Universal Banker

First Horizon Bank; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated individual to join their team in a retail banking environment. This role involves delivering exceptional customer service, processing financial transactions, and opening accounts while actively engaging with clients to understand their needs. You'll be instrumental in cross-selling bank products and services, contributing to the overall success of the banking center. With a strong emphasis on compliance and operational efficiency, this position offers a dynamic work environment where you can grow your skills and make a meaningful impact. If you are passionate about helping clients and driving results, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Medical with wellness incentives

Dental and vision insurance

HSA with company match

Maternity and parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentor program

401(k) with 6% match

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as a Teller preferred.
• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality customer service and process financial transactions.
• Identify client needs and recommend appropriate products.
• Assist with loan applications and conduct outbound sales calls.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales Skills

Consultative Selling

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location: On site at location listed in job posting.

Provide quality, accurate and timely customer service involving daily processing of financial transactions and opening accounts in a retail banking environment. Introduce bank products and services through outreach to prospects and provide tailored recommendations to existing clients to deepen relationships. Perform related duties i.e. outbound sales calls as required to achieve banking center goals (meet/exceed sales goals/referral goals), and provide support to banking center management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Sales and service

• Provide both teller and platform support as needed to keep client wait times to a minimum and to provide quality customer service. Teller support includes performing daily processing of financial transactions, i.e. deposits, handling currency, coin, and cashing checks. Platform support includes opening checking accounts, savings accounts, and provide all other deposit product services.
• Identify client needs through consultative conversations and recommend appropriate products and services to meet those needs.
• Open and process new demand and time deposit accounts including savings accounts, IRAs, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts.
• Cross-sell and make referrals to bank partners to generate new business and deepen existing client relationships.
• Conduct regular outbound calls to clients and prospects, including participating in client/prospect calling activities during special deposit/loan campaigns.
• Assist client with loan application for personal/retail consumer needs and “handing off” the processing of these applications to the appropriate associate.

Client experience

• Research and resolve problems and respond to client inquiries on account status.
• Deliver excellent client experiences consistently and promptly resolve client issues effectively.
• Enhance individual knowledge to better serve clients by attending relevant sales, service, and product knowledge meetings, training classes, and web-based learning.

Compliance and risk management

• Expected compliance with bank regulations, policies, procedures, risk management, internal controls, and the First Horizon code of ethics.

Operational efficiency

• Assist banking center associates with all aspects of daily operations as needed, including audit controls.
• Assist banking center management with “on the job training” of new associates.
• Stay informed of all operational updates and changes to ensure compliance with all current guidelines.

Perform all other job related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 1 year of experience as a Teller preferred.

As part of the employment process for this position, you will have to meet the requirements of a background credit check. This position requires compliance with the S.A.F.E Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 and all related regulations. Ongoing employment is contingent upon meeting all such requirements.

About Us
First Horizon Corp. (NYSE: FHN), with $82.6 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024, is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.

Benefit Highlights
• Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
• HSA with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mentor program
• 401(k) with 6% match
• More -- FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits

Corporate Diversity Commitment:
We remain committed to creating a more equitable society, and that starts with our associates, our clients, and the communities we serve. We do this by elevating equity, providing capital and counsel, and committing to excellence in everything we do.

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Qualifications Behaviors

Required

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Enthusiastic : Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Motivations

Required

Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

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)