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Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.

Sample of reported job titles: Teller, Customer Service Representative (CSR), Bank Teller, Member Services Representative, Account Representative, Customer Relationship Specialist, Customer Service Associate (CSA), Personal Banking Representative, Roving Teller, Teller Coordinator

Tasks

• Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
• Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
• Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
• Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts, and calculate daily transactions using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
• Examine checks for endorsements and to verify other information such as dates, bank names, identification of the persons receiving payments and the legality of the documents.
• Count currency, coins, and checks received, by hand or using currency-counting machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank.
• Order a supply of cash to meet daily needs.
• Receive and count daily inventories of cash, drafts, and travelers' checks.
• Prepare and verify cashier's checks.
• Sort and file deposit slips and checks.

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