Centralized Support Associate

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About the role

  • Remote Centralized Support Associate at BMO, providing bilingual administrative and investment support to Nesbitt Burns Advisory practices. Maintaining client relationships, accounts, documentation, and regulatory compliance during staffing gaps.

Responsibilities

  • Provide experienced administrative support to Advisory practices experiencing temporary staffing gaps
  • Support assigned practices for defined periods, generally two to six months
  • Learn and adapt to each practice’s routines, book structure, priorities, and service expectations
  • Participate in onboarding and establish responsibilities, turnaround expectations, escalation channels, and assignment boundaries
  • Book prospect and client meetings and prepare meeting packages
  • Coordinate marketing activities, including websites, social media, client recognition, and client events
  • Schedule and prepare client portfolio reviews for Investment Advisors
  • Follow up on client inquiries, account maintenance, new account setup, transfers, and fund remittances
  • Resolve and escalate client complaints as required
  • Handle day-to-day client requests involving money movement, technology issues, account opening, and account updates
  • Generate reports and documents for Investment Advisors and clients
  • Maintain client databases and files
  • Monitor incoming and outgoing assets and notify Investment Advisors of required portfolio rebalancing actions
  • Process client-file and regulatory documentation
  • Monitor periodic redocumentation of client accounts
  • Mentor and coach new or junior Centralized Support team members
  • Support team members with policy, procedure, and processing inquiries and escalations
  • Build client rapport and promote positive client experiences and long-term relationships
  • Assist with managing and growing a client portfolio
  • Support Investment Advisors with individual client investment needs, sales, and services
  • Collaborate with BMO partners to deliver the desired customer experience
  • Follow risk, compliance, privacy, regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements
  • Analyze issues, determine next steps, and handle complex or escalated tasks
  • Follow standardized workflows while adapting to practice needs and changing priorities
  • Operate within a shared national capacity pool and maintain accurate workload, volume, turnaround, error, capacity, deadline, and risk information
  • Provide an orderly handover when engagements end
  • Participate in training and knowledge-sharing and identify service improvements

Requirements

  • Typically between 3–5 years of relevant experience with Nesbitt Burns preferred and/or certification in a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Advanced knowledge of investment processes and procedures
  • Advanced knowledge of administrative processes and procedures as contained in the Sales Administration Manual
  • Advanced knowledge of proprietary products and services
  • Knowledge of compliance practices and regulations
  • Knowledge of financial/retirement planning
  • Strong organization, prioritization, problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to learn quickly, work independently in a virtual environment, and adapt across assignments
  • Specialized knowledge
  • CIRO IR licensing is not a requirement, but is considered an asset
  • Fluent in French and English
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good organization skills
  • Good collaboration and team skills
  • Knowledge of insurance and group products is an asset
  • Knowledge of Trust and Estate services is an asset

Benefits

  • Commission structure
  • Health insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Accident and life insurance
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Performance-based incentives
  • Discretionary bonuses
  • In-depth training and coaching
  • Manager support and network-building opportunities
  • Accommodations available on request during the selection process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid level

Salary

CA$38,000 - CA$72,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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