Client Service Associate

Raymond James & Associates; Auburn Hills (MI); In loco; USD 40.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Raymond James & Associates in Auburn Hills, MI, seeks a Client Service Associate to provide high-touch administrative support to Financial Advisors and clients. The role involves managing communications across channels, handling client transactions, and maintaining client records with accuracy in a fast-paced branch environment.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills, organization, and the ability to handle multiple priorities while supporting marketing activities and

Competenze

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 1+ years securities industry or related experience preferred.
• Equivalents combining experience, education, and/or training may be approved by HR.

Mansioni

• Handle high-volume client interactions by phone, in person, virtually, and by mail.
• Support financial advisors and branch staff with essential administration.
• Process client transactions and advisor/branch expenses with accuracy.
• Open new client accounts and verify client data in internal systems.
• Prepare letters, forms and reports to assist servicing and prospecting.
• Create and maintain client reporting and CRM records; assist with marketing events.

Conoscenze

CRM software

Excel

Communication across platforms

Formazione

High School Diploma

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Celebrating more than 60 years of rich history and recognition for service and excellence in the Financial Services industry, Raymond James is seeking a dynamic Client Service Associate who is a motivated, detail oriented and creative problem solver to join our growing team. This essential role helps to provide high quality/high touch critical administrative support to Financial Advisors, their prospective and existing clients and other branch staff team members. The ideal candidate will have effective communication skills across multiple platforms (phone, email, in-person, virtual), as well as the ability to organize, manage, and track multiple, detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, task-oriented work environment. Come grow with us and see where a career at Raymond James could take you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Services a high volume of daily interactions, including basic inquiries and scheduling of meetings, with prospective and existing clients on the phone, in-person, virtually and through mailings.
• Works both independently and within a dynamic team environment to provide crucial support to the financial advisors and branch office.
• With a high level of organization and accuracy, processes client financial transactions and financial advisor and branch office expenses and expense reports.
• Opens new client accounts and researches client and security information using internal databases and other technologies.
• For proper maintenance and to meet firm and industry requirements, ensures client paperwork and documentation is accurate and correct prior to submission and processing. Follows up to ensure accurate completion.
• Prepares letters, forms and reports to assist with servicing existing clients and prospecting for new clients.
• Prepares various business summary reports and client-specific reporting as needed for review by the financial advisor.
• Creates and maintains records and files utilizing Client Relationship Management (CRM) software.
• Assists Financial Advisors with marketing efforts including seminars and other client-facing events.
• May enter orders at the direction of the Financial Advisor.
• Actively engages in available training/cross-training and educational and/or professional development opportunities to remain current on firm and industry policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge of

• Company's working structure, policies, mission, and strategies.
• General office practices, procedures, and methods.
• Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
• Financial markets, products and industry regulations.

Skill in

• Client Relationship Management (CRM) software, or similar contact management software.
• Excel, including developing spreadsheets as needed and for ongoing reporting.
• Effective communication across multiple client interactive platforms (in-person, virtual, phone and mail)

Ability to

• Operate standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Analyze and research account information.
• Organize, manage, and track multiple, detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, task-oriented work environment.
• Identify time sensitive items and assess competing priorities.
• Take initiative and proactively follow up on submitted items to ensure completion; resolve errors, questions or concerns.
• Handle stressful situations and provide a high level of customer service in a calm and professional manner.
• Analyze problems and establish solutions in a fast paced environment.
• Use mathematics sufficient to process account and transaction information.
• Use appropriate interpersonal styles and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels, in person and virtually.
• Work both independently and as part of a cohesive team.
• Provide a high level of customer service.

Education/Previous Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent and one (1) or more years securities industry or related work experience preferred, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training as approved by Human Resources.

Education

• High School (HS) - Completed (Required)

Work Experience

• General Experience - 0 to 3 months

Certifications

• None listed.

Travel

• Less than 25%

Workstyle

• Resident

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and s