Senior Banking Operations Specialist

Responsible for performing the back office tasks necessary to support all of the Banking products and services.

Essential Functions

• Working the wire transfer system queues to keep large volumes of high dollar funds flowing quickly and accurately and in compliance with federal regulations.
• Application/general ledger balancing and reconciliation.
• Research and clear Fed adjustments and other out of balance conditions.
• Researching and clearing customer out of balance issues.
• Process incoming and outgoing ACH files and processing returns and exceptions.
• Processing un-posted transactions and returned deposited items.
• Processing and reconciling positive pay exceptions.
• Other miscellaneous duties assigned by the Operations Supervisor.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in heavy volume wire operations
• Knowledge of funds transfer payment process including but not limited to: Fedwire, SWIFT, OFAC, and general banking procedures
• Strong verbal, listening and written communication
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-task, high-volume environment
• Self-motivated and results- oriented
• High degree of patience and problem management techniques to resolve problems
• Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and follow up

Typical Education

• High School / Bachelors preferred

Typical Range of Experience

• Typically has 4- 6 year's experience in a Financial Institution or Banking operations environment
• Experience using banking platform systems

Job Complexities & Impact

• Tasks are generally more complex in nature and usually involve evaluation, originality and judgment

Supervision Received or Extended

• No formal supervisory responsibility but is resource to less experienced team members
• Works under general supervision applying well established techniques, procedures or specific standards

The pay range for this role is $22.80 - $30.38

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal work hours and/or responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.