Meet Jayson Ambrose: A Spring Bank Staff Feature

What sets us apart from traditional banks? Human connection. Every one of our staff members has a story that motivates them to go above and beyond for our clients as a community bank in New York. This month, we’re excited to spotlight one of our newer staff members, Jayson Ambrose, Spring Bank Accountant, who has contributed his skills and positive outlook to our team and culture since he joined us last March.

Jayson immigrated from the Bahamas to the United States, living first in Tennessee before moving to New York City. As the son of two entrepreneurs, he was exposed early-on to the day-to-day operations of owning, running and growing a small business. Late at night, Jayson would often find his father, an auto-electrician, at the table manually managing his books, and updating his financial ledgers. Eventually, Jayson took a hands-on role with his mother’s business as a teenager, sparking an early interest in accounting.

Jayson shares: “My parents taught me a lot about what it takes to successfully work for yourself which directly impacted my career choices. I wanted to understand how to support small business owners.”

After graduating from Fisk University in Nashville in 2017 with a degree in Business Administration, Jayson worked in finance, while simultaneously launching a life insurance company with his wife. He worked relentlessly to establish himself as a business-minded finance professional with the customers’ needs always top of mind. After he moved to New York City, Jayson’s ultimate goal was to find an accounting role, motivated by his desire to help small businesses manage their finances as he developed his accounting skills. We are so glad that path then led him to us!

As an accountant here at Spring Bank, Jayson manages the administrative tasks of daily banking services, including managing vendor relationships, wire transfers, forecasting budgets and investments. Though he has an extensive background in finance, this is Jayson’s first time focusing only on accounting, so it’s been a wonderful learning opportunity, which he is enthusiastic about.

“The biggest thing I’ve learned is about the importance of liquidity, cash flow. It helps me understand why and how businesses fail. It’s essential to have a plan in place to make sure that the doors can stay open and you can recover from any financial setbacks,” Jayson explains. “Business requires a lot of forward planning and projections which I can relate back to my parents who are entrepreneurs.”

Jayson has never worked for a community bank in New York before, but he shares our commitment to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Working here has given him a new perspective on the New York banking landscape.

“I love it here because Spring Bank is truly here to help the community. I encourage more small businesses to tap into their community bank in New York because I see the value and impact Spring Bank brings to small businesses,” Jayson tells us. “They treat people like people, not a number.”

We were immediately compelled by Jayson’s story because we knew he’d resonate with our mission and understand the work we’re doing to financially empower New Yorkers. Get to know other team members at Spring Bank, like Red Hook Branch Manager, ReyJane, Accountant Binnoy, and Senior Underwriter Germarie. Learn about our small business bank account options, and our mission of financial inclusion for almost 20 years.