**Job Description** **Job Summary** An experienced team, united together. Bison Wealth Planners is seeking a charismatic Client Associate who is motivated, detail-oriented, and empathetic. This critical role helps to provide high quality/high touch administrative support to Financial Advisors, their prospective and existing clients and other branch team members. The ideal candidate will have effective communication skills as well as the ability to organize, manage, and track multiple, detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment. Are you ready to grow? Let’s discover the possibility of working together. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** + Services a high volume of daily interactions, including basic inquiries and scheduling of meetings, with prospective and existing clients on the phone, in-person, virtually and through mailings. + Works both independently and within a dynamic team environment to provide crucial support to the financial advisors and branch office. + Opens new client accounts and researches client and security information using internal databases and other technologies. + For proper maintenance and to meet firm and industry requirements, ensures client paperwork and documentation is accurate and correct prior to submission and processing. Follows up to ensure accurate completion. + Prepares letters, forms, and reports to assist with servicing existing clients and prospecting for new clients. + Creates and maintains records and files utilizing Client Relationship Management (CRM) software. + Actively engages in available training/cross-training and educational and/or professional development opportunities to remain current on firm and industry policies and procedures. + Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. **Knowledge of** + Company’s working structure, policies, mission, and strategies. + General office practices, procedures, and methods. + Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry. + Financial markets, products, and industry regulations. **Skill in** + Client Relationship Management (CRM) software, or similar contact management software. + Excel, including developing spreadsheets as needed and for ongoing reporting. + Effective communication across multiple client interactive platforms (in-person, virtual, phone and mail) **Ability to** + Operate standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, and databases. + Analyze and research account information. + Identify time sensitive items and assess competing priorities. + Take initiative and proactively follow up on submitted items to ensure completion; resolve errors, questions or concerns. + Handle stressful situations and provide a high level of customer service in a calm and professional manner. + Understand basic math and finance principles. + Use friendly interpersonal styles and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels, in person and virtually. + Work both independently and as part of a cohesive team. + Provide level of customer service that delights the client. _Bison Wealth Planners_ _and its employees are_ **_independent contractors with respect to Raymond James_** _; not employees of Raymond James. The term “Raymond James” includes, but is not limited to Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (“RJFS”) and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors. Inc. (“RJFSA”) as affiliates._ **Education** High School (HS) **Work Experience** General Experience - 0 to 3 months **Certifications** **Travel** Less than 25% **Workstyle** Resident At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. We expect our associates at all levels to: • Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same • Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes • Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind • Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter • Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. \#LI-LS1