Investar Bank, National Association · 16 hours ago
Branch Manager II
Coursey, Baton Rouge, LA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expInvestar Bank, National Association is seeking a Branch Manager II to oversee the daily operations and sales efforts of a retail branch. The role involves ensuring compliance with policies, managing customer relationships, and achieving profitability goals.
BankingFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Reinforces the application of superior customer service through his or her example along with appropriate follow through with involved customers and employees
Engages in business development activities and solicitation of new business prospects while actively involved in instilling and maintaining a positive sales environment through education of the Bank’s products and services
Ensures organization of the branch, coordinating available resources (e.g., staff, materials, etc.) for maximum results
Ensures that the branch is in compliance with established Bank policies, procedures and applicable state/federal regulations while recommending and initiating corrective actions as necessary
Contributes to the overall profitability of the branch to include implementing cost controls, income generation, branch marketing efforts and monitoring expenses to ensure compliance with budget
Works closely with the Customer Service Manager in resolving inquiries and providing managerial support
Participates and directs day to day operations for the branch which includes approving large deposits and withdrawals, reviewing/acting on daily reports, ensuring the branch is maintained in a neat, clean and attractive manner and recommending redecoration or major repair/redesign of floor space as necessary
Reviews NSF and overdraft reports for customers assigned within his or her portfolio; approves or declines such exceptions within established lending limits
Consistently applies superior decision making techniques pertaining to inquiries, approvals and requests as they apply to existing policies and procedures, keeping within assigned approval limits and using these instances as learning tools for employee development
Plays a positive role in the development and growth of assigned branch staff through excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with strong delegation skills assuring a highly cross trained staff
Ensures that own work is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and guidelines
All other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
5+ years previous financial institution experience
Must understand and be able to articulate factors which drive branch financial performance
Must possess knowledge of standard office equipment including computer, ten key adding machine, typewriter, fax machine, scanner and copy machine
Must possess knowledge of computers and computer operations MS Office software
Must possess good organizational skills
Must possess ability to perform detailed tasks with accuracy
Must possess ability to motivate sales staff to meet and achieve the sales goals that have been developed
Must possess ability to communicate thoughts clearly, both orally and written and communicate effectively with staff and organization-wide
Must possess ability to understand the concepts of needs based selling as it pertains to selling financial service products
Must possess ability to supervise a staff of professionals and have the ability to set targets, develop action plans, and measure results against the defined target goals
Must possess ability to embrace change and see it as an opportunity
Must be willing to express and support management's ideas to affected staff
Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines
Ability to operate a keyboard if required performing the essential job functions
Ability to read and interpret a document
Ability to travel if required to perform the essential job functions
Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 20 pounds if required to perform the essential job functions
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in business or related field
Previous management experience
Company
Investar Bank, National Association
Some may call it exceptionally brilliant, but to us, it’s just banking the way it should be.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$107.5M2025-07-01Post Ipo Equity· $32.5M
2022-04-19Post Ipo Debt· $20M
2019-12-20Post Ipo Equity· $30M
Leadership Team
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Corey Moore
Deputy Chief Financial Officer | EVP
Jeffery Blum
Chief Banking Officer - EVP
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