Administrative Assistant, Columbus, OH

Secure Path Advisory Group is seeking a candidate to complement our wealth management firm in Columbus, OH. This is a F/T Administrative Assistant position and requires an articulate, hard-working candidate who desires a challenge. Applicant must have a strong capacity to handle varying work tasks always with a proactive, driven, and energetic approach. We desire someone who is self-sufficient, detail-oriented, organized and efficient, willing to exceed expectations at any level of task, and driven to develop a strong working relationship with our Financial Advisors and clients.

You will be responsible for overseeing day to day operations with various clients including answering phones, client service work, and meeting preparation. This position is full-time.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer all areas of the client process including but not limited to: 
  1. Schedule and confirm client appointments via phone and email
  2. Welcome clients and guests in a professional manner
  3. Answer and direct incoming communications and visitors both in person and via a multi-line phone system
  4. Prepare, organize, coordinate, and maintain client paperwork
  5. Assist with vendor communication including package delivery and preparing outgoing mail items
  6. Record notes from appointments, assign tasks, record opportunities, and assist in creating a follow-up plan 
  7. Process changes to any address, phone, email and bank information 
  8. Review applications, beneficiary forms and other change requests for accuracy and completeness
  9. Generate account paperwork including statements
  10. Process client withdraw, wire and check requests, ensuring any relevant comments are documented appropriately
  11. Research and resolve client service problems for errors as needed
  12. Process and record all transactions on appropriate logs 
  13. Set up client files and obtain necessary information
  14. Communicate necessary follow up with clients
  15. Update and maintain relationship management system
  16. Assist in planning and coordinating client events 
  17. Assist Financial Advisor with marketing efforts such as newsletters, mailings, and seminars
• Support ongoing efforts for growth with new clients and continuous interaction with current clientele to provide an excellent client experience
• Maintain a clean and orderly office environment  
• Interact with a wide variety of companies to obtain needed information or request that certain actions be taken and follow up to ensure processes are completed in a timely manner
• Obtain working industry knowledge and overall familiarity with relevant internal and Broker-Dealer resources

Periodic Duties and Responsibilities

• Be available for other projects as needed
• Cross train with other teams in order to backup other operational duties as needed

Skills Required

Understanding and proficiency are required in regards to customer relationships, customer service, data entry, confidentiality, problem resolution and MS Office products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, CRM, and Financial Databases.

Abilities Required

• Ability to follow verbal and written communications
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, prospects, public and coworkers in a professional and courteous manner and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently
• Ability to get ideas accepted and to guide a group or individual to accomplish a task
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks (time management)
• Ability to work in a multitasking environment and embrace change
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
•  Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, instructions and manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.  Ability to understand and apply percentages.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education and Experience

• Associates degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Customer Service Experience required. 
• Experience in the financial services industry and/or administrative support is preferred. 

Benefits

HealthPlan though UMR 

410 K with company matching

Paid time off ( sick time , vacation)

Wellness Program

Compensation between ( $ 16.00 -$ 20.00/hr) 

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