Client Service Associate - Bilingual Mandarin Preferred
Job Description
Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance.
We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America.
Merrill is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.
At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value diversity in our thoughts, business, and within our employees and clients. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different backgrounds and bring their unique perspectives, ideas, and experiences, helping to create a work community that is culture driven, resilient, results focused and effective.
Responsibilities
- Provides excellent Client Service to the bank's clients through educating them on all of the bank's service and banking offerings
- Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and completeness in client materials and follows up on all client and Financial Advisor (FA) requests
- Affirms practices are in alignment with the bank's policies and procedures to support operational excellence, protect the bank's clients, and manage risk
- Identifies, deepens, and maintains client relationships through emphasizing the bank's offerings and promoting incorporation of banking into day-to-day practices, while communicating outputs to the FA
- Serves as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients
- Supports day-to-day team activities and needs including covering roles in times of absence or seasonal need increases, while leading with a client first mindset
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of one year of experience working in a client servicing operations capacity or in the banking/ financial industry
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual in Spanish, Portuguese or Mandarin
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
- Knowledge of investment and banking products, policies and procedures
- Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and evolving job expectations
- Strong technological skills
Skills
- Account Management
- Client Management
- Customer and Client Focus
- Issue Management
- Oral Communications
- Business Development
- Client Solutions Advisory
- Pipeline Management
- Prioritization
- Administrative Services
- Emotional Intelligence
- Time Management
- Organized
- Detail Oriented
- Multi-tasking
Minimum Education Requirement
High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent
Shift
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week
37.5