Client-Focused Financial Planning Associate

RiverSource Life Insurance Company; Village of Garden City (NY); On-site; USD 64,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial in Garden City, NY seeks a Registered Client Service Associate to support high-producing advisors by preparing portfolio materials, building financial plans, and managing client interactions to deepen relationships.

Your role includes assisting with meetings, preparing new business paperwork, coordinating marketing events, and performing general administrative duties while ensuring accuracy and compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Series 7 or ability to obtain within 150 days.
• State securities agent registration (S63 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days.
• State IAR registration (S65 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days.
• Life, Accident, and Health licenses & Variable Contracts or ability to obtain within 150 days.
• Experience working in a client service environment.
• Detail oriented, strong math, and analytical skills.
• Good organization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist advisor in servicing clients including preparing financial plans, conducting investment research and completing trades and transactions.
• Prepare and summarize client meetings by scheduling and confirming meetings, enter data into contact manager, build the agenda and summary of meetings, escort clients to advisor and provide vital follow-up.
• Prepare and ensure new business paperwork successfully submitted which includes preparing forms, obtain appropriate signatures, prepare documentation to send to home office, track new insurance applications and coordinate rollovers.
• Prepare for and coordinate marketing events which includes crafting marketing compliance documentation and managing event marketing reimbursement.
• Provide general administrative duties such as answering the advisors phone, processing expense management reports, prepare routine client correspondence, support for closes, set up of client files, copy and new business correspondence and alerts.

Skills

Client service experience

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ameriprise Financial in Garden City, NY seeks a Registered Client Service Associate to support high-producing advisors by preparing portfolio materials, building financial plans, and managing client interactions to deepen relationships.

Your role includes assisting with meetings, preparing new business paperwork, coordinating marketing events, and performing general administrative duties while ensuring accuracy and compliance in a fast-paced environment.