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Assistant Branch Manager (Penang Branch)

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Responsible for the day to day branch operations, perform a variety of complex duties to serve customers/prospects by providing excellent customer service with the highest degree of accuracy and professionalism, while fully exploring customer needs and providing appropriate products and services.

Job Responsibilities

  • Work closely with Branch Manager to align operations and the staff towards achieving the business and branch goals in line with the Bank policies and procedures.
  • Manage daily operations of the branch and stand in as acting Branch Manager in his/her absence.
  • Supervises assigned branch personnel such as senior service advisor and service advisor in terms of daily work, assignment, performance appraisals, promotions and compensation activities for employees.
  • Ensure that the branch personnel comply with regulation & applicable laws.
  • Review/approve leave & work arrangements for branch operation service staffs.
  • Guide, train, supervise and evaluate the branch operation service staffs to enhance individual productivity to enable them to function according to job description.
  • Develop effective/consistent communication among all branch staffs inclusive of sales and service staffs.
  • Ensure premises are clean and all equipment/tools are in good & working condition.
  • Oversee & manage daily operations over-the-counter, SST and Affluent centres.
  • Check and authorize the daily over the counter transactions and new account opening form.
  • Ensure zero error rate recorded for Remittance, KYC and New Account Opening.
  • Monitor the QMS system for waiting and serving time to ensure within TAT.
  • Monitor the CRM system for service request and complaints to ensure they are attended to within agreed SLA
  • Verify E-ICCS Cheque system and confirmation with customer based on the cheque issued.
  • Daily checking of reports.
  • Daily cheque collection via Cheque Deposit Machine and scanning for to SPICK Unit for processing before cut off time.
  • To monitor Branch Cash Holding Limit
  • Observe and monitor the service area, banking hall and premise at all times.
  • Checking of the SST lobby by end of day for any abnormal gadget or devices.
  • Ensure consistent delivery of high quality services to customers through meeting or exceeding customer expectation guided by the Service level Agreement, efficient / accuracy standards and good business processes/ judgment.
  • Attend and monitor closely to CIB, CSU, CAU, CCA & AML enquiries and requests.
  • Develop action plans to enhance operational controls and optimize customer service.
  • Report to Head Office for any suspicious transaction reported by branch personnel.
  • Ensure that staffs attended to all customer queries, complaints or requests via walk in or CRM system within the TAT
  • Ensure customer service excellence to enhance customer portfolio and retention.
  • Ensure customer service excellence to enhance customer stickiness, loyalty and retention.
  • Resolve customer complaints promptly and efficiently within agreed TAT.
  • Have a thorough and comprehensive understanding of all retail products and services and sufficient understanding of all bank services to make effective referrals to branch business lines.
  • Assists Branch Manager in meeting financial, performance, and business development targets.
  • Assist Relationship Managers on Affluent customer’s operational matters.
  • Handle customer’s enquiries, spot cross selling opportunities and refer potential leads to sales team for sales closure.
  • For high risk category of new account opening, monitor submission and seeking appropriate approval for the Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) cases.
  • To check and monitor the KYC Refresh, ODD review exercise and AML CFT high risk tagging exercise.
  • Attend to AML queries promptly within 3 working days.
  • Ensure no repeated audit finding.
  • Achieving good / satisfactory rating on audit review.
  • Ensure incident reporting (IR) raised on a timely basis.
  • Ensure Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) of the branch is in order.
  • Ensure to conduct monthly Surprise Cash, Security items and Alarm testing check.
  • Half yearly key lodgment.
  • Maintain a comprehensive knowledge on related policies, procedures, and rules and regulations. Must be familiar with aspects of regulatory reporting. Ensures on-going compliance with audit procedures and other applicable guidelines.
  • Compliance with all bank policies, regulations and laws applicable to carrying out duties and responsibilities.
  • Ensure that the branch personnel comply with regulation & applicable laws.
  • Ensure operational excellence and integrity of the branch.
  • Develop action plans to enhance operational controls and optimize customer service experience and service standard.
  • Compliance with BNM’s Management of Customer Information and Permitted Disclosures Policy.
  • Achieve/exceed targeted score/ratings
  • Zero complaint receive from customers or stakeholders.
  • Responsible for the completion of various daily, weekly and monthly reports as assigned.
  • Attend to branch related projects assigned
  • To perform other duties assigned by Branch Manager (BM) or Branch Support (BS) Unit and support specific assignments from time to time.
  • Assume the supervisory role of a Branch Manager in his/her absence as and when required.
  • Relief other branch’s ABM as and when assigned by Branch Support Unit.
  • To fully support Branch Supervision Team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business
  • Minimum 5 years of banking experience in branch operations and services fields.
  • Vast knowledge in latest compliance, regulatory requirements and AMLA/CFT
  • Candidates must have experience in branch sales