Investment Specialist

Fifth Third Bank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank in Farmington Hills, MI, is seeking an Investment Specialist to support investment management oversight for Advisor Solutions accounts. You will gather and analyze data to drive timely reviews and ensure fiduciary compliance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Trust Advisors and Investment teams, rigorous data validation, and documentation quality. It offers a structured path within Fifth Third's Advisor Solutions, with emphasis on risk controls and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a related field.
• Experience in investment management, oversight, fiduciary administration, or financial services.
• Working knowledge of investment review processes and asset allocation concepts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform investment reviews for Advisor Solutions accounts, including initial and recurring Regulation 9 activity.
• Collect and validate account, performance, transaction, and policy data for reviews.
• Research investment exceptions and partner with stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Monitor asset allocation against investment guidelines and risk parameters.
• Support risk management monitoring, documentation, and control activities.
• Collaborate with Trust Advisors, Investment teams, and internal partners to gather information.
• Maintain accurate review documentation and contribute to process improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the team.

Skills

Investment Review Execution

Analytical Problem Solving

Fiduciary Risk Awareness

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Investment Specialist supports investment management oversight for Advisor Solutions accounts, including new business due diligence, initial investment reviews, annual Regulation 9 reviews, and related risk management monitoring. This role gathers and analyzes account, allocation, performance, transaction, and investment policy data to support timely and accurate reviews, identify exceptions, and help ensure investment activity remains aligned with fiduciary obligations, applicable policies, client objectives, and risk guidelines.

Please see below for specific responsibilities and requirements for this role.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities for this role are below; you may support projects of varying complexity based on skill and organizational priorities.

• Investment Review Support: Perform investment reviews for Advisor Solutions accounts, with emphasis on new account, initial, 60-day, and recurring Regulation 9 review activity.
• Data Gathering & Analysis: Collect and validate account, performance, transaction, asset allocation, investment policy, and other relevant data needed to complete investment reviews accurately.
• Exception Research & Resolution: Research investment exceptions, questions, and issues, and partner with appropriate stakeholders to support timely remediation.
• Asset Allocation Monitoring: Monitor account allocation and assets against applicable investment guidelines, risk parameters, and investment policy requirements.
• Risk & Control Support: Support risk management monitoring, review documentation, and control activities that help demonstrate prudent fiduciary oversight.
• Partner & Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with Trust Advisors, Investment teams, Advisor Solutions partners, and other internal stakeholders to obtain needed information and resolve review-related questions.
• Process & Documentation Quality: Maintain accurate review documentation and contribute to process improvements that increase consistency, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Other Duties: Performing other duties as assigned, adapting to new tasks or shifts in priorities as necessary to support your team’s and the company’s mission.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in investment management, investment oversight, fiduciary administration, asset management, or a related financial services discipline.
• Working knowledge of investment review processes, account documentation, asset allocation concepts, and fiduciary risk considerations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word and Excel.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Investment Review Execution: Ability to complete review activity accurately, consistently, and within established expectations.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Ability to analyze account information, identify issues, and support resolution of investment-related exceptions.
• Fiduciary Risk Awareness: Understanding of fiduciary investment oversight obligations, including risk management and policy adherence.
• Communication: Clear written and verbal communication with internal and external partners.
• Attention to Detail: Strong accuracy and documentation discipline when working with account-level data and review materials.

Please refer to the “Skills for Success” section to learn how to stand out as an applicant.

SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:

• Open Architecture Platform Knowledge: Experience supporting investment review activity across open architecture or third-party advisor platforms.
• Regulation 9 Familiarity: Knowledge of Regulation 9 review requirements and fiduciary investment management practices.
• Performance & Allocation Tools: Comfort using performance, allocation, transaction, and account reporting tools to support analysis.
• Process Improvement Mindset: Ability to identify opportunities to streamline review workflows and improve control effectiveness.
• Professional Designation Progress: Progress toward CTFA, CFA, CFP, or another relevant designation.

DOING THE RIGHT THING:

Our employees take pride in doing the right thing for customers and colleagues as well as being accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and following policies and procedures that protect all our valuable assets, including you.

Investment Specialist

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.

LOCATION -- Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331-3552

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