Financial Advisory - Client Service Associate

Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC; Morristown, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC in Morristown, NJ is seeking a Client Services & Operations Manager to oversee high-level administrative and business operations for the advisory team. This role requires independent judgement to resolve complex issues and ensure policy compliance across the firm.

You will maintain advisor and client files, generate client reports, and support advisors with trades and account openings while guiding operations and vendor commitments in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial services operations and compliance requirements.
• Ability to exercise independence judgement, logical problem solving and thinking.
• Advanced organizational and analytical skills; ability to implement process improvements.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to influence stakeholders and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Implement and improve client-operations policies and workflows across advisory teams.
• Create, enforce and follow processes for document control and retention of checks, paperwork, statements, client notes, etc with accuracy and readability
• Assist clients with account maintenance and maintain client information on CRM systems (Redtail) – utilizing insights to recommend process enhancements
• Support Client Relationship Manager in the preparation of client appointment folders for advisor meetings – including customized financial summaries and relevant appointment materials
• Generate financial performance reports in advance of client interactions
• Ensure follow-up and completion of tasks generated during advisor client interactions
• Support advisors with trades, client cash management, and account opening, etc. – applying protocol while escalating exceptions
• Collaboration with Client Relationship Manager as needed; ensuring adherence to firm’s service model through client interactions
• Respond promptly and professionally to incoming prospect and client inquiries via phone, email, and in-person acting as a liaison between office and clients
• Provide excellent customer service by anticipating and responding to client inquiries and needs
• Ability to lead project teams and provide guidance to operations staff; no direct reports required but authority to influence operations decisions and vendor commitments
• Assist in managing summer interns and delegating tasks and projects

Skills

Independent judgment

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

CRM experience

Excel

Tools

Redtail CRM

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Job description

Lead with Purpose. Partner with Impact. The Client Services & Operations Manager oversees high-level administrative and business operations for the advisory team. This position exercises discretion and independent judgement to resolve complex and operational issues. This position is responsible for maintaining advisor and client files, generating client reports, contacting clients to provide or obtain updated information, and troubleshooting.This position utilizes excellent customer service and problem-solving skills to confidently provide information and education to clients in a timely, efficient, and professional manner. The primary duties of this role include policy implementation, compliance interpretation and operational strategy.

What You’ll Do:

• Implement and continuously improve client-operations policies and workflows across advisory teams to resolve complex issues
• Create, enforce and follow processes for document control and retention of checks, paperwork, statements, client notes, etc with accuracy and readability
• Assist clients with account maintenance and maintain client information on Advisor Complete and CRM systems (Redtail) – utilizing insights to recommend process enhancements
• Support Client Relationship Manager in the preparation of client appointment folders for advisor meetings – including customized financial summaries and relevant appointment materials
• Generate financial performance reports in advance of client interactions
• Ensure follow-up and completion of tasks generated during advisor client interactions
• Support advisors with trades, client cash management, and account opening, etc. – applying protocol while escalating exceptions
• Collaboration with Client Relationship Manager as needed; ensuring adherence to firm’s service model through client interactions
• Respond promptly and professionally to incoming prospect and client inquiries via phone, email, and in-person acting as a liaison between office and clients
• Provide excellent customer service by anticipating and responding to client inquiries and needs
• Ability to lead project teams and provide guidance to operations staff; no direct reports required but authority to influence operations decisions and vendor commitments
• Assist in managing summer interns and delegating tasks and projects

What You Bring:

• Strong understanding of financial services operations and compliance requirements
• Ability to exercise independence judgement, logical problem solving and thinking
• Advanced organizational and analytical skills; ability to implement process improvements
• Excellent communication skills; ability to influence stakeholders and drive change
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and CRM systems; advanced Excel skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and change gears often
• Ability to adapt to ever-changing compliance and industry regulations
• Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across departments
• Willingness to increase job/program knowledge through ongoing training