Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary:
Summary/Objectives: The Data Processor will be crucial in the bank's financial accounting and record-keeping processes. Responsibilities include computing, classifying, and recording financial transactions, ensuring accuracy in financial records, and supporting internal processes and customer transactions.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct routine tasks such as calculating, posting, balancing, and verifying general ledger and other financial transactions and accounts to maintain accurate records.
- Perform financial accounting duties, including bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
- Check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings on business transactions conducted by other employees.
- Serve as a backup for various job duties within the department.
- Provide customer support for wire transfers, ACH electronic payments, stop payments, hold mail statements, returns NSF, chargebacks, and processing/posting of transactions.
- Actively participate in customer, community, and public relations activities to increase the banks visibility and enhance new business opportunities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Knowledge of bank policies, procedures, and regulations
- Attending training on bank/job-related topics.
- Ability to meticulously review and ensure accuracy in financial records and transactions.
- Proficiency in analyzing financial data and identifying discrepancies.
- Capability to identify and resolve financial transaction and customer request issues.
- Familiarity with relevant software and tools used in financial processing.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service while handling transactions and inquiries.
- Detail oriented
- Candidates must always act professionally.
- Able to handle confidential information.
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- Ability to provide excellent customer service while handling transactions and inquiries.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Problem solver
- Commitment and continuous demonstration of ethical behavior and willingness to adhere to all company policies and current financial legislation.
- Conform to the Banks core values, which are:
- Exceptional Customer Service Everyone matters, always.
- Family-Driven Ours, yours;we put family first.
- Community Focused Our Communities are the backbone of our business.
- Communication Open, clear, and honest communication is key.
- Teamwork Individuals working together to achieve a common goal.
Education/Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Previous experience in a bank or financial institution is preferred but not mandatory
- Candidates with experience in data processing, financial accounting, bookkeeping, or related roles will be given special consideration.
- A demonstrated understanding of financial transactions, record-keeping, and accuracy in data processing is highly valued.
Supervisory:
This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities and may serve as a mentor for other positions in the organization.
Working Conditions
- Normal office environment.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to type, carry, handle, and feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds or more with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Multitask; perform tasks in an open office environment with noise from conversations, office machines, or other distracting sounds.
- Keep track of assigned tasks
- Occasionally, employees may be exposed to upset customers during everyday activities or work under stress caused by anxious or impatient customers.
First Northern Bank is committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other protected characteristics. First Northern Bank will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact us at 307-684-2211
*The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
This document describes this job's general content and performance requirements. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements and does not imply a contract.