Client Services & Financial Planning Associate

00015 Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Vacation & sick time

Health, dental or life insurance

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial is seeking a Registered Client Service Associate to support top advisors by preparing financial plans, researching investments, and managing client interactions. You will help schedule meetings, summarize discussions, and ensure accurate paperwork for new business and rollovers.

Preferred qualifications include active Series 7 and IAR licenses, with a focus on delivering a personalized client experience in a client-centric, office-based role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 3–5 years 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 with strong math and analytical skills.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and prioritize effectively.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to communicate with all levels within the organization.
• Process oriented and can work with a team.
• Strong computer and software 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 is submitted, including forms, signatures, documentation to home office, tracking insurance applications and coordinating rollovers.
• Assist for and coordinate marketing events, including crafting compliant documentation and managing event marketing reimbursements.
• Provide general administrative duties such as answering the advisor's phone, processing expense reports, preparing routine client correspondence, and setting up client files.

Skills

Series 7

S63/S66 registrations

S65/S66 IAR registrations

Life, Accident & Health licenses

Client service experience

Detail oriented

Analytical skills

Organization & time management

Multi-priority management

Independent work with minimal guidance

Effective communication at all levels

Team oriented/process driven

Strong computer/software skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Ameriprise Financial is seeking a Registered Client Service Associate to support top advisors by preparing financial plans, researching investments, and managing client interactions. You will help schedule meetings, summarize discussions, and ensure accurate paperwork for new business and rollovers.

Preferred qualifications include active Series 7 and IAR licenses, with a focus on delivering a personalized client experience in a client-centric, office-based role.