Corporate Trust Specialist

UMB Financial Corporation; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401(k) matching

Annual incentive pay

Paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Health savings account

Flexible spending

Dependent care accounts

Adoption assistance

Employee assistance program

Wellbeing program

Emergency fund

Employee banking benefits

Job summary

UMB’s Corporate Trust and Escrow Services is seeking a Corporate Trust Specialist to be the main point of contact for a specialized distressed debt client group, resolving complex administrative issues and ensuring exceptional client service.

You will support day‑to‑day institutional accounts, including billing, transaction processing, and debt service calculations, while coordinating with corporate legal and other teams to ensure proper setup and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate trust or related fields.
• Experience supporting distressed/debt-related client accounts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for a group of distressed debt clients.
• Handle billing for administrative fees and manage cash and investment transactions.
• Review legal documents and coordinate with the corporate legal team to ensure proper mechanics.
• Deliver department-wide training and provide technical development support.

Skills

Distressed debt

Client relationship

Financial services

Billing & administration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

UMB’s Corporate Trust and Escrow Services is a nationally recognized and ranked provider of bond trustee and agency services to the corporate and municipal marketplaces. Our trust services reach beyond traditional offerings to servicing aviation, reinsurance and funeral trusts, while our agency business provides solutions for escrow and other transactional needs.Our team provides bond trustee and agency services to municipal and corporate issuers of taxable or tax-exempt debt. We also provide escrow-related and custodial services to corporations, not-for-profits, partnerships, and other business entities and individuals. The Corporate Trust Specialist role supports our Corporate Trust team by acting as the main point of contact for our clients and ensuring we deliver the unparalleled customer experience. This role will provide highly complex support to an assigned group of clients in the distressed debt space that is a specialty niche clientele, unique and specialized from the Corporate Trust Relationship Manager III level. These clients are some of the largest trustee clients with the most complex needs and will require resolving the most complex administrative issues and providing support to senior level client staff. This role will also provide customized department wide training, instruction and technical development. Handle default/workout clients as well as other complex clients. This position will provide day to day support to existing institutional/corporate trust accounts including: billing for administrative fees, facilitating transaction closing, handling cash and investment transactions, providing debt service calculations, accurate/timely setup of issues on all systems, preparing accounts for compliance review, reviewing legal documents and partner with corporate legal team to ensure operational mechanics are appropriate and negotiate document provisions. Working in the Corporate Trust group can be fun, challenging, detailed, and very team oriented. We perform at a high level for our clients and believe that relationships both internally and externally are key to UMB’s success. It is an environment where the associates take pride in their work, support each other, provide the resources needed to succeed, and always work as a team. Our team has a strong background in the industry and we are always happy to share our knowledge and help those around us grow!

This position was posted on 07/14/2026. The application deadline for this position is 45 days from the posting date unless filled earlier.

How you’ll spend your time:

You will support a group of clients that are a specialty niche clientele. Work within a group of specialists to resolve administrative issues within the group of assigned distressed accounts. You will review transaction structures and legal documents to ensure operational mechanics are appropriate. You will collaborate with internal groups across UMB’s Corporate Trust teams to ensure accounts are setup on all systems correctly and in a timely manner.

We’re excited to talk with you if:

• You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• You have at least 7 years of relevant experience

Compensation Range:

$98,208 - $144,705

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• a 401(k) matching program
• annual incentive pay
• paid holidays
• a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage
• health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts
• adoption assistance
• an employee assistance program
• fitness reimbursement
• tuition reimbursement
• an associate wellbeing program
• an associate emergency fund
• and various associate banking benefits

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