Senior Wealth Management Client Advisor

Northern Trust Corp; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and pension

Health benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life & disability insurance

Well-being benefits

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Northern Trust in Lake Forest, IL is seeking an Account Manager to maintain client relationships and coordinate administration of fiduciary and custody accounts within Wealth Management. You will respond to client inquiries, prepare action plans and reports, and work with the Client Support Services Team to ensure smooth transaction processing.

The successful candidate will have 5–7 years of financial services experience, excellent communication skills, and strong analytical and organizational

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Industry Knowledge of personal trust, estate, guardian and Advisory services and products, usually acquired through related work experience, is preferred.
• Analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills are required.
• Highly flexible and adaptable to change.
• Technical skills / systems knowledge (e.g. Microsoft Office) is required.
• Experience :A College or University degree and/or relevant proven work experience is preferred.
• 5-7 years' experience in financial servicing or related experience/credentials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates account administration for fiduciary, investment management, estate settlement, guardianship, and/or custody accounts for complex client relationships.
• Develops and maintains working knowledge of governing documents and account agreements.
• Receives service requests from clients and partners, and communicates to service partners; obtains appropriate information from partners and clients to facilitate service changes or transactions.
• Coordinates resolution of client issues; informs client of steps taken to resolve requests or problems.
• Oversees development of appropriate action plans for client servicing events and ensures execution and follow-up; communicates with clients regularly to inform them of account set-up or status, document requests, or other information.
• Engages the Client Support Services Team on execution of client servicing events, account opening and closing, cash movement, and fee set-ups.
• Assists Trust Advisors, Estate Settlement Administrators, Guardianship Administrators, and/or Client Advisors in account acceptance process, discretionary request analysis and process, compliance management and annual account review process; ensures appropriate documentation is collected and imaged; ensures systems information is up-to-date; ensures accurate set up and review of fees; documents services provided, specialized procedures, and ongoing written communications with client as appropriate in managing daily activity.
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of various business applications critical to relationship management including client on-line tools.
• Assists Trust Advisors, Estate Settlement Administrators, Guardianship Administrators, and/or Client Advisors with business development and client presentations. Identifies service efficiency enhancements, process improvements, and service delivery using creative and proactive measures.
• Able to serve as a key subject-matter expert and mentor to other more junior-level employees.
• May manage daily operational activities and supervise day-to-day work of junior-level employees (but not a formal management role).
• More technically sound in area of expertise and has broader knowledge of other areas.
• Delivers a work product that requires less revision.
• Able to facilitate discussions and reach decisions.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Flexibility

Microsoft Office

Financial services experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northern Trust in Lake Forest, IL is seeking an Account Manager to maintain client relationships and coordinate administration of fiduciary and custody accounts within Wealth Management. You will respond to client inquiries, prepare action plans and reports, and work with the Client Support Services Team to ensure smooth transaction processing.

The successful candidate will have 5–7 years of financial services experience, excellent communication skills, and strong analytical and organizational