Tellers

<ul><li>Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.</li><li>Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.</li><li>Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.</li><li>Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.</li><li>Resolve problems or discrepancies concerning customers' accounts.</li><li>Prepare and verify cashier's checks.</li><li>Process transactions, such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contributions, automated teller transactions, night deposits, and mail deposits.</li><li>Answer telephones and assist customers with their questions.</li><li>Identify transaction mistakes when debits and credits do not balance.</li><li>Carry out special services for customers, such as ordering bank cards and checks.</li><li>Sort and file deposit slips and checks.</li><li>Receive and count daily inventories of cash, drafts, and travelers' checks.</li><li>Order a supply of cash to meet daily needs.</li><li>Arrange monies received in cash boxes and coin dispensers according to denomination.</li><li>Receive mortgage, loan, or public utility bill payments, verifying payment dates and amounts due.</li><li>Explain, promote, or sell products or services, such as travelers' checks, savings bonds, money orders, and cashier's checks, using computerized information about customers to tailor recommendations.</li></ul>