Does ESAF Small Finance Bank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ESAF Small Finance Bank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ESAF Small Finance Bank. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ESAF Small Finance Bank?

57% of ESAF Small Finance Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ESAF Small Finance Bank 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ESAF Small Finance Bank?

Senior Officer (25) , Assistant Manager (20) , Executive Trainee (15) , Sales Officer (10) , Deputy Manager (9) , Branch Operations Manager (8) , Officer (7) , Bank Teller (6) , Management Trainee (6) , Senior Manager (5) , Branch Manager (4) , Manager (4) , Operations Manager (4) , Senior Sales Officer (4) , Branch Head (3)

What are the pros of working at ESAF Small Finance Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Good work culture" ((in 10 reviews)); "It is good Company provide salary on time" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work culture and work life balance" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good environment to work with friends" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ESAF Small Finance Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Less salary is the only con" ((in 17 reviews))

ESAF Small Finance Bank Reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)

Dr. Paul Thomas

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (227 reviews)

ESAF Small Finance Bank has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESAF Small Finance Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

227 reviews

1.0

26 June 2026

Toxic internal politics and poor management dominate

Asm (area sales manager)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nothing to like this company

Cons

Only internal politics Politics politics and politics. Very very poor management

3.0

5 June 2026

Positive work environment with stress and management issues

Senior officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good working condition. Excellent learning & development opportunities. customer always the king concepts.

Cons

unwanted stress. They focus on the quantity of work, not the quality. Middle-level management focuses only on the business, not a single care about their lower-level employee.

4.0

29 May 2026

Great learning opportunities hindered by high sales pressure

Senior officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Career growth A good place to learn

Cons

Sales preassure high No work life balance

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Jobs at ESAF Small Finance Bank

Relationship Manager

Thiruvananthapuram

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INR 400K - INR 400K /yr

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Branch Development Manager

Kottayam

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INR 15K - INR 42K /mo

INR 700K - INR 2M /yr

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Business Development Manager / officer

Kazhakuttam

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INR 30K - INR 30K /mo

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Business Development Officer

India

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INR 15K - INR 35K /mo

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