Purpose of the Job
Puilaetco - A Quintet Private Bank is a leading private bank in the wealth management sector; we are committed to our clients and their families, and pride ourselves on our personalised service based on a deep understanding of what clients want to achieve. Compared to others, we are small (<2,000 employees across 50 European and UK locations) with an ambition to stay true to our purpose to be the most trusted fiduciary of family wealth.
When you join Quintet you are joining a company that values diversity of background, equal access to opportunities, career development, collaboration and inclusiveness. We want our employees to feel proud of being part of a company that is committed to do the right thing. You will have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programmes.
As a Client Advisor Assistant, you will be working closely and responsible to provide support to several client advisors. You will be in direct contact with clients, actively and significantly contributing to the development of sustainable client relationships and a strong client experience. Furthermore you will be providing superior administrative, commercial, organisational, and operational support across multiple client-related processes covering the whole lifecycle of the client families we serve.
Key Accountabilities
Commercial Support
1. Support with the management of client’s wealth including the preparation of meetings, calls with (prospects or) clients, taking ownership of post meeting follow-up actions
2. Contact clients as requested by the client advisors, by telephone, letter or in person to ensure client’s needs are met, including arrangement of meetings, annual reviews, and similar activities, support in answering client calls and responding to client queries
3. Support client advisors to establish, maintain a sustainable client relationship with the bank andactively contributing to a strong client experience and successfully acquire new clients or assets
Operational Support
4. Accept and process client instructions such as payments, securities, and FX transactions in line with internal applicable procedures
5. Support client advisors to manage appropriately the onboarding of new clients and the opening / closing of client accounts
Administrative Support
6. Support to update and maintain up to standards KYC/KYT documentation and client data records in the banking, client relationship management and other banking systems as appropriate
7. Prepare, check and dispatch client valuation records and portfolio statements · Support client advisors to carry out timely and appropriately risk assessment both for clients newly onboarded and existing clients in line with the internal FCC requirements and internal quality standards
Risk Management Support
8. Support to ensure that all client related processes and transactions are carried out in accordance with applicable internal procedures
9. Assist in the handling and resolution of risk, compliance, and document related matters in close collaboration with the specialists of Compliance, Risk, Credits and Operations
10. Live by and demonstrate a strong Risk & Compliance culture of in all relevant tasks and throughout the company. Is accountable to proactively flag Risk & Compliance issues
Knowledge and Experience
11. Financial knowledge with working knowledge of investment products, rules and regulations, Compliance (Mifid, KYC, KYT, AML)
12. Master degree or proven experience in the banking sector preferably in a client facing function and having a genuine interest in a career in a private banking environment
Attributes and Qualities
13. Accurate and attention to detail
14. Capability to prioritize and adapt to quickly changing circumstances
15. Proactive, uses initiative and self-motivated
16. Client focused with effective communication skills
17. Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines and client experience in mind ·
Technical Skills
18. MS-Office (, Excel, PowerPoint)
Languages Skills
19. Dutch/French and English (fluent / advanced)