Careers
Join our team.
When you come to work at Peoples Bank, you’re not just an associate — you’re a co-owner of the bank.
Our team is the heart and soul of our business, and we’d love for you to be a part of it.
We support our people.
At Peoples Bank, we know there’s more to life than just work — that’s why our company culture cultivates work-life balance. When you’re part of our team, you’re family.
Our Company Values
Exceeding Expectations
We are empowered associates who make local decisions, develop lasting relationships and deliver exceptional service.
Honest
We are people of integrity who ALWAYS do the right thing for our co-workers, customers and shareholders.
Responsible
We are more than employees — our associates have ownership in the company, which means we take responsibility for our own actions, are dedicated to excellence and are accountable to each other.
Positive
We have fun at work and approach everything we do with joy and a positive attitude.
Benefits
We cultivate growth both inside and outside the workplace. We recognize our team’s hard work through performance awards and opportunities for specialized training to promote career advancement. We encourage growth through bonuses and incentive opportunities.
We also provide our team with numerous benefits, including:
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Generous PTO
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Investing in our children (up to 18 years of age)
What Our Employees Say
“We have fun while doing our job and know we are positively changing the world with one customer at a time. We are able to make decisions and feel confident in that because we are empowered, coached, challenged and supported, which helps us develop long lasting relationships between customers and each other.”
"One thing I like the most about being a Peoples Bank employee is how kind everyone is. Everyone is so nice and treats you like family. I have never felt "out of place " in any way. This is where I belong."
"It is a great community bank. They care about their employees and want to see you grow."
"The feeling of "family". Everyone from my immediate mangers to the upper management in Cullman make you feel like you matter. I look forward to the monthly newsletters and every month there are more examples of how Peoples Bank truly cares about their employees."
"I personally appreciate the unity of my coworkers, particularly in the way that we all share the common goal to help others. By that I not only mean our customers and our community, but each other as employees."
"I enjoy the culture at Peoples Bank of Alabama. It feels less like being an employee and more like a family member."
Current Openings
Come join the ranks of Alabama's most innovative financial services employer! We're looking for team players who value personal service and emerging technology. Our positions require a passion for being the best, strong PC skills and the ability to multi-task in a high volume, fast paced environment.
Key Responsibilities of Credit Analyst I or II:
- Teams with commercial lenders and commercial credit staff to prepare and ensure accuracy of credit approval packages for new loan requests, renewals, and modifications.
- Spread, analyze, and interpret borrower/guarantor financial statements, while utilizing personal financial statements, personal tax returns, accountant prepared financial statements, company prepared financial statements and corporate tax returns.
- Completes an independent, in-depth review of financial statements for businesses and individuals, projections, and business plans; proactively identifies and mitigates key risks.
- Recommends and models appropriate loan structures and collateral based on risk assessment and PBAL Commercial Loan Policy.
- Analyzes individual and global company performance and the impact of industry, competitive, and economic dynamics and events on the creditworthiness of existing customers and prospects.
- Determines the appropriate risk rating for a company; proactively identifies risk rating changes.
- Aids in the timely ongoing periodic credit servicing and internal review of loans within the portfolio, including analyzing historical financial performance, performance vs. projections, covenant compliance, risk rating and any other significant risk drivers.
- Develops a strong working knowledge of and ensures compliance with internal commercial loan policy, credit risk management policy and external regulatory requirements; documents any exceptions to policy and related rationale/mitigants.
- Produces and distributes reports for senior management, as requested.
- Manages assigned loan requests through the underwriting and loan approval process.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidate Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting, Economics, or Finance.
- Completion of a major corporate credit training program or equivalent corporate banking/corporate finance experience desired
- 2-5 years of commercial credit experience desired
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to demonstrate competence in following and executing defined processes, checklists and adherence to policy and procedures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate good work ethic by being self-directed and motivated
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Possess a positive, flexible, and cooperative attitude and willingness to work within a small office environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office product suite (i.e., Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) and willingness to learn additional bank software programs. Experience with Jack Henry and Sageworks/Abrigo product suites is a strength.
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This position is an entry level position which allows the selected candidate to develop in the role of providing analytical underwriting support for the making of credit decisions.
Key Responsibilities of Credit Analyst:
- Spread, analyze, and interpret financial statements for borrowers and guarantors utilizing personal financial statements, personal tax returns, accountant prepared financial statements, company prepared financial statements, and corporate tax returns
- Conduct credit investigations for individuals and businesses, perform economic and industry analysis for borrowers, construct financial projections, and assess overall risk to maximize credit quality
- Determine appropriate collateral structure for various loan types and conduct collateral analysis to assess collateral quality and value
- Shadow commercial credit staff, commercial lenders, and various other departments to understand how a loan is originated, booked, and serviced
- Work with commercial credit staff, commercial lenders, and bank management to gain knowledge of appropriate loan structure and pricing based on risk assessment, PBAL Commercial Loan Policy, and Regulatory Guidelines
- Team with commercial lenders and commercial credit staff to prepare and ensure accuracy of loan packages that have been analyzed and assessed against PBAL Commercial Loan Policy, including credit workbook, credit memorandum, risk rating template, business financial spreads, personal financial statements, and other miscellaneous information
- Establish, maintain, and update borrower credit files as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager
Candidate Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting, Economics, or Finance. Internship or part-time work experience in banking or related field a plus
- Recent college grad to 1 year of commercial credit experience desired
- Proficient in Microsoft Office product suite (i.e., Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) and willingness to learn additional bank software programs
- Demonstrate good work ethic by being self-directed and motivated
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate competence in following and executing defined processes, checklists and adherence to policy and procedures
- Possess a positive, flexible, and cooperative attitude and willingness to work within a small office environment
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Qualified applicant will process a variety of routine financial transactions including check cashing, withdrawals, deposits, and loan payments. Prepares daily paperwork according to branch procedures, responsible for managing, balancing cash drawer. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; one year of cash handling experience preferred. Opportunity for advancement.
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Qualified applicant will process a variety of routine financial transactions including check cashing, withdrawals, deposits, and loan payments. Prepares daily paperwork according to branch procedures, responsible for managing, balancing cash drawer. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; one year of cash handling experience preferred. Opportunity for advancement.
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Qualified applicant will process a variety of routine financial transactions including check cashing, withdrawals, deposits, and loan payments. Prepares daily paperwork according to branch procedures, responsible for managing, balancing cash drawer. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; one year of cash handling experience preferred. Opportunity for advancement.
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Qualified applicant will process a variety of routine financial transactions including check cashing, withdrawals, deposits, and loan payments. Prepares daily paperwork according to branch procedures, responsible for managing, balancing cash drawer. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; one year of cash handling experience preferred. Opportunity for advancement.
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Qualified applicant will process a variety of routine financial transactions including check cashing, withdrawals, deposits, and loan payments. Prepares daily paperwork according to branch procedures, responsible for managing, balancing cash drawer. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; one year of cash handling experience preferred. Opportunity for advancement.
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Qualified applicant will be responsible for performing a full range of customer service-oriented telephone and e-mail support activities as directed by the Call Center Manager. Will professionally greet customers; respond to inquiries of a specific or general nature; determine appropriate response or direction for the caller; promote various marketing campaigns; issue messages; resolve problems within given authority. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent; previous customer service as well as one year of bank customer service is required. Must possess good communication and public relations skills.
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ProBilling & Funding Service is a leader in commercial accounts receivable billing. Located in Decatur, Alabama and a Division of Peoples Bank of Alabama.
The primary function of this position is as follows:
- Utilize industry specific software programs to perform various clerical and routine accounting tasks in support of an operating unit. High level of understanding of MS Excel, Word
- Performs credit investigation on new and existing commercial customer base
- Analyze Dun & Bradstreet reports, financial reports as part of credit review process
- Reaches out to financial institution, trade references included on commercial customer credit application, summarizing results to the credit management team. Document results.
- Approval of incoming sales authorization via internet, phone
- Analyze daily reports to determine company liability, customer credit limit adjustments, open/closed account status.
- Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align client/customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating a customized client/customer solution.
- Accessing and effectively managing all the risks associated with our business objectives and activities.
- Provides feedback to management on workflow and work received throughout business day.
- Maintain high levels of customer satisfactions consistent with ProBilling core values. Demonstrates commitment to quality.
- Ability to manage work load in a fast-paced environment while being detail oriented.
Qualifications:
BS Degree in Business related field or two years’ experience in portfolio analysis
Exhibit analytical and critical thinking skills
Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred but not required
Professional verbal and written communication skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment
High level of understanding of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
All applicants are subject to a background check, credit check and drug screening
Qualified applicants should submit resume and cover letter to:
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ProBilling & Funding Service is a leader in commercial accounts receivable billing. Located in Decatur, Alabama and a Division of Peoples Bank of Alabama, PBFS has a position open for a Collector. The primary responsibilities include: research, investigate and collect on commercial accounts receivable portfolio utilizing software developed for the commercial accounts receivable billing environment.
Qualifications for Position
High school diploma or equivalent required
Experience in collections, accounts receivable, accounts payable or customer service
Exhibit analytical and critical thinking skills
Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred but not required
Professional verbal and written communication skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment
High level of understanding of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
All applicants are subject to a background check, credit check and drug screening
Qualified applicants should submit resume and cover letter to:
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Utilize industry specific software to perform various clerical and routine tasks. Perform advanced customer service activities for specialized accounts receivable products and services.
Focus on problem resolution that occurs across multiple channels (email, phone, mail) for PBFS client and customer base while tracking the issues to completion with accuracy in accordance with established procedures and policies.
Receives, investigates and responds to client/customer inquiries regards complex products, services and issues via all channels which customers are served.
Takes appropriate actions for solutions to inquiries and issues. Resolve the most complex or recurring issues, identifies root cause, acts as an escalation point. May interact with higher levels of management within the organization. Provides feedback to management on workflow, work received throughout business day.
Document customer interactions and completes service request to minimize client/customer effort or additional action.
Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction consistent with ProBilling’s core values. Demonstrates commitment to quality.
Ability to manager work load in a fast-paced environment while being detail oriented.
Qualifications:
- High School education required
- Analytical, critical thinking skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required
- Professional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast pace work environment
- High level of understanding MS Excel, Word, Outlook
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Peoples Bank of Alabama is An Equal Opportunity Employer