Bank Teller
Handle customer financial transactions and perform end-of-day bank operations.
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- What's it like to be a Bank Teller?
- How to become a Bank Teller
- Latest Bank Teller jobs
- Top skills and experience for Bank Tellers
- Bank Teller role reviews
What's it like to be a Bank Teller?
A Bank Teller handles financial transactions for bank customers during branch operating hours. As a customer-facing employee, they are expected to show excellent customer service skills and be familiar with bank policies and banking operations. When not facing customers, they tally cash from deposits and other customer transactions while documenting them to ensure that cash is accounted for at the end of the banking day.
Tasks and duties
- Performing routine bank telling tasks, including making deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and cash advances, receiving loan payments, and cashing checks.
- Maintaining and balancing the cash drawer on a daily basis by accounting for cash assigned, received, and disbursed.
- Verifying customer identity to perform authorized account transactions.
- Facilitating documentation between customer and bank computer systems.
How to become a Bank Teller
Most employers require a college degree to be employed in a bank. Proficiency in arithmetic, a keen eye for detail, and knowledge of current regulations and best practices in teller operations and other bank services are important in this role. Having strong math skills and excellent customer service can help to start your career.
- Complete a college degree. Having a business or finance degree is preferred by employers and gives you an edge in this role.
- Develop record keeping and accounting skills during an internship. Having foundational skills in math, accounting, and record keeping can help you become a successful Bank Teller.
- Take higher education courses. A masters degree in business, finance, or economics can help your career as a Bank Teller. This can help you advance to managing positions such as Branch Officer, Loan Officer, or Branch Manager.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Bank Teller employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Cash Handling
Banking Industry
Service Excellence
Cross Selling
Customer Service
Negotiation
Ability to Work At A Fast Pace
Spoken Mandarin
Customer Sales
Problem Solving
Communication Skills
Computer Literacy
Contact Centre Services
Administration Management
Attentive Listening
Accounting
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Latest Bank Teller reviews
Jun 2023
Being a teller is hard, you handle money everyday and is very critical.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Business
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationBanking & Financial Services
The good thingsIf you are an extrovert, this role is for you. Talking to clients face to face everyday and meeting their demands.
The challengesThe high quotas. Banks really will push you to sell
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