Senior Trust Associate - Senior Fiduciary Coordinator

Senior Trust Associate

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Banking, Lending, & Trust (BL&T) unlocks access to Wells Fargo Bank products and services to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families based on needs related to banking, custom lending, and trust services. These bank specialists leverage resources, valuable research, relationships, custom solutions, and highly tuned strategies to address clients' unique needs and aspirations.

BL&T further provides guidance on a variety of banking and fiduciary topics including investment management, general trust administration, specialty trusts, custody, tax, specialty assets, regulatory, privacy, ecommerce, deposit relationship, and strategy, and business strategies. The section also provides support to the WIM Diverse Segments group, including WIM referral activity.

Trust Services

Trust advisors discuss the needs of HNW and UHNW clients and provide personalized advice and wealth and asset management services, including:

• Personal trust services.
• Estate services.
• Philanthropic services.
• Closely held asset management.
• Real estate and loan asset management.
• Oil, gas, and mineral management.
• Legacy trust services.
• Special needs trust services.
• Managed Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA).

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Trust Associate.

• Support the Closely Held Asset Management Team in managing closely held assets held in fiduciary accounts, client acquisition and relationship management.
• Develop and maintain a proficient understanding of basic fiduciary concepts and principles, including trust accounting and elements of a trust.
• Execute on client requests, including money movement and ongoing account management.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge in the use of Wells Fargo Trust systems.
• Articulate Wells Fargo Trust's processes to internal partners.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of policies and procedures including, but not limited to, payments, account openings and closings, and asset transfers.
• Demonstrate a high level of organizational skills, including time and priority management.
• Deliver high-quality work-product within stated deadlines.
• Identify fiduciary risk and suggest possible solutions.
• Seek involvement with infrastructure-related projects to improve Wells Fargo Trust's business operations, client service, and risk management.
• Independently communicate with internal partners regarding client accounts.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of administrative or sales support experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to work effectively within a team and build strong working relationships across business channels and at all levels of management.
• Demonstrate a high level of organizational skills, including time and priority management.
• Collaborate effectively with relationship team members, client's advisors, and other colleagues.
• Solutions-oriented and able to operate within a diverse, fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) skills.
• Experience in a client facing environment.
• Customer service experience.
• Administrative support experience.
• Exposure to Wells Fargo Trust operations applications and systems such as: SEI Trust 3000 and TRMS (Trust Money Movement Systems), Client Link.
• Knowledge and understanding of estate, trust, or fiduciary administration.

Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities and/or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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 commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples, and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug-free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

• a. Third-party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
• b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.