Teller I

b1BANK; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Business First Bank in Metairie, LA seeks a Teller I to process customer account transactions and provide essential banking services. You will handle deposits, withdrawals, checks, and cash handling while delivering friendly service and accurate record keeping.

Responsibilities include cross-selling bank products, balancing cash drawer, and supporting tellers with daily operations. A high school diploma and 6 months to 1 year cash handling experience are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Six months to one year of cash handling experience.
• Good interpersonal communication, organizational and computer skills, ability to operate standard office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Processes comprehensive, prompt customer transactions.
• Receives checks and cash for deposits, verifies amounts, and records deposits.
• Assists with bank-by-mail operations.
• Issues traveler’s checks and official checks.
• Balances cash drawer at shift end; reports discrepancies.
• Keeps teller station stocked with forms and supplies.
• Cashes checks after proper verification.
• Cross-sells bank products and services.
• Receives loan and other payments and records them.
• Places holds on accounts for uncollected funds.
• Counts and packages coins and currency.
• Checks night depository bags and records information.

Job description

Summary

The Teller I processes customer account transactions as well as customer services such as sales of official checks.

Specific Job Duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Is responsible for comprehensive, prompt and efficient customer transactions.
• Receives checks and cash for deposits to accounts, verifies amounts, examines checks for proper endorsement, and enters deposits into computer records.
• Assists in the bank-by-mail function.
• Issues traveler’s checks and official checks.
• Balances cash drawer at the end of the shift and compare totaled amount to computer generated proof sheet. Reports any discrepancies to the supervisor as necessary.
• Ensures that the teller station is properly stocked with forms, supplies, etc.
• Cashes checks from a variety of accounts upon proper verification.
• Cross-sells financial institution services.
• Receives loan and other payments ensuring that the payments match balances due. Enters payments into computer.
• Places hold on accounts for uncollected funds.
• Counts, checks and packages coins and currency.
• Is responsible for checking night depository bags and recording proper information on financial institution’s forms.

Job Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Six months to one year of cash handling experience.
• Good interpersonal communication, organizational and computer skills, ability to operate standard office equipment.