Teller | University/Champaign

Busey Bank; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

profit sharing

employee stock purchase plan

paid time off

medical

dental

vision

company-paid life insurance and long‑m

term disability

short-term disability

wellness incentives and an employee

assistance program

pre-tax health savings accounts

Job summary

Busey Bank in Champaign, IL is seeking a Teller to assist customers with deposits, withdrawals, and basic banking needs, while ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes strong sales, flawless communication, and basic math capabilities, with opportunities to promote bank products and services. The position requires standing for extended periods and lifting up to 50 pounds; salary reflects local market factors and benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong sales and customer service skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Basic math and accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide assistance in a friendly and professional manner.
• Address customer inquiries and resolve concerns related to accounts and banking services.
• Offer information about bank products and services, including promotions, new accounts, loans, and credit cards.
• Process customer deposits, withdrawals, check cashing, and account transfers.
• Verify customer identities and ensure transaction accuracy.
• Balance cash drawers and maintain proper records of all transactions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable banking policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Accurately count, handle, and safeguard cash and other negotiable instruments.
• Detect counterfeit currency or suspicious transactions and report them to the appropriate authorities.
• Assist customers with account inquiries, including balances, statements, and transaction history.
• Support customers in completing forms for various banking requests (e.g., stop payments, account closures).
• Process loan payments and assist with basic loan inquiries.
• Identify opportunities to promote additional bank services and products that meet customer needs.
• Refer customers to other departments (e.g., loans, investments, credit) when appropriate.
• Ensure all transactions are completed in compliance with the bank's policies and legal regulations.
• Maintain the confidentiality of customer information.
• Report suspicious activities or potential fraud.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of all transactions.
• Assist with reconciling daily transactions and balancing the cash drawer.

Skills

Sales & customer service

Communication skills

Basic math & accounting

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Teller is responsible for assisting customers with their financial transactions, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining accuracy in all banking operations. The teller processes deposits, withdrawals, loan payments, and other account-related services while adhering to banking regulations and internal policies.

Customer Service

• Greet customers and provide assistance in a friendly and professional manner.
• Address customer inquiries and resolve concerns related to their accounts and banking services.
• Offer information about bank products and services, including promotions, new accounts, loans, and credit cards.

Transaction Processing

• Process customer deposits, withdrawals, check cashing, and account transfers.
• Verify customer identities and ensure transaction accuracy.
• Balance cash drawers and maintain proper records of all transactions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable banking policies, procedures, and regulations.

Cash Handling

• Accurately count, handle, and safeguard cash and other negotiable instruments.
• Detect counterfeit currency or suspicious transactions and report them to the appropriate authorities.

Account Management

• Assist customers with account inquiries, including balances, statements, and transaction history.
• Support customers in completing forms for various banking requests (e.g., stop payments, account closures).
• Process loan payments and assist with basic loan inquiries.

Sales and Referrals

• Identify opportunities to promote additional bank services and products that meet customer needs.
• Refer customers to other departments (e.g., loans, investments, credit) when appropriate.

Compliance and Security

• Ensure all transactions are completed in compliance with the bank's policies and legal regulations.
• Maintain the confidentiality of customer information.
• Report suspicious activities or potential fraud.

Administrative Tasks

• Maintain accurate records and documentation of all transactions.
• Assist with reconciling daily transactions and balancing the cash drawer.

Education & Experience

Knowledge of:

• Strong sales and customer service skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Basic math and accounting functions

Ability to:

• Accurately count money
• Perform duties and make decisions under frequent time pressures
• Stand for extended periods of time
• Lift 50 pounds

Education and Training:

• Eventual procurement of High School diploma.
• Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.

(Base Pay Range: $16.50-$18.00/hr)

Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being-now and in the years to come-are important to us. Busey's Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.

• 401(k) match
• profit sharing
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid time off
• medical
• dental
• vision
• company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• supplemental voluntary life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability
• wellness incentives and an employee assistance program
• pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts

Equal Opportunity

Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering extraordinary excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment.