Do you have financial planning experience and want to advance your career with an industry-leading firm? Ameriprise Financial is America’s leader in financial planning and ranked #1 in customer dedication. As a Registered Client Service Associate, you will provide dedicated support to high producing advisor(s) by preparing portfolio materials for client meetings, leverage your analytical skills to build financial plans, and lead client interactions to retain and develop deeper relationships. At Ameriprise Financial, we take pride in providing our clients with a personalized experience every step of the way; if you thrive in an environment where you can help others and build a positive impact on a client’s overall experience, we invite you to take your career to the next level by applying to join our team today!

Key Responsibilities

Assist advisor in servicing clients, which includes preparing financial plans, conducting investment research, and completing trades and transactions. Frequent communication with financial advisors, bank representatives and others via email and phone. 

Prepare and summarize client meetings by scheduling and confirming meetings, entering data into contact manager, creating the agenda and summary of meetings, escorting clients to advisor, and providing necessary follow-up.

Prepare and ensure new business paperwork successfully submitted, which includes preparing forms, obtain appropriate signatures, prepare documentation to send to home office, track new insurance applications, and coordinate rollovers.

Prepare for and coordinate marketing events, which includes creating marketing compliance documentation and managing event marketing reimbursement.

Provide general administrative duties, such as answering the advisors phone, processing expense management reports, preparing routine client correspondence, providing support for closes, setting up of client files, and copying new business correspondence and alerts.

Provide general administrative/reception/operations support, as needed, for the financial institution program.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent.

3 - 5 years relevant experience required.

Series 7 or ability to obtain within 150 days.

State securities agent registration (S63 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days.

Experience working in a client service environment.

Detail-oriented, strong math, and analytical skills. Good organization and time management skills. 

Able to manage multiple priorities and prioritize effectively. Able to independently work with minimal direct supervision.

Able to communicate with all levels within the organization. Process oriented and can work with a team. 

Strong computer and software skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience problem solving and resolving escalated issues. 

Experience in a high-stress, deadline-driven environment preferred. 

Industry relevant experience.

Relevant experience working within a financial institution 

State IAR registration (S65 or S66) or ability to obtain within 150 days.

Life, Accident, and Health licenses & Variable Contracts or ability to obtain within 150 days.

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Job Family Group

Business Support & Operations

Line of Business

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