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Bank Teller Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

(Date)

POSITION TITLE: Bank Teller

REPORTS TO:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Process deposits and pay out funds in accordance with bank procedures; to record all transactions

accurately and balance each day's operations.

II.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Receives cash and checks for deposit, verifies amounts, and looks for check endorsements.

Examines cash carefully to guard against acceptance of counterfeit bills.

Cashes checks for customers after verifying identification and checking account balances in

accordance with bank policy.

Enters transactions into computer and issues customer receipts.

Counts cash balance at beginning of shift and balances cash and checks against computer records

at end of shift.

Prepares certified checks, cashier's checks, savings bonds, and travelers' checks as requested.

Explains bank services and charges to customers.

Observes suspicious behavior and reports any such activity to head teller and/or security

personnel as appropriate. In the event of a robbery, remains calm and follows bank procedures to

safeguard customers and staff.

Substitutes as needed for customer service person during lunches and short breaks, and can

perform simple functions such as assisting customers in opening accounts, accessing safe deposit boxes,

and explaining ATM operations.

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or equivalency.

Ability to enter numerical data on computer with speed and accuracy. 3.

Good mathematical

aptitude to facilitate daily balancing.

Pleasant manner in dealing with bank customers.

Ability to work under pressure.

Successful completion of in-house training program.

Bank Teller Job Description