Client Relationship Manager
Job Description
What is the position?
The Client Relationship Manager provides comprehensive service and operational support to financial advisors and their clients. This position acts as a central liaison among clients, advisors, custodians, and internal teams while helping ensure account activity, documentation, and client needs are managed accurately and efficiently.
What are the responsibilities?
As a Client Relationship Manager, you will:
- Manage client inquiries, service needs, documentation requests, and appointment coordination.
- Develop trusted relationships with existing and prospective clients while delivering responsive, professional service.
- Support financial advisors by organizing meetings, preparing materials, monitoring action items, and handling ongoing administrative needs.
- Facilitate new account setup and client onboarding, including collecting information and ensuring required documentation is completed.
- Process and track account activity such as transfers, rollovers, deposits, distributions, and beneficiary changes.
- Partner with custodians, financial institutions, operations, and compliance teams to address account issues and complete client requests.
- Maintain detailed CRM records of client communications, meetings, pending paperwork, and follow-up activities.
- Safeguard confidential client information and recognize situations that should be referred to the financial advisor.
- 5-10+ years of experience in client service, wealth management, financial services, banking, or a related field.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with a polished, client-focused approach.
- Excellent organization, time management, and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities, client requests, and deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms is preferred.
- Experience working with financial custodians such as Charles Schwab, Fidelity, or Pershing is beneficial.
You would be really happy here if:
- You thrive in detail-oriented work and proactively identify the small but important elements that contribute to successful outcomes.
- Challenges do not discourage you; you are comfortable assessing problems and developing practical solutions.
