Part-time Item Processor

Job Information

Posted Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Merchants Bank,
Winona
, has an opening for a part-time Item Processor (generally 15-20 hours/week). Starting times are 3pm Monday through Friday. Ending time will be between 6:30 – 7:30pm based on employee rotation.

Merchants Bank offers competitive wages and benefits for our part-time employees including vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan; bonus plan; paid time off; and a variety of voluntary supplemental insurance options.

Please click on Apply Now or apply in person at Merchants Bank, Winona (102 E 3 rd Street). Questions can be emailed to  Merchants Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Job Summary:

This job follows a well-established system of viewing images and balancing checks, deposits, internal debits, credits, etc. Also, this position will include the responsibility of completing the automated capturing and sorting of data from all paper documents as well as the storage of them.

Requires the use of good judgment, speed, accuracy while updating account numbers and Tran codes, and initiative in performing job responsibilities. Speed and accuracy are critical while performing Item Processing duties.

Regular and dependable attendance is an essential function of the job.
NOTE: end time is not determined until ALL work is done- can be up to 8pm or later.

• Operate PC and use job specific programs to balance all the daily incoming work and update all missing information on all types of scanned images of items.
• Research and adjust any balancing errors; create an adjustment notice to explain the offage to the customer or internal department using clear and precise verbiage. Notify tellers of necessary adjustments pertaining to them.
• Ability to multitask between programs and processes work efficiently
• Responsible for processing daily incoming deposit files for Merchant Capture, Fastenal and Mobile deposits. Includes the balancing and making any adjustments notices or edits accordingly.
• Prep, scan and store of all paper item documents
• Perform outgoing cash electronic cash letter duties as assigned
• Trained to perform the daily electronic cash letters processing that includes in depth knowledge of the electronic cash letter process with a high level of attention to detail with minimal or no supervision
• Send email of balancing totals to the core banking application
• This individual will be responsible for completing all critical end-of-night duties associated with Branch Capture and the daily processes of Item Processing
• Follow predetermined nightly check list to perform additional end of day processes for Item Processing.
• Extracts of all the captured daily transactions from the Item Processing system and perform balancing process with ability to follow explicit instructions with a high level of detail with no supervision.
• Employees are expected to complete compliance and product knowledge assignments in a timely manner
• Regular and dependable attendance is an essential function of the job
• Employee may be asked to perform other duties as required by business needs.

• Be proficient in and conduct all Level I duties with at least one year of experience.
• Complete various end-of-night duties as needed, but fully understand the end-of-day workflow and be able to perform all steps at any given time independently.
• Ability to make quick, effective, sound decisions as needed with no supervision to keep the workflow moving or address any system issues timely
• Employee may learn miscellaneous duties connected with the Item Processing Department, such as return items, foreign/Canadian items, folder/inserter machine operations, and any other tasks as assigned
• Assist tellers with any scanning or scanner issues
• As issues arise you may need to work with vendors or internal co-workers as needed to report, address, and resolve any system issues.
• Assist as needed for special projects, including documentation of procedures

• Employees will be expected to contribute to a positive working environment through words and actions
• Employee…