Commercial Banking Representative I

This position may be located at our Watertown, SD Uptown and Hartford, SD branch.

What's Important to You

We know your career is just one aspect of a meaningful, complex, and demanding life. That's why we designed our compensation and benefits package to provide employees and their families with as much choice as possible.

• Accrue and use your paid time off (PTO) immediately - no waiting period - plus paid federal holidays in addition to PTO.
• Child Care Assistance Program for eligible dependent(s).
• We prioritize wellness by offering eligible employees a monthly stipend, toward a fitness club membership or exercise-related classes.
• The health and happiness of the places we call home matter to us. Learn a little more about what we do for the and why we want YOU to be a part of it.

We encourage you to apply. Reach for what you want and tell us why your work ethic and willingness to learn make you a natural fit for #TeamFirstInterstate.

SUMMARY

This position functions as the primary daily contact between commercial banking clients and the Bank and assists Commercial Relationship Managers and other positions with servicing the client, for basic loan portfolios. This role is responsible for maintaining and expanding the relationship with clients by providing overall client support services. Develops working knowledge of assigned area and accounts through frequent client contact and execution of standard departmental procedures.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: other duties may be assigned.

• Handles day-to-day client calls, client transactions, and client problem resolution. Responds to client account inquiries, performs account maintenance and research/resolves client problems. May draft letters to clients and handle special mailings.
• Executes client transactions within delegated authority or applicable department guidelines, escalating to the assigned Relationship Manager (RM) any requests outside specified norms or items requiring Relationship Manager Signature or approval. Transactions may include transfers, withdrawals, distributions, wire transfers, payments, fee waivers/fee refunds, client overdrafts, loan payoffs, monitoring reports, and other loan and account operations requested by clients.
• Prepares and/or reviews client account documents for meetings between the RM and the client, focusing on completion of signatures, accuracy, and fulfillment of standard regulatory and compliance guidelines.
• With detailed supervision, assists in obtaining necessary information to process loan applications, such as financial statements, tax returns, business documentation, credit reports, UCC searches, title work, appraisals and flood determinations. May also work with outside counsel, title companies, other product vendors, etc. to request documents needed for loan requests.
• Orders loan documents in accordance with loan approval conditions. Responds to RM inquiries regarding the status of loans, loan documentation, client accounts, etc.
• Runs daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. Reviews reports for accuracy and compliance and takes action to update systems or make other corrections.
• May attend operational and exception meetings and keep abreast of all credit policies and changes associated with overdrafts, wires, ACH service, check kiting, etc.
• May quote rates on products/services, reconcile client accounts, enter client financial data into databases, and monitor exceptions to company policies.
• Sets up/maintains client files and/or computer databases in compliance with all applicable company, business line, and department standards. Ensures that there is appropriate client account documentation and that client records are kept up to date. Maintains the security and integrity of all files/databases.
• Actively ensures compliance with the Code of Ethics and all Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, information security and suspicious activity reporting requirements, policies and procedures. Actively participates in any required corporate and business line training in these areas. Understands and follows internal suspicious activity referral requirements and processes, as required for this position. Actively works with clients to understand each client's normal account activity, as appropriate for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent and one plus (1 ) years' banking experience. Basic word processing and spreadsheet skills and experience with department-specific systems preferred; ability to work effectively with individuals and groups across the company to manage client relationships; proficiency with personal computers and related software packages such as Word and Excel.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries of complaints of clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, walk & use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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 the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.