Associate Service Consultant

Job Overview

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Providing outstanding service through phone support with complex inheritance/divorce-related issues via an inbound call center environment, by taking ownership of each inquiry as the main point of contact and providing “First Call Resolution” when possible.
• Taking ownership and following through with complex and escalated cases that result in follow-up calls and processing.
• Ensuring that requirements are being accurately communicated and answering questions related to the inheritance process.
• Using excellent decision making and communication skills to process estate and divorce claims through to completion; this includes reviewing paperwork to ensure that documents comply with regulatory requirements and department standards for distribution, processing paperwork received accurately to mitigate risk to the firm.
• Communicating in an empathetic and professional manner due to the sensitive nature of Estate and Divorce situations.
• Reviewing documentation such as letters of testamentary, trust agreements, Qualified Domestic Relations Order, divorce decrees, and other estate-related paperwork as it pertains to both death and divorce situations.
• Keeping apprised of and promoting new processes and controls; provide feedback and process improvements to drive the business forward.
• Contributing to a team environment by demonstrating the ability to interact, support and engage with coworkers to achieve team and department goals.

Requirements

• 2+ years in brokerage/financial services client-facing or operations experience (comparable experience may be considered)
• MS Office experience (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Word)
• Core Competencies: Must have excellent verbal, listening, and written skills, Excellent phone communication skills, Extremely organized, Adaptive and flexible, Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Priorities: Previous experience with trust/estate or legal administration (Beneficiary claims, retirement accounts, etc), Experience in high call volume environments and experience with increased volumes during peak season, Experience de-escalating calls and providing solutions to external clients, Experience with enforcing policies and procedures, Bachelor’s degree; preferably in business, accounting, or finance, SIE, Series 7 & 63

Pay Range

Pay Range: $21.10-$35.16/hour Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

About the Role

The Associate Service Consultant-Estate Team serves as a subject matter expert for advisors, clients, and internal business partners on the inheritance and divorce process, assisting our clients with the distribution of assets to beneficiaries who are inheriting an account from an LPL client.

Qualifications

Must have excellent verbal, listening, and written skills, Excellent phone communication skills, Extremely organized, Adaptive and flexible, Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Skills

Previous experience with trust/estate or legal administration (Beneficiary claims, retirement accounts, etc), Experience in high call volume environments and experience with increased volumes during peak season, Experience de-escalating calls and providing solutions to external clients, Experience with enforcing policies and procedures, Bachelor’s degree; preferably in business, accounting, or finance, SIE, Series 7 & 63

Benefits

LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Schedule

Actual hours may vary based on business needs.