Bank of America Corporation

Settlement Officer II (SO II), Estate Settlement, Private Bank

Bank of America Corporation$85K — $104K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree or equivalent experience, strongly desired
  • JD or Professional designation in paralegal studies preferred
  • Experience in trust, estate, and/or tax matters
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
  • Team player and individual contributor
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Aptitude for learning new technology and systems

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate and manage estate and trust settlements in a high-volume environment
  • Assign tasks to Specialized Fiduciary Administrators and oversee their completion
  • Foster relationships with internal and external business partners
  • Ensure accurate and efficient administration through process monitoring
  • Maintain high-quality communications focused on client satisfaction
  • Identify and resolve issues proactively
  • Serve as a technical resource to colleagues

Benefits

  • Industry-leading benefits package
  • Access to paid time off
  • Resources and support for employee development
  • Opportunities to contribute to community growth
  • Participation in an annual discretionary performance award program
Full Job Description
Settlement Officer II (SO II), Estate Settlement, Private Bank, Richmond, VA -

Accountable for managing and settling estates and/or terminating trusts requiring a degree of technical expertise and knowledge in estate and trust administration. Coordinates with and assigns tasks to Settlement Administrators, monitors progress and approves completed work. Assists manager and senior officers in coaching, developing, and mentoring associates within Settlement team. Responsible for coordinating information and activities with external business partners and internal business and support partners to ensure accurate, timely and efficient administration of assigned cases, and to manage business risk. Maintains high quality, professional communications with beneficiaries and co-fiduciaries, with focus on client satisfaction and asset retention.

Job Description:

  • The Settlement Officer is accountable for facilitating, managing, and settling estate and trust terminations that require expertise and knowledge of fiduciary rules and regulations in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
  • The Settlement Officer assigns tasks to Specialized Fiduciary Administrators, monitors progress and approves completed work. Responsible for coaching, developing, and mentoring administrators and junior level officers within the Estate Settlement team.
  • Works closely while simultaneously building and maintaining relationships with internal business partners including but not limited to: Client Team, Financial Advisors, Office of the Chief Fiduciary, Administrative Resource Team (ART), Audit, Compliance, Fiduciary Tax Services, Specialty Asset Management (SAM), Trust Operations, Fiduciary Tax Services (Tax), Portfolio Managers, etc., as well as external parties (Attorneys, CPAs, and Fiduciary Accountants).
  • Monitors the settlement process and task completion to ensure accurate, timely and efficient administration, and to proactively manage business risk.
  • Maintains high quality communications with beneficiaries and internal partners, with a primary focus on timely execution and client satisfaction.
  • Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues.
  • Acts as a technical resource to colleagues within and outside of Estate Settlement team.
  • May be called upon to handle tasks delegated by Estate Settlement Manager or Director.


Qualifications:

  • BS/BA degree or equivalent experience, strongly desired
  • JD or Professional designation in paralegal studies preferred
  • Trust, estate, and/or tax experience
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where multi-tasking and prioritization is a necessity
  • Works well as an individual contributor and member of a team
  • Proficient use of Microsoft Office
  • Ability to learn and apply new technology and systems


Skills:

  • Account Management
  • Customer and Client Focus
  • Oral Communications
  • Risk Management
  • Written Communications
  • Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Issue Management
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Solving
  • Active Listening
  • Attention to Detail
  • Client Management
  • Process Simplification
  • Referral Identification


Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

For internal employees: participation in a work from home posture does not make you eligible to post.

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

Pay Transparency details

US - VA - Richmond - 1111 E MAIN ST - BANK OF AMERICA CENTER (VA2300)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$85,300.00 - $104,200.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. It was formed through the combination of the corporate and investment banking activities of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch following the acquisition of the latter by the former in January 2009. Bank of America completed the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co on 1 January 2009. Bank of America began rebranding all of its corporate and investment banking activities under the Bank of America Merrill Lynch name in September 2009. In April 2010, Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Christian Meissner as head of investment banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In April 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch integrated its corporate and investment banking operations into a single division. In October 2013, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was recognised as the Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year in The Banker's Investment Banking Awards.

Bank of America Corporation Careers

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Learn more about Bank of America Corporation
Size
208,000 employees
Market Cap
$260.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
-1.4%
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