Careers
Headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, FCS Financial is part of the nationwide Farm Credit System. This means we are a member of the largest agricultural lending cooperative in the United States today. At FCS Financial we seek individuals who share our passion for agriculture, rural living and helping people achieve their goals and dreams.
Open Positions
Office Location: Jefferson City, MO
This position is open until filled.
Department: Loan Services
Reports To: Vice-President, Loan Services
Supervises: None
This position is classified as Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma
- 2 years of related experience
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job
Required Knowledge and Skills
- General clerical skills
- Communication skills sufficient to discuss a variety of job-related topics, and to effectively communicate complex issues
- Skill in listening and conveying awareness of a customer's problem or issue to find resolution
- Skill in utilizing Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Skill in processing complex, detailed information in an accurate and thorough manner
- Skill in working as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues
- Oral and written communication skills, sufficient to exchange information effectively with peers, supervisor and customers
- Skill in organizing material and information in a systematic way to optimize efficiency
- Skill in applying processes and procedures to factual data to come to make a logical decision
- Responsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Association's systems and data and clients' data
Take the next step in your career and act on this opportunity to join the quality team of a major agricultural lending institution! FCS Financial is part of the Farm Credit Network! We are looking for a pro-active, friendly, accurate, and detailed individual! Financial Services Specialists collaborate with relationship managers to provide agriculture related financial services to member owners. You would also serve as a liaison/facilitator in the workflow between relationship managers, credit, other internal departments, and external resources. You would monitor pending and active loan accounts, interact with, and respond to applicants, and submit large, complex loan applications for credit review.
Potential Office locations in Missouri include Columbia or Macon. Other FCS Branch locations will be considered based on the candidates' qualifications and needs.
This position is classified as Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
This position is open until filled.
Department: Marketplace - Customer Service
Reports To: Customer Service Team Leader, Commercial
Supervises: None
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Agriculture, Finance or a related field
- An understanding of loan processing or loan closing functions
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job
Required Knowledge and Skills
- General knowledge of credit processing procedures
- General knowledge of accounting practices and procedures
- Knowledge of FCS procedures on title companies
- Easements, liens, final title policies
- General knowledge of the agricultural industry
- Oral and written communication skills, sufficient to exchange information effectively with peers, supervisor and customers
- Skill in listening and conveying awareness of a customer's problem or issue to find resolution
- Skill in performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
- Skill in organizing material and information in a systematic way to optimize efficiency
- Skill in recognizing and maintaining confidential information
- Skill in utilizing Word, Excel and Outlook to increase efficiency and/or effectiveness
- Expert customer service skills, including the ability to communicate complicated information and exceed customer expectations.
- Responsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Association's systems and data and clients' data
FCS Financial's 2024 Marketplace Internship Program - 12 Week Opportunity for College Students
FCS Financial's agricultural/rural lending and related financial services internship is a Unique, Rewarding, and Memorable Experience!!
At FCS Financial, part of the nationwide Farm Credit System, we are looking for Marketplace Interns to join our Team for the summer of 2024 for our 12-Week Internship Opportunity! FCS Financial is a member of the largest agriculture lending cooperative in the United States today. At FCS, we seek individuals who share passion for agriculture, rural living and helping people achieve their goals and dreams! We are looking for friendly, outgoing and confident students that are looking for an extraordinary learning opportunity!
The Marketplace Internship is designed to expose the student to all areas of FCS Financial! Working with several mentors within our Central Office and 21 office locations across Missouri, interns learn the components of the lending process, from meeting the customer and taking the application, through credit analysis and decision, to appraisal and loan closing. Additional time will be spent on learning credit fundamentals and credit philosophy. Besides working in our Central Office, learning about our Central Office functions (Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Information Services, Operations, Legal, Audit, Marketing) in Jefferson City, interns will work in multiple branch locations with the local staff and regional specialists (Credit, Sales and Customer Service, Crop Insurance, Risk Management, Appraisal, Loan Services) to experience first-hand the level of service and personal relationships we have with our customers.
Interns will also complete one or more projects identified by FCS that are hands-on in nature and are approved by our Executive Leadership Team to add value to the Association. Presentations to the Board of Directors, Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, mentors and other staff are done in late July prior to the end of the internship.
Marketplace Interns are assigned to one of our three teams in Missouri:
- Team #1 is located in Northern Missouri.
- Team #2 is located in Central Missouri.
- Team #3 is located in Southern Missouri.
Applications will be accepted until Friday, November 3, 2023, for the 2024 Summer Internship Program.
The Starting hourly wage is $18.00 per hour (Subject to Change)
This position is classified as Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Department: Marketplace Services
Reports To: Vice President, Human Resources or Designee
Supervises: None
This 12-Week Internship opportunity typically begins on the last full week of May and will conclude the second week of August.
Please click on the link below to learn more about our internship experience at FCS Financial!
Minimum Qualifications
- College sophomores, juniors, first semester seniors, or graduate students
- Desired degree programs are Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Communications, General Agriculture, Business, Finance
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
Required Knowledge and Skills
- General knowledge of FCS Financial
- General knowledge of the agricultural industry
- General knowledge of agriculture/rural communities
- General knowledge of financial services industry
- General knowledge of basic financial/accounting terms and applications
- Skill in using Microsoft technologies including e-mail, word and spreadsheet processing
- Oral and written communication skills sufficient to discuss a variety of job-related topics, and to effectively communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences
- Responsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Association's systems and data and clients' data
2024 Business 10-Week Internship Opportunity!
At FCS Financial, part of the nationwide Farm Credit System, we are looking for 2024 Business Interns to join our Team! FCS Financial is a member of the largest agriculture lending cooperative in the United States today. At FCS, we seek individuals who share passion for agriculture, rural living and helping people achieve their goals and dreams!
FCS is offering internships to the growing Latino community in Missouri! FCS Financial offers every summer a paid 10-week internship opportunity (hotel, transportation, and food costs are covered by FCS Financial). The main goal of the internship give the opportunity for the students to learn about the business functions of the Association and also gain knowledge about the Latino Culture within the agriculture community. Students are encouraged to use bilingual (Spanish) skills.
The Business Internship is designed to expose the student to all areas of FCS Financial! Working with several mentors, interns learn the components of the lending process, from meeting the customer and taking the application, through credit analysis and decision, to appraisal and loan closing. Interns will work primarily in our Central Office in Jefferson City, Missouri, but will also spend time out in our retail offices with our Marketplace Staff. Time will be spent with various departments such as: Human Resources, Information Services, Legal, Operations, Audit, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Credit, Scorecard Lending, Information Services, Sales and Support, Appraisal, Crop Insurance, and Risk Management. The last few weeks of the internship program will allow the interns to customize their experience and focus on area of interest within the company.
The Business Interns will also complete one or more projects identified by FCS that are hands-on in nature and are approved by our Executive Leadership Team to add value to the Association.
Presentations to the Board of Directors, Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, mentors and other staff are done in late July prior to the end of the internship.
Applications will be accepted until February 29, 2024, for the 2024 Summer Business Internship Program.
The starting hourly wage is $18.00 per hour (Subject to Change).
This position is classified as Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Department: Human Resources
Reports To: Vice President, Human Resources or Designee
Supervises: None
This 10-Week Internship opportunity will begin the last full week of May and will conclude the last week of July.
Internship Parameters:
Eligible interns must be:
- Latino/Latina
- Enrolled as an undergraduate (sophomore, junior or senior) or as a graduate student in a 4-year institution of higher education in Missouri
- Preference given to those first in their family to be enrolled in an institution of higher education
- Preference given to those majoring in business, finance, agriculture, HR, or a related field
- The number of Latino internships being offered is two.
- The internships will take place in the Summer of 2024 over a period of 10 weeks
- The location of the internship site will primarily be at FCS Financial Central Office in Jefferson City, Missouri
- FCS Financial will provide for reasonable housing and transportation costs and a per diem to cover the cost of food.
Please click on the link below to learn more about our internship experience at FCS Financial!
Minimum Qualifications
- Latino/Latina
- Enrolled as an undergraduate (sophomore, junior or senior) or as a graduate student in a 4-year institution of higher education in Missouri
- Preference given to those first in their family to be enrolled in an institution of higher education
- Preference given to those majoring in business, finance, agriculture, HR, or a related field
- General knowledge of FCS Financial
- General knowledge of the agricultural industry
- General knowledge of agriculture/rural communities
- General knowledge of financial services industry
- General knowledge of basic financial/accounting terms and applications
- Skill in using Microsoft technologies including e-mail, word and spreadsheet processing
- Oral and written communication skills sufficient to discuss a variety of job-related topics, and to effectively communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences
- Responsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Association's systems and data and clients' data
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Human.Resources@myfcsfinancial.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
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