Personal Banker

Summit Bank•Eugene, OR

About The Position

Establish professional relationships with a wide-range of Summit Bank clients, to help identify and meet the business, consumer, checking, and savings needs of clients and prospects. Provide a high level of customer service support to professionally, knowledgably, and efficiently deliver a broad range of financial products and services to all Summit Bank clients. Assume responsibility and accountability for adherence to Bank policies and procedures, as well as all applicable state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to banking.

Requirements

Working knowledge of banking products, issuance of accounts, policies, operations, and regulations including checking and savings accounts and associated services, and business deposit and credit products, as obtained through a minimum of 2-3 years of related experience and/or training, Work related experience should consist of new accounts, customer service, and office operations. Educational experience, through in-house training sessions, formal school, or related curriculum, should be applicable to the finance industry. High school diploma or equivalent.
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to cross-sell, and service across all product lines.
Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with clients, managers, and colleagues.
Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions, speak clearly to clients, colleagues, directors, and shareholders.
Intermediate computer operation and keyboarding skills to meet production needs of the position: e.g., MS Outlook, Word, and Excel; and specialty software programs.
Good organizational and time management skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures.
Ability to deal with complex problems involving multiple facets and variables in non-standardized situations.
Ability to work with minimal supervision while performing duties and to handle confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

Provide excellent personal customer service to all internal and external clients by treating people with respect; keeping commitments; inspiring the trust of others; working ethically and with integrity; upholding organizational values; and accepting responsibility for own actions.
Greet clients as they enter the Bank and direct to proper individual. Respond to inquiries or refer inquiries to the appropriate department or person such as loan support or credit inquiry, and exhibit the necessary follow through with clients and/or colleagues involved.
Effectively identify existing clients/families who appear to be reasonable prospects for additional Bank products/services; pro-actively communicate with those clients to ask for additional business.
Open accounts across all product lines, utilize profiling process to pro-actively identify client current and future needs for financial services; provide documentation and follow-up to ensure that all needs are met; refer clients, as appropriate, to other business groups.
Responsible to establish online banking services for personal clients and to refer business clients to Treasury Management for Treasury Management Products or Courier services. Provide customer support of same.
Monitor and track assigned client portfolio to further deepen banking relationship via additional products and services.
Administer client accounts by opening and/or closing certificates of deposit, personal and business accounts, and safe deposit boxes, collecting all required documentation to ensure compliance with Bank, BSA, and Patriot Act requirements.
Operate computer terminal or personal computer to provide customer service assistance to include, but not limited to, stop payment orders, monetary transfers, address changes, changes to account ownership and/or account signer(s), account research, and bill pay services within given authority.
Ensure all related paper file systems are maintained so that necessary documents can be found easily, and documentation is consistent and complete.
Provide a broad range of banking transactions, including traditional teller services, ordering checks, providing safe deposit admittance assistance, etc., as required. Maintain the highest level of customer service to best serve our clients.
Provide back-up support for answering and routing incoming calls, to ensure a quick response for all callers.
Assume responsibility for special projects; gather data and prepare reports for management, audits, and other personnel.
Assume responsibility for various department functions in the absence of team members or in overload situations.
Complete assigned Compliance Training. Maintain compliance with Bank’s BSA/AML policies and procedures.
Follow policies and procedures; complete administrative tasks correctly and on time; contribute to the overall profitability of the Bank through cost controls and expense monitoring.
Apply good judgment in decision making and see beyond immediate assignments and act on opportunities and problem areas.
Perform position safely, without endangering the health or safety to themselves or others and report potentially unsafe conditions.
Work according to established schedules, arriving on time and with a positive attitude.
Any other duties as defined by management.