Client Service Associate
Edinburgh
9 Months
Competitive Day Rate
The UK Defined Contribution Pensions client experience is looking for a new team member to join them in the Edinburgh office. The DC CEM team consists of five Client Service Officers (“CSOs”) based in London and Edinburgh, who cover a variety of product offerings and asset classes for UK DC Platforms and DC Pension Schemes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Post-sales client relationship management, partnering with the Institutional Client Business teams and DC clients, through high quality client service with outstanding attention to detail.
* Understanding clients’ needs and liaising with internal teams and third-party service providers where necessary, ensuring that the agreed arrangement and service requirements of the client are delivered.
* Ensure timely and accurate delivery of client deliverables (invoices, reporting, price files, data etc.) by working cross functionally and establishing relationships with internal teams.
* Address new operational requests (e.g., changes to client report) and provide summary of completion notification to broad partners and senior team members.
* Owning client queries, delegating as appropriate to internal teams, monitoring progress to resolution and ensuring that responses are timely and of a high professional quality.
* Working closely with senior team members in achieving seamless client service for their strategic clients.
* Escalating any client complaints in a timely and sensitive manner, in accordance with internal procedures and being a great partner to senior team members to mitigate the impact of dissatisfaction.
* Supporting the onboarding of clients and client change activities, ensuring correct process and procedures are followed.
* Drive continuous improvement in service offering both internally and with external service providers such as custodian banks, depository banks and transfer agents.
* Contribute to project initiatives that seek to improve service, effectiveness and efficiency, or which elevate the business, its products and our clients.
* Occasionally required to lead on projects representing the client and the team.
Background:
* 2-3 years of experience in either client service, fund administration, custodial services, operations, sales, investment consulting, portfolio management support or similar fields.
* Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications is essential, along with technical skills to efficiently manage multiple programs concurrently.
* Capable of meeting deadlines and working independently on client projects and queries.
* Demonstrated interest in the financial services/investment industry and a commitment to continuous learning, both independently and in team settings.
* Self-motivated with the ability to recognize when to escalate issues appropriately. Must be able to work collaboratively within a team and take on additional responsibilities as needed.
* Ability to evaluate process inefficiencies, identify and implement operational improvements, and resolve issues. Possesses innovative problem-solving skills and the capability to think and act quickly and creatively.