Universal Banker I

Merchants Bank•Apple Valley, MN

10d•$21 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Merchants Bank, Apple Valley is seeking a motivated and customer-focused Universal Banker to join our team. Working hours for this position will vary to cover branch hours, including a Saturday morning rotation. This full-time position (40 hours/week) offers a varied Monday–Friday schedule between 7:45am-5:15pm. The hours will usually be 9:00am-5:00pm. Saturday rotation 9:00-12:00. Occasional shifts may occur at other nearby branches, including Rosemount and Lakeville. As a Universal Banker, you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional customer service while offering a full range of banking products and services. You’ll assist customers with everyday financial transactions, respond to account inquiries, open new deposit accounts, and provide personalized product recommendations—all in an efficient, friendly, and professional manner. Must have strong communication skills, comfortable with extensive customer contact, have sales experience, previous cash handling skills, and a strong ability to multi-task and prioritize. Banking experience is a plus.

Requirements

Relevant customer service experience
High school diploma or equivalent
High degree of tact and professionalism
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong customer service skills and experience.
Demonstrated success working onsite and adhering to a work schedule
Flexibility to work varied shifts and hours (including Saturdays).
Demonstrated success handling difficult customer situations.
Demonstrated ability to stop, pause and speak up when concerned about a coworker’s or customer’s behavior.
Ability to use intuition and common sense to carry out instructions, understand procedures, speak professionally and clearly to customers and employees as well as to escalate to supervisor when needed.
Strong time management skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Strong math skills and abilities.
Strong computer system proficiency.
Ability to learn and follow established regulatory and compliance guidelines, policies and procedures.
Strong attention to detail.
A genuine desire to have engaging conversations with customers to identify and solve customer needs, as well as to offer additional appropriate products and service solutions

Nice To Haves

Banking experience is a plus
Cash handling experience desired

Responsibilities

Open & maintenance basic checking and savings deposit accounts
Process banking transactions in the Teller area
Open, close and maintain safe deposit boxes
Serve as a Vault Attendant if needed in the Branch
Ensure that internal and external customers receive outstanding service from every employee (and speak up when they do not).
Be efficient and accurate when processing customer transactions, as outlined in current policies and procedures
Provide excellent customer service by greeting customers, seeking to understand their needs, and offering them personalized solutions.
Provide high-quality consultative conversations to uncover needs and opportunities.
Resolve customer issues and concerns promptly and effectively; escalate when needed.
Be proficient and happily able to assist customers on the systems including internet banking products, bill pay, e statements, mobile banking, telephone banking and anything else the customer may need assistance with.
Stay calm, professional and focused under pressure.
Build strong relationships with customers to understand their financial goals and identify opportunities to meet their needs.
Foster long-term customer loyalty through ongoing relationship management and exceptional service.
Build strong internal relationships with immediate coworkers as well as Merchants Bank employees in all shared services areas.
Meet or exceed individual sales targets for banking products (such as deposit accounts, loans and credit cards).
Conduct outbound sales activities (such as prospecting, lead generation, and follow-up on sales opportunities) as directed by supervisor.
Collaborate with other team members to achieve branch sales goals and contribute to overall business growth.
Respond to all customers inquires and forward any appropriate requests to other departments.
Promote bank products by answering inquires; inform customers of new services and product promotions.
Attend external customer meetings as requested.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of the bank's products, services, and promotions.
Educate customers on the features, benefits, and terms of various banking products to help them make informed decisions.
Stay updated on industry trends, regulatory changes, and competitive offerings to provide accurate and up-to-date information to customers.
Complete all required compliance training and certifications on time to maintain a comprehensive understanding of compliance requirements.
Collect Privacy Codes/Security word as well as update email addresses and contact numbers.
Process transactions efficiently and accurately, ensuring compliance with internal policies, procedures, controls, and banking regulations.
Follow all bank policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.
Adhere to security and fraud prevention measures to safeguard customer information and bank assets.
Disseminate information regarding legal and fraud issues, to protect customers and retailers against fraud.
Perform various administrative and operational tasks when opening and closing accounts, account maintenance and changes, and documentation. Follow maintenance and closed account procedures for all types of deposit accounts.
Update central file information when working with account portfolios & compliance regulated forms.
Accurately submit customer workflow/task requests as required in the appropriate systems.
Review the daily overdraft report to proactively catch your customers before they default.
Comply with any and all audit regulations concerning the security of your work area and branch location.
When working in the Teller area, process financial transactions including receiving deposits and loan payments, cashing checks, issuing withdrawals, recording night deposits, selling cashier's checks and money orders as well as answering customer questions. Maintain a balanced cash drawer and maintain an accurate supply of cash and coin.
Organize time to complete duties without sacrificing service to customers.
Maintain a neat and organized work area
Performs all other duties, as assigned, to increase performance of Merchants.
Accept request to cross-train for additional duties.
Collaborate with other team members to ensure branch operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Respond to supervisory guidance and direction, ask good questions, listen and do the appropriate detective work to either help yourself or our customers.
Active and willing to work at trade shows, promotional events, and marketing activities during work ours and on evenings and weekends as requested.
Participate in community activities to actively promote the bank.
Contribute to a positive working environment through words and actions.
Avoid personal phone calls, text messages, and non-business related emails (internal and external), and internet usage (unless in an urgent situation).
Regular and dependable on-time attendance is an essential function of the job.