United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) recruitment for Entry Level Tellers

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria UBA has grown to become a pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:   Job Title: Teller Location: Lagos Island, Lagos Reference No: HRBPNT01 Contract Type: Permanent Job Functions: Accounting, Operations Industries: Banking / Finance & Investment Role and Responsibilities

• Represent the bank in a manner that maintains and expands positive relations with all customers, potential customers and co-workers
• Reconciles cash drawer by proving cash transactions; counting and packaging the money, turning in excess cash and mutilated currency to head teller; maintaining supply of cash and currency
• Ensure proper and accurate balancing of cash transactions on a daily basis and ensure there is no pending transaction left on the system before closing for the day.
• Promote the bank’s products and services by cross-selling, ascertaining customers need and directing customers to the customer relationship officers or officers concerned.
• To accept retail and/or commercial deposits, loan payments, process checking and savings withdrawals
• Verify and receive loan and utility bills payments.
• Time-stamp(Validate) and signature-verify all customers’ requests and refer those that require call-back/status approval to supervisor for action
• Escalate issues on cash shortage, overpayment, loss and theft.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality with all information obtained
• Comply with all bank and regulatory body policies, procedures and regulations
• Answer customer inquiries and refers customers to the proper service area for issues that cannot be resolved at the teller line
• Other duties as assigned by the Cash Officer

• Minimum Educational level- OND in any related discipline

• Previous teller experience preferred but not required.
• Minimum experience- NIL

• Banking operations, policies and procedures
• Familiar with retail banking regulations and teller roles and responsibilities relating to each
• Basic Accounting and Mathematical skills
• The ability to make sound decisions. This may include making on-the-spot decisions regarding customer transactions; weighing customer satisfaction issues with the Bank’s exposure to loss or fraud and the ability to think through and rationalize decisions.

• Strong communication & organizational skills
• Good Numerical skills
• Detail oriented, high degree of accuracy and attention to details
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment & under pressure as needed
• Fast and error free processing
• Ability to be calm under pressure
• Good team player