify sales or referral opportunities and connect customers with the appropriate branch team or specialist.
• Comply with regulations, bank policies, and risk management for customer interactions and transactions.
• Demonstrate adaptability by learning new information and technology and assisting customers efficiently.

Skills

Financial literacy

Retail banking knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

At First Citizens Bank, together we become better. We're looking for people who want more than just a job - who want to make a difference in the communities where we live and work. The Sales and Service Representative is responsible for processing transactions and other customer service requests in the branch. The position facilitates customer awareness and education of bank capabilities, tools, and resources, and supports the sales efforts of a branch team by identifying and referring sales opportunities to the appropriate bank partner. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Communication Skills - Interpersonal: Comfortable and confident with proactively engaging in conversation
• Customer Service Skills: Demonstrates professionalism and empathy in customer interactions
• Sales Skills: Ability to support team by making client servicing calls, identifying client needs or opportunities by fulfilling the need or referring the client to the appropriate branch team members or specialist
• Adaptability: Has the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new information and technology
• Teamwork: Strives to build strong working relationships with those on their team as well as cross-functional relationships
• Flexibility: Capable of handling multiple demands and can readily shift priorities to ensure work is done efficiently

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities: Service Standards - Foster collaborative partnerships that deliver value for customers, prospects and colleagues. Initiate conversation to uncover sales or referral opportunities. Listen attentively and ask insightful questions to understand customer needs and preferences; and take prompt actions to address immediate needs. Proactively look for way to optimize performance by seeking coaching, supporting Bank initiatives and leveraging tools to enhance activities.

Operations and Administration - Comply with all regulations, bank policies, procedures and delegated authorities to manage risk related to credit, operational, reputational, regulatory and legal aspects of personal interactions, customer transactions and financial exposures. Complete required training by established deadlines. Perform general office management duties as assigned to ensure operational efficiency. Associates in roles defined to take deposits are accountable for transaction accuracy and operational efficiency of that function. The results may include an accountability for individual contribution as well as team performance.

Position Specific Skills

• Financial literacy
• Knowledge of retail banking products and services

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED and 6 months customer service, cash handling
• Preferred Area of Experience: Sales, previous banking

Additional Information

The base pay for this position is generally between $18.80 to $25.43 per hour. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.