Service Consultant

**Service Consultant**
- Requisition number: 136229- Location: Eastern Cape
- Mthatha- Closing date: 11 October 2024- Job Family- Sales and Service- Career Stream- Client Service- Leadership Pipeline- Manage Self: Technical (MST)**Job Purpose**
- To educate clients on the convenience, security and functionality of digital and self-service solutions; processing cash transactions and cash fulfillment (i.e.balancing and replenishment) and performing first line device maintenance in order to meet business goals and exceed the client expectations.**Responsibilities**:

- Client Engagement:
- Address any concerns relating to the queue flow or digital devices.
- Assist the client to buy value-added services (e.g. pre-paid data and airtime) online or through a self-service device.
- Assist the client to obtain statements, cards and other relevant documentation from self-service zones.
- Discover client's service and digital needs through connecting, understanding and delivering financial solutions with care.
- Educate clients and potential clients on how to subscribe and service their account.
- Educate clients on self-service, digital functionality and features.
- Facilitate a conversation with the client to assist them to complete their service needs online.
- Identify quality sales leads and enable cross-selling (without advising) through client engagement, fulfilling, making suggestions, referring to the relevant department for action and by capturing it on the client management system.
- Meet, greet, establish and clarify client needs and verify documentation and direct clients.
- Nurture strong, long-standing client relationships.
- Own the client request end to end and route for alternative intervention if not equipped to service the client.
- Provide knowledgeable client service that fosters mutual trust and confidence.
- Business Operations:
- Accept and service cash transactions over the counter.
- Action control check list applicable to teller, enquiries and foreign functions daily.
- Balance and secure branch stock holding (e.g. cards).
- Control the queuing process and prioritise clients with special needs.
- Destroy old stock (e.g. cards) identified by reports.
- Enable the further processing of inter-bank transfers by preparing all transactional documents and originals (WASTE) in the required format by the required deadline for hand over to couriers.
- Ensure ATM/ID availability through balancing and loading of cash and attending to down devices by performing first line device maintenance support.
- Execute on cash management (i.e. Treasury and holdings), cash efficiency and recycling strategies within the store.
- Load cash, balance and provide first line device maintenance and replenishment of consumables of all store devices.
- Minimize losses and ensure corrective action is taken by declaring any discrepancies in cash holdings.
- Process client deposits, withdrawal, change for change and transfer requests by following relevant procedure and policies.
- Process client forex requests by following the relevant procedures and policies (e.g. FBN, bills and transfers).
- Risk and Compliance:
- Mitigate risk by controlling counter and drop safe limits according to policy.
- Prevent fraud and losses by adhering to mandates, as well as client and transaction authentication procedures and policies.
- Nedbank Goals:
- Act in the client's interest, inform the client, do what you say and promise, take accountability, and go the extra mile.
- Contribute to the success of Nedbank through meeting your service excellence, teamwork and personal development goals whilst adhering to Nedbank security, operational and compliance procedures and policies.
- Develop, retain and grow the business by delivering against individual and team goals that support a positive client experience.
- Improve digital enticement and migration volumes to self-service devices and online channels.
- Essential Qualifications - NQF Level- Diploma
- Preferred Qualification- Banking Services (example, Higher Certificate in Banking Services - NQF5)- Minimum Experience Level- 1 - 2 years- Retail/Banking Client Service, Cash, Technology Savvy, 1st Line Problem Resolution experience. Where applicable, Foreign experience.**Technical / Professional Knowledge**
- Customer service principles
- Product Knowledge
- Problem solving skills
- Relationship management
- Nedbank security policies and procedures
- Governance, Risk and Controls
- Forex product
- Behavioural Competencies- Building Customer Loyalty
- Earning Trust
- Collaborating
- Managing Work
- Adaptability
- Stress Tolerance
- Continuous Learning
- **_Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566_