Client Service Associate

Bank of America; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Merrill Wealth Management, part of Bank of America, seeks a Client Service Associate to support Financial Advisors in delivering high‑quality service to clients. The role emphasizes client advocacy, education on banking offerings, and timely, accurate handling of materials and requests.

Ideal candidates have at least one year in client servicing or banking, strong Word/Excel skills, and a client‑first mindset. Office attendance is required with flexibility based on role needs.

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.

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.
• Assists with ensuring 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.
• 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.

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

Education

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

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.

Merrill’s Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. 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.

Job Description

This job is responsible for providing shared client service support to potentially multiple Financial Advisors (FAs) who have both short -term and long-term coverage needs. Key responsibilities include supporting enterprise strategic objectives, operational excellence goals, and client advocacy within the FA's business, while customizing solutions based on their specific needs. Job expectations include serving as the most frequent point of contact within Merrill to address all service needs of their clients.

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
• Assists with ensuring 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
• 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

For internal employees; participation in a work from home posture does not make you ineligible to post, however, may require to meet the workplace excellence policy.

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

37.5