at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Wintrust Wealth Management serves the financial needs of private clients, including high net worth individuals, business owners, and institutions. Since our founding in 1931, we have been helping clients meet their increasingly complex financial goals with the highest standards of service and integrity. Through our four companies, Wintrust Investments LLC, The Chicago Trust Company N.A., Great Lakes Advisors LLC, and The Chicago Deferred Exchange Company LLC, we offer comprehensive wealth management solutions, including investment, trust, and asset management services. Wintrust Wealth Management is a division of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $50 billion in assets.
One of the largest and most established Chicago-based wealth management firms, Wintrust Investments, LLC, seeks a Financial Associate professional to join our sales team to provide sales and administrative support for our Financial Advisor located in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Why join us?
- An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
- Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
- Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
- Family-friendly work hours
- With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career
- Promote from within culture
Why join this team?
- We have a culture that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit
- We offer multiple opportunities for development and upward mobility
Job Description Summary
As a Wintrust Wealth Management Financial Associate, you will be supporting our Financial Advisor in the Wintrust Arlington Heights location.
What Youll Do
- Help in delivering client investment solutions by providing a full complement of administrative support, sales support, customer service, and other related resources to your financial advisors and clients
- Facilitate new client onboarding process - open and maintain client accounts, manage account paperwork, track and record client correspondence, and generate various performance and activity reports, along with other operational activities.
- Schedule and manage client reviews. Prep Financial Advisor for client review meetings, including preparing presentations and updating client profiles. Enter and maintain CRM notes as directed.
- Ensure the team is compliant in following all processes and procedures; maintain clean and up-to-date compliance files.
- Work to deepen and enhance inter-company relationships. Manage banker referral flow activity for the team in the Salesforce system.
- Cultivate a service environment targeted towards enhancing the client experience
- Handle various client communications and mailings, including monthly newsletters, birthday cards, Christmas cards, etc.
Knowledge/Skills/Background/Experience
- 3+ years of relevant experience in the financial industry and customer service experience strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; knowledge of First Clearing system and Salesforce desirable
- FINRA Series 7 and 66 licenses and Illinois...
Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity
