Client Service Associate

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

About the Role

The Client Service Associate (CSA) is an integral part of advisor and branch support, responsible for using the client relationship model and turnkey tools. Activities may include servicing clients by assembling and analyzing client data, helping prepare financial plans, working with clients to process transactions, trades and other practice management tasks as needed. In addition to supporting advisor(s), you’ll be part of our operations team providing the branch with general administrative and reception support, including understanding firm policies, procedures and digital tools.

At Ameriprise Financial, we take pride in providing our clients with a personalized experience every step of the way. If you prosper in an environment where you can help others and enjoy creating a positive impact on clients' overall experience, we invite you to take your career to the next level. We are dedicated to your career development through training, mentoring and licensing support.

Responsibilities

• Assist advisor(s) in servicing clients including preparing financial plans, conducting investment research and completing trades and transactions as described by the advisor.
• Prepare and summarize client meetings by scheduling and confirming meetings, entering data into contact manager, building the agenda and summary of meetings, escorting clients to advisor meetings and providing vital follow-up.
• Ensure new business paperwork is submitted efficiently which includes preparation of forms and documentation for submission to home office, acquisition of appropriate signatures, tracking of new insurance applications and coordination of rollovers.
• Coordinate marketing events which include organizing the event, contacting vendors, finalizing event details, crafting marketing compliance documentation and managing event marketing reimbursement.
• Provide general administrative duties such as answering the advisor's phone, processing expense management reports, preparing routine client correspondence, supporting closes, setting up client documents, and new business correspondence and alerts.

Requirements

• Associate (2-year) degree or equivalent.
• 3-5 years relevant experience required.
• Experience working in a client service environment.
• Detail-oriented, strong math, and analytical skills.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and prioritize effectively.
• Able to independently work with minimal direct supervision.
• Able to communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Process oriented and able to work with a team.
• Strong computer and software skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

Schedule

Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Pay

The estimated base salary for this role is $62,600–$86,000 per year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role.

Benefits

• Vacation time
• Sick time
• 401(k)
• Health, dental and life insurances