Investment Specialist

Fifth Third Bank; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank is seeking an Investment Specialist to support investment management oversight for Advisor Solutions accounts. You will analyze data, perform initial reviews, and help ensure activities align with fiduciary guidelines and client objectives.

The role involves gathering account and performance data, supporting risk controls, and collaborating with Trust Advisors and internal teams to resolve review questions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
• Experience in investment management, fiduciary administration, or related financial services.
• Working knowledge of investment review processes, asset allocation concepts, and fiduciary risk.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform investment reviews for Advisor Solutions accounts, with emphasis on new account, initial, 60‑day, and recurring Regulation 9 activity.
• Collect and validate account, performance, transaction, asset allocation, investment policy, and other data for reviews.
• Research investment exceptions and coordinate timely remediation with stakeholders.
• Monitor account allocation against investment guidelines, risk parameters, and policy requirements.
• Support risk management monitoring, documentation, and control activities.
• Collaborate with Trust Advisors, Investment teams, and Advisor Solutions partners to resolve questions.
• Maintain accurate review documentation and contribute to process improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support team and company mission.

Skills

Investment Review Execution

Analytical Problem Solving

Fiduciary Risk Awareness

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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

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