Summer Associate

Position Title: Five Star Bank - 2023 Summer Associate Program

Reports To: Hiring Manager Varies

Department: Department/Area of Responsibility Varies

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Purpose: Five Star Bank understands that people are at the heart of its success and as such, its full-time paid summer associate program is designed to identify and develop the next generation of financial services professionals. We are looking for students with H.E.A.R.T. who embody our core values - humble, empowered, ambitious, resilient, and transparent - to help us advance our vision of being an independent, high-performing community bank offering bold and innovative products to the markets we serve.

Our summer associates will begin in June, the program extends through 10-12 weeks, providing participants with real work experience and one-on-one mentorship, culminating in a capstone project and presentation to our executive leadership team.

Students may apply to non-rotational positions across all areas of our company. That includes not only Five Star Bank, but affiliate insurance and wealth management companies including SDN Insurance, Courier Capital and HNP Capital. Like the rest of our team, summer associates will enjoy our Five Star Fulfilled flexible hybrid work model and the opportunity to participate in networking, professional development, and volunteer events.

The Five Star Bank Summer Associate Program offers students a wide range of opportunities across many growing areas of our financial services company including banking, wealth management, investment and insurance, risk management, compliance, human capital, technology and information security, and digital transformation related to banking as a service (BaaS).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Degree of Supervision Received: Moderate

• Supervision Received (title): TBD

Degree of Supervision Given: None

• Supervision Given to (Titles): N/A

Job Related Qualifications - Education and Prior Experience:

Required:

• Candidates must be available to work a hybrid work model, 40 hours per week for the duration of the 2023 program starting in June.
• Occasional travel within corporate footprint (Buffalo and Rochester) will also be required.
• At least 1 year in one or more club(s), volunteerism efforts, or other activities outside of the classroom

Education:

• Currently enrolled as a full time or part time student pursuing an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree at an accredited college or university.

Competencies:

1. Time Management
2. Organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and meet established deadlines
3. Written and verbal communication skills
4. Ability to build and maintain internal and external customer relationships
5. Adaptability
6. Possess a high level of attention to detail to ensure accuracy
7. Collaborator and team player
8. Leadership and Interpersonal skills
9. Problem solving and creative thinking skills
10. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
11. Ability to learn new and existing software programs

Physical Requirements:

1. Able to regularly sit for prolonged periods of time.
2. Able to regularly stand for prolonged periods of time.
3. Able to lift up to 25lbs
4. Able to travel:
   1. Occasionally within corporate footprint
5. Extensive computer usage is required.

1. Able to regularly sit or stand for prolonged periods of time dependent upon responsibility being performed
2. Extensive computer usage is required
3. Able to lift up to 25lbs
4. Occasional travel within corporate footprint

This job description is not exhaustive. The Five Star Bank - 2023 Summer Associate may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Five Star Bank and affiliate companies are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. We recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Five Star Bank and affiliate companies are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, you are encouraged to contact us at (585) 786-4344, or (585) 786-1417 or 585-498-7565.

Note: At a later stage in the application process, applicants may be required to provide information about their criminal conviction history, if any, and to authorize the procurement of a consumer report that will contain, among other things, information about criminal conviction history. Except as required by applicable law, past criminal convictions will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment, and Five Star Bank will only consider such history in accordance with applicable law. Please be advised, however, that federal law prohibits Five Star Bank from employing "any person who has been convicted of any criminal offense involving dishonesty or a breach of trust or money laundering or has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with a prosecution for such offense" unless the FDIC has provided prior written consent.