Client Service Intern Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job Description:

Merrill Wealth Management is a leading provider of comprehensive wealth management and investment products and services for individuals, companies, and institutions. Merrill Wealth Management is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the world specializing in goals-based wealth management, including planning for retirement, education, legacy, and other life goals through investment advice and guidance.

Merrill's Financial Advisors and Wealth Management Client Associates help clients pursue the life they envision through a personal relationship with their advisory team committed to their needs. We believe trust comes from transparency. Our trusted advisory teams are equipped with access to the investment insights of Merrill coupled with the banking convenience of Bank of America.

Merrill is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Merrill, we empower you to bring your whole self to work. We value the unique perspectives in our thoughts, business, and within our employees and clients. Our Wealth Management team represents an array of different skills and experiences that individuals bring from all backgrounds and careers; whether gained through military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Job Description:
Client Service Associates will be co-located at a central site, and will provide shared support for advisors who have a short term need. CSAs will report into the Market CRM, though day-to-day will be supervised by a Client Service Lead. For the initial launch, there will be one lead with 3 teams of CSAs reporting in.
The Client Service Associates role is a sales support position, typically providing dedicated operational and sales support to multiple Financial Advisors (FAs).
You will be part of a team of CAs supporting specific advisors and their clients. Incumbents may also on a regular basis support office initiatives, in addition to the businesses of particular FAs.
For established clients, the CSA will often serve as the most frequent point of contact with Merrill Lynch.

Responsibilities:

• Provides excellent Client Service to the bank's clients through educating them on all of the bank's service and banking offerings
• Ensures timeliness, accuracy, and completeness in client materials and follows up on all client and Financial Advisor (FA) requests
• Assists with ensuring practices are in alignment with the bank's policies and procedures to support operational excellence, protect the bank's clients, and manage risk
• Identifies, deepens, and maintains client relationships through emphasizing the bank's offerings and promoting incorporation of banking into day-to-day practices, while communicating outputs to the FA
• Supports day-to-day team activities and needs including covering roles in times of absence or seasonal need increases, while leading with a client first mindset

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of experience working in a client servicing operations capacity or in the banking/ financial industry
• Must be a current Year Up United intern with Bank of America.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field
• Knowledge of investment and banking products, policies and procedures
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and evolving job expectations
• Strong technological skills

Skills:

• Account Management
• Client Management
• Customer and Client Focus
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Business Development
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Pipeline Management
• Prioritization
• Administrative Services
• Emotional Intelligence
• Referral Identification
• Written Communications

Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Internal employees who are currently working from home are still eligible to apply. However, if selected for the role, you may be required to work onsite in accordance with the workplace excellence policy

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