Updated: Aug 11, 2024 - The Client Relationship Associate is responsible for managing all operational aspects of client management, including processing paperwork and executing client instructions efficiently. This role demands a high level of quality service, requiring prompt responses to client needs and the ability to serve as backup for other support staff. Key responsibilities also include utilizing firm-specific software systems, composing correspondence according to established guidelines, and ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures.
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1. Client Relationship Associate, Midland Financial, Peoria, IL
Job Summary:
- Lead nurturing including inbound/outbound calls and written communications
- Establishing and preserving long-term relationships with attorneys and law firms
- Identifying opportunities and assisting the Relationship Manager with the progression of those opportunities
- Identifying key staff at law firms to cultivate profitable relationships
- Facilitate the accumulation and prompt return of requisite documents
- Assist with the needed tasks to move deals through the pipeline
- Work quickly to address and resolve issues
- Consistently perform the required daily activities to conserve a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities
- Maintain engagement with prospects and accounts in pipeline to grow sales volume
- Promote high quality service and the Company's positive image
- Organizing regular meetings and handle client communications
Skills on Resume:
- Lead Nurturing (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Opportunity Development (Hard Skills)
- Strategic Networking (Soft Skills)
- Document Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Pipeline Management (Hard Skills)
- Client Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
2. Client Relationship Associate, Harbor Wealth Advisors, Reno, NV
Job Summary:
- Assist with addressing and fulfilling client requests and questions.
- Manage schedule and prepare for client meetings as directed by Portfolio Managers.
- Coordinate the on-boarding process for new clients.
- Collect financial data from clients and build preliminary plans using financial planning software.
- Oversee client engagement to ensure timely, consistent contact with clients and prospective clients.
- Maintain and update data in client relationship management (CRM) tools.
- Assist with firm marketing by preparing and delivering marketing materials.
- Support and participate in Project on-boarding meeting workshops.
- Assist Project Manager and Client Relationships manage meeting outputs and outcomes.
- Own the update, with the support of the business, of the SLA on behalf of the Relationship Management team for all clients - with version control and dates duly annotated.
Skills on Resume:
- Client Relationship (Soft Skills)
- Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)
- Client Onboarding (Hard Skills)
- Data Management (Hard Skills)
- Effective Communication (Soft Skills)
- Project Coordination (Hard Skills)
- SLA Management (Hard Skills)
- Marketing Support (Hard Skills)
3. Client Relationship Associate, Summit Financial Group, Mobile, AL
Job Summary:
- Answering queries, offering advice and introducing services.
- Meeting with clients virtually or during sales visits
- Support the servicing of FNZ TA Services Limited clients including the managing of their audit and due diligence requirements which are undertaken by them and their auditors
- Ensure that the clients understand all operation requirements in relation to Transfer Agency administration and in line with Regulatory requirements and their contractual obligations to FNZ TA Services Limited.
- Partake in client service review meetings and ensure all actions and minutes are documented and shared in a timely manner including the tracking of all times
- Develop long term relationships within TA FNZ and TA clients based upon knowledge, trust and added value
- Ensuring that FNZ TA Services Limited deepens it’s engagement to drive stability of the relationship and where possible incremental income with compromising TCF objectives and Investor outcomes.
- Effectively manage all escalated issues and queries against agreed service levels in conjunction with the Operation’s team.
- Provide quality assurance of all written communications.
- Take responsibility for Fund Changes items (launches & closures), including appropriate changes for ongoing commercial arrangements and updating of the appropriate documentation to its conclusion.
Skills on Resume:
- Client Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Virtual Sales (Soft Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
4. Client Relationship Associate, Pinecrest Planning, Spokane, WA
Job Summary:
- Represent the client in Change Committee meetings in line with issued Terms of Reference (ToR).
- Ensure clients comply with contractual terms of business.
- Ensure that the services FNZ TA Services Limited provide for the clients is under appropriate commercial terms which reflect the risks and costs of supporting the client(s).
- Maintain client’s data and ongoing issues through the appropriate CRM system
- Identify and demonstrate when necessary, the principles of TCF and Investor outcomes.
- Commercial ownership of relationship – generation/negotiation and delivery of contracts and re-contracting with clients entering into new contractual terms with improved commercial outcomes where possible.
- Supporting the delivery of KPI’s to clients with the Operational teams being able to converse with the client appropriately.
- Quality assure monthly KPI packs before sending/presentation to clients.
- Review breaches/near misses weekly, generating analysis for both closed and open items, to identify trends (who made the error) and possible automated solutions, in conjunction with operational activity.
- Track regulatory change development as and when it comes into the TA business.
Skills on Resume:
- Change Committee Representation (Soft Skills)
- Contract Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Commercial Negotiation (Hard Skills)
- Data Management (Hard Skills)
- TCF Principles (Hard Skills)
- KPI Delivery Support (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Tracking (Hard Skills)
5. Client Relationship Associate, Blue Ridge Financial Services, Asheville, NC
Job Summary:
- Review action logs to determine any delays or identify any risks associated to TA BAU.
- Generate minutes from service meetings held – (accompanying the generation of client action logs
- Ensure change process is followed in line with procedures and client’s expectations.
- Provide analysis demonstrating where in the cycle the change is and whether the deadline will be achieved.
- Participate in the generation of materials for service meetings, providing quality assurance and where appropriate attending service meetings.
- Assist in the completion of RFP/RFI documentation – where appropriate perform analysis to ensure consistency with commentary.
- Investigate and provide analysis across the industry TA customer base (ACD and Hosted ACD) – identifying targets for BD purposes.
- Provide analysis for client Road Maps ensuring the journeys are on schedule – demonstrating tacit agreement with client expectations within the journey, or whereby the journey is behind suitably outcomes to manage expectations.
- Create required databases for Relationship Management team to monitor the TA business – Centralised information for interrogation.
- Support in SLA analysis ensuring frequent reviews are conducted and outputs provided, with version control and dates duly annotated.
Skills on Resume:
- Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Documentation (Soft Skills)
- Change Management (Hard Skills)
- Process Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Material Generation (Hard Skills)
- RFP/RFI Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Industry Analysis (Hard Skills)
- SLA Management (Hard Skills)
6. Client Relationship Associate, River City Finance, Little Rock, AR
Job Summary:
- Providing high quality and efficient customer service and support by assisting with overall account processes & providing routine client support for various fund based programs, operations, and initiatives on behalf of brand clients
- Auditing and processing claims, assisting with access and use of various information portals and technology tools and answering questions or clarifying program guidelines, operations, and rules.
- Utilizing proprietary fund management programs for transaction processing, claims auditing, and responding to customer information requests.
- Providing high touch phone, email and chat support to program participants, customer sales teams and customer partners.
- Establishing strong client relationships as an associate while accurately and consistently keeping records of customer interactions, questions, concerns and suggestions.
- Ensuring client satisfaction, enhance value to clients and achieve operating targets.
- Being part of a culture of performance and continuous improvement and collaborating with a team of specialists and associates to optimize delivery of support and service.
- Co-own Printer/Communication Companies relationship(s) from a Business Development perspective – build strong relationships with stakeholders from these organisations.
Skills on Resume:
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Claims Processing (Hard Skills)
- Fund Management (Hard Skills)
- Multichannel Support (Soft Skills)
- Client Relationship (Soft Skills)
- Performance Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
7. Client Relationship Associate I, Coastal Investment Advisors, Corpus Christi, TX
Job Summary:
- Interact with clients via telephone and email to research and resolve account inquiries and provide appropriate follow through.
- Required to be flexible and have good organizational and planning skills
- Interact with internal departments and areas, build support and resolve complex issues and problems
- Prepare account documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Prepare and edit sales proposals and client letters.
- Position includes managing calendar updates, scheduling and confirming meetings and maintaining client and general files.
- Provide support via Microsoft office including word, excel, access database, mass mailings.
- Assisting with sales and lead generation activities (no cold calling required)
- Prepare sales presentations
- Appointment setting and managing inbound inquiries
Skills on Resume:
- Client Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Organizational Skills (Soft Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Documentation Accuracy (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Calendar Management (Soft Skills)
- Microsoft Office Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Sales Support (Soft Skills)
8. Client Relationship Associate, Legacy Financial Partners, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Take full responsibility for consulting revenue growth in defined clients
- Work with 2 to 3 Strategic Clients that have a Master Service Agreement to supply consulting services already in place
- Deeply understands the clients and holds relationships from CDO to Data Managers and senior business stakeholders in every commercial department
- Prepares a client development plan in partnership with the client and gains buy in
- Accurately forecast demand and ensure Kubrick is prepared to supply the required services
- Organise data strategy days and forums and co-chair (with the Head of Strategic Accounts)
- Ensure that services to the clients are deployed through working with Kubrick people team to deploy the right consultants and onboard them to client projects appropriately
- Ensure all proposals, agreements, SOW’s and PO’s are in place for seamless client operations
- Responsible for coordinating proposals and preparing engagement documents for clients
- Managing the sales pipeline and sales reporting through Salesforce
- Communicating with clients and project support
Skills on Resume:
- Revenue Growth Management (Hard Skills)
- Client Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
- Strategic Planning (Soft Skills)
- Demand Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Event Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Project Deployment (Hard Skills)
- Document Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Sales Pipeline Management (Hard Skills)
9. Client Relationship Associate, Cedar Financial Planning, Cedar Rapids, IA
Job Summary:
- Assist in bringing in new donor funds through inbound inquiries and direct outreach
- Onboard financial advisors and provide ongoing support to financial professionals in the use and administration of donor advised funds (DAF)
- Assist Development Manager with the closing of new donor advised funds by following AEF's established procedures
- Follow up with advisors, their associates and AEF staff on issues relating to new DAF applications, account transfers or booking gifts
- Assist Development Manager in preparing presentation materials and event planning
- Provide service to financial professionals regarding their existing donor advised fund
- Act as the point of contact between Development Managers and AEF Departments
- Manage contacts and opportunities in Salesforce
Skills on Resume:
- Donor Acquisition (Soft Skills)
- Financial Advisor Onboarding (Hard Skills)
- Fundraising Support (Soft Skills)
- Application Follow-up (Soft Skills)
- Material Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Customer Service (Soft Skills)
- Interdepartmental Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Salesforce Management (Hard Skills)
10. Client Relationship Associate, Gateway Wealth Management, St. Louis, MO
Job Summary:
- Assist in bringing in new donor funds through inbound inquiries and direct outreach
- Onboard financial advisors and provide ongoing support to financial professionals in the use and administration of donor-advised funds (DAF)
- Assist the Development Manager with the closing of new donor-advised funds by following AEF's established procedures
- Follow up with advisors, their associates, and AEF staff on issues relating to new DAF applications, account transfers, or booking gifts
- Assist the Development Manager in preparing presentation materials and event planning
- Provide service to financial professionals regarding their existing donor-advised fund
- Act as the point of contact between Development Managers and AEF Departments
- Manage contacts and opportunities in Salesforce
Skills on Resume:
- Donor Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Advisor Onboarding (Hard Skills)
- Fund Closure (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Follow-up (Soft Skills)
- Event Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Client Service (Soft Skills)
- Departmental Liaison (Soft Skills)
- CRM Management (Hard Skills)
11. Client Relationship Associate, Liberty Financial Consulting, Dover, DE
Job Summary:
- Build strong relationships to improve results and add value by providing quality service
- Understanding the client’s needs, ensuring delivery and growth of the account
- Provide insights and feedback to the recruiting team to ensure quality delivery and meet account objectives
- Maintain relationships with existing consultants to gain awareness of client projects
- Maximize opportunities and ensure renewals and remarketing of talent
- Act as the main point of contact for Managed Service Providers
- Utilize Vendor Management Software to deliver talent to customers
- Engage in existing client development activities
- Promote the services through client interaction and networking
Skills on Resume:
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Client Understanding (Soft Skills)
- Feedback Provision (Soft Skills)
- Consultant Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Opportunity Maximization (Soft Skills)
- Service Provider Contact (Soft Skills)
- Software Utilization (Hard Skills)
- Client Development (Soft Skills)
12. Client Relationship Associate, Capital City Investments, Baton Rouge, LA
Job Summary:
- Manage all aspects of operations concerning client management including processing paperwork and executing client instructions
- Provide a high level of quality service to clients by promptly responding to their needs
- Serve as backup to other support staff members by volume or absence
- Utilize the firm’s computer systems and corresponding functionality as they relate to client service and the advisor’s practice
- Compose letters and/or memos following established policies and procedures
- Adhere to all compliance policies and procedures
- Meeting, communicating and liaising with clients on their business and projects
- Gathering requirements from clients on R&D finance
- Detailing clients’ requirements and finances to other departments
- Completing bespoke training scheme
- Keeping up to date with R&D finance/tax
Skills on Resume:
- Client Management (Soft Skills)
- Quality Service (Soft Skills)
- Staff Backup (Soft Skills)
- System Utilization (Hard Skills)
- Document Composition (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Client Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Finance Detailing (Hard Skills)
13. Client Relationship Associate, Grand Peak Financial, Colorado Springs, CO
Job Summary:
- Proactively resolving clients’ issues and concerns professionally and pleasantly to enhance the client experience
- Supporting clients and advisors in providing account information, processing forms, and maintaining records promptly
- Maintain a professional rapport with clients and the 6 Meridian team via telephone support and correspondence
- Demonstrate competency and full understanding of using the firm’s software systems
- Taking and placing client orders in brokerage and advisory accounts
- Comply with all industry rules and regulations and firm policies
- Assists with the maintenance of client files and records related to all client relation activities.
- Assists with claims queries, loss ratio reports, census reports and any other report as requested by clients, brokers, and other sales channels.
- Review enrolment data to ensure consistency with the proposal.
- Performs any other related duties and handles special projects as may be requested by management.
Skills on Resume:
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Client Support (Soft Skills)
- Professional Rapport (Soft Skills)
- Software Proficiency (Hard Skills)
- Order Management (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Assistance (Hard Skills)