Associate Trust Officer (Associate Fiduciary Specialist) – Irrevocable Life Insurance Team

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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Associate Trust Officer (Associate Fiduciary Specialist) on the Irrevocable Life Insurance Team in Trust Client & Advisor Services as part of Wealth and Investment Management.

In this role, you will:

• This position is primarily responsible for the oversight and collection of insurance premiums, and payment of the premiums to various carriers. In addition, the position will be responsible for notifying clients when contributions are received into the Trust account.
• Participate in less complex customer financial account relationship services
• Identify customer needs and offer solutions while managing the risk of accounts
• Administer client accounts in order to create, expand, and serve relationships
• Review basic issues, policies, or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained related to moderately complex risk tasks and deliverables
• Develop knowledge of investment strategies, objectives, and asset allocations
• Analyze trust and financial information and prioritize as appropriate
• Set up, administer, terminate, and distribute moderately complex accounts of all types
• Receive direction from supervisor and exercise independent judgment while developing understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Communicate directly with clients, Wells Fargo partners, and external resources
• Provide work direction
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications

• 6+ months of Fiduciary Products experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Solid problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Good PC skills with the aptitude to learn new systems quickly
• Knowledge and understanding of estate, trust, or fiduciary administration
• Knowledge and understanding of life insurance trusts
• Prior experience in reading and interpreting beneficiary notification language within Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) documents related to trust gifts
• Prior experience in reviewing life insurance premium notifications and understanding how to appropriately prepare client notifications based on the life insurance notification

This position will primarily be responsible for the oversight and collection of insurance premiums, and payment of the premiums to various carriers. In addition, the position will be responsible for notifying clients when contributions are received into the Trust account.

This position may be considered for a signing bonus.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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