Customer Adviser

About us

We are a bank focused on driving market leading customer service we can be proud of. We do this by putting the customer at the heart of everything we do, serving the communities in which we operate with the level of professionalism and friendliness that they expect and deserve We are currently part of the RBS Group trading under the Royal Bank of Scotland brand in England and Wales and the NatWest brand in Scotland. Internally, we refer to ourselves as "Future Williams & Glyn Team."


The role

We have an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and friendly team in Maidensfield as a Customer Adviser. This is full-time, permanent opportunity for customer focused individual who is looking for a long term career in a banking industry. The role also offers an excellent reward package, including competitive salary and a generous holiday allowance.

Customers will come into our branches for many different reasons; some knowing exactly what they need and others seeking advice. In this role it will be your job to help them navigate all of the possibilities, in a simple, understandable and professional manner. That may mean you answering a straightforward question, or referring the customer onto a specialist colleague for more complex issues. If they walk out of the branch with all their questions answered and with a smile on their face, you'll have done your job.

Responsibilities:
*Putting customers and their interests at the heart of all you do, ensuring quality, timeliness and an excellent customer experience, fully recognising the importance of forming deep and meaningful customer relationships
*Holding meaningful conversations with our customers to identify, understand and meet their needs, referring them to the right specialist advice where appropriate
*Understand what 'Treating Customers Fairly' means to you and your customers and deliver fair outcomes for customers in every interaction
*Process all customer banking transactions and ensure that customer records are up to date
*Deliver quality customer interactions every time by adhering to professional appearance and courtesy standards
*Ensure that all customer literature is up to date and available to customers
*Ensure that all complaints received are promptly resolved and reconciled
*Participate in team based continuous improvement activities
*Deliver great customer service through achievement of targets as outlined in the Branch Business Plan
*Keep up to date with key communications and changes to products and services by participating in training and briefing activities
*Adhere to the Group Policies and Procedures at all times
*Maintain full understanding of the regulatory environment both intern
.About You

*Understanding customers' needs and identifying their requirements, using open questioning techniques or similar methods
*Having confidence to discuss customer accounts and issues both in a face to face capacity and over the phone
*Ability to book appointments over the phone and promote the bank's products
*Display skills required to train and communicate confidently to other team members on how to make appointments via the telephone and face to face
*Experience working to team goals and objectives
*Proactive and confident in calling customers with account queries or new products
*Ability to make recommendations based on the customers' needs and accounts
*Ability to promote customer advocacy, building new and deepening existing relationships to assist with their financial requirements
*Team work - display a 'One Team' approach to working in teams within and across the business area
*Professional approach to daily work activities, maintaining high standards of personal conduct
*Product knowledge
*Technology skills e.g. basic PC skills (Word, Excel), ability to use ATMs and Digital Banking
please note closing date for this role will be 06/03/2017

Desirable
*Understanding of the banking industry's sales, service, and risk processes
*Working knowledge of relevant systems and making banking easy
*Branch banking processes and procedures e.g. cash & service

What you'll get in return
*Upon joining the team, you will receive an attractive reward package plus the opportunity to participate in a bonus scheme linked to helping our customers and the success of the business
*Generous holiday allocation of 33 days per year, made up of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for hours worked)
*A flexible reward package designed to benefit you as an individual - including discount vouchers for popular high street stores, discounted protection products such as life assurance and private medical cover, as well as childcare vouchers and other attractive options.

As a Financial Services organisation we comply with and support the requirements set by our Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which are designed to protect our customers. This role falls under Conduct Rules of the Individual Accountability Regime (IAR) and is subject to pre-employment screening. This means if your application is successful, you'll need to satisfy some important background checks before you can start working with us. These will include a full credit check, a criminal record check, residency and right to work checks.