What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Assistant position at Pentangle Wealth?
Position Available: Administrative Assistant
Pentangle Wealth is a growing, independent wealth management and financial planning practice located in Lake Jackson, TX that serves a wide variety of clients, including high net worth individuals. We take pride in delivering high quality service and professional coordination for our clients in a warm, welcoming, and positive environment.
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to join our friendly and professional team and to grow with our firm. The Administrative Assistant plays a critical role, partnering with the Financial Advisor team to provide excellent service to each client and ensure that their financial, estate, and tax plans are implemented properly through coordination with a variety of financial and legal professionals. This position requires a self-motivated individual with critical-thinking skills, the ability to work under firm deadlines, collaborate and work in a team-driven environment and demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
The ideal candidate will have had previous experience providing service to clients and advisors in a wealth management or financial services firm and possess the following:
Attributes and Qualities
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with an energetic and upbeat attitude
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong language skills, verbal and written
- Independently motivated and persistent
- Passionate about client service and taking as much of the workload from the advisor as possible
- Flexible in a changing environment with effective prioritization and time management skills
- Takes ownership and accountability with a strong work ethic
- Desire to learn new skills and grow
- Honest and Trustworthy
The Administrative Assistant may be assigned a variety of tasks and special projects as needed, including but not limited to the following:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Appointment scheduling, preparing mailings, and other office management and compliance functions
- Answer phone calls and emails and route to appropriate team members as needed
- Prepare client appointment agendas and propose action items for the servicing advisor’s review for the portfolio performance, financial plan update, and tax planning review meetings each year.
- Attend client appointments, write up and assign to do items, and follow through on assignments to completion
- Send a summary of each appointment to the client listing the actions to be taken by our team and by the client at the end of each appointment
- Keep the information in our technology systems up to date
Skills Required
Computer and systems competency with skills including:
- Researching and communicating using web applications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, CRM, etc.
- Knowledge or willingness to learn industry standard applications such as Redtail, DocuSign, etc.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as needed.
- Ability to provide outstanding service and relate well to people of all backgrounds.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and be accurate.
Qualifications:
- High School Graduate and above
- 3 years of experience in wealth management, financial services or related experience is preferred
- Prior experience in an Investment Advisory firm is a plus.
- Preferably live within a 20 mile radius of the office
All final candidates must pass a background/credit check and provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires a fingerprint card be filed in the event you are offered and accept employment. This position requires adherence to an extremely strict confidentiality policy.
Please email (or submit) a cover letter explaining specifically why you are interested and would be a good fit for this position, along with your resume. Please use the following subject line with your email/submission: “Administrative Assistant – Pentangle Wealth”. Please send all applications to info@pentanglewealth.com