Account Mgr, WM Advisory
Northern Trust · Phoenix, AZ · 1 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time
The Role
The Key Responsibilities Of The Role Include:
- Coordinates account administration for fiduciary, investment management, estate settlement, guardianship, and/or custody accounts for complex client relationships.
- Captures and communicates service requests from clients and partners to service partners; obtains appropriate information from partners and clients to facilitate service changes or transactions.
- Develops and maintains working knowledge of governing documents and account agreements.
- Oversees development of appropriate action plans for client servicing events and ensures execution and follow-up; communicates with clients regularly to inform them of account set-up or status, document requests, or other information.
- Engages the Client Support Services Team on execution of client servicing events, account opening and closing, cash movement, and fee set-ups.
- Identifies service efficiency enhancements, process improvements, and service delivery using creative and proactive measures.
- Develops and maintains a working knowledge of various business applications critical to relationship management including client on-line tools.
- Aids Trust Advisors, Estate Settlement Administrators, Guardianship Administrators, and/or Client Advisors in account acceptance process, discretionary request analysis and process, compliance management and annual account review process; ensures appropriate documentation is collected and imaged; ensures systems information is up-to-date; ensures accurate set up and review of fees; documents services provided, specialized procedures, and ongoing written communications with client as appropriate in managing daily activity.
- Aids Trust Advisors, Estate Settlement Administrators, Guardianship Administrators, and/or Client Advisors with business development and client presentations.
- Able to serve as a key subject matter expert and mentor to other more junior level employees.
Qualifications
The Successful Candidate Will Benefit From Having:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
- In-depth Functional / Industry Knowledge of personal trust, estate, guardian and Advisory services and products, usually acquired through related work experience, is required.
- Knowledge of internal bank trust functions is required.
- Analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills are required.
- Highly flexible and adaptable to change.
- Technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Peoplesoft) is required.
- A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is preferred. 5-7 years experience in financial servicing or related experience/credentials preferred.