Central Services Clerk

Westamerica Bank•Fairfield, CA

11d•$17 - $19

About The Position

Westamerica is among the largest commercial banks headquartered in California. We are looking for outstanding people to join our winning team. We reached our current strength because our employees, customers, and shareholders believe in the same fundamental goals: Delivering a wide variety of financial services with a superior customer service guarantee. Weekly Hours: 40 Job Summary: Entry-level position. Under immediate supervision: Performs overall processing functions for returned deposited items, posting rejects, and ACH returns efficiently and accurately. Provides superior customer service to branches and departments. Must be able to work in a team environment. Ability to manage multiple desk assignments while keeping well organized to meet deadline.

Requirements

General clerical experience to include PC and general office equipment, 10-key, copier and fax machine.
Must be detail oriented, reliable, flexible, and be able to meet established deadlines.
Excellent analytical, research, organizational, interpersonal communication and customer service skills required.

Responsibilities

Performing Functions Returned Deposited Items: Research and process returned checks on automated systems.
Balance GLs and bancontrols.
Posting Rejects: Research and determined distribution of items using correct account numbers and tran-codes.
Maintain knowledge of ACH rules and regulations.
Review instructions upon receipt, verifying accuracy and completeness.
Data Entry/Reconciliation: Accurately entering information into relevant systems.
Balancing general ledgers and bancontrols.
Quality Control/Compliance: Ensuring all processes adhere to established polocies and procedures.
Adhering to all relevant regulations and security standards.
Other: Perform additional job responsibilities as required and assist with customer inquiries and problem resolution in above in all tasks.