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Customer Service Specialist

New Accounts Clerks
Description
Provide front-line support to banking customers, explaining account and digital services, assisting with account opening and maintenance, processing routine transactions, resolving issues, and routing customers to appropriate specialists.
  • • Answer customer questions and explain available banking and digital services.
  • • Collect and verify information for new accounts and service requests; enter data and maintain records.
  • • Interview customers to open accounts or update account features.
  • • Guide customers through procedures for debit/ATM cards, direct deposit, online banking, and certificates of deposit.
  • • Process deposits, payments, and fees and issue receipts using bank systems.
  • • Initiate and monitor wire transfers and stop payments per policy.
  • • Research and resolve account discrepancies or errors using customer and bank records.
  • • Refer customers to loan officers, financial advisors, or other specialists as needed.
  • • Perform teller or call center support duties during peak periods.
  • • Assist customers with safe-deposit box access, keys, and maintenance requests.
  • • Handle foreign currency exchange and sell official checks or money orders.
  • • Prepare and distribute required disclosures, statements, or duplicate records to branches or customers.
  • • Schedule service appointments and coordinate follow-up on open issues.
  • • Accept and process loan or service applications and route them for approval.
  • • Obtain credit or account history reports when required.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
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