Bank of America Corporation

Settlement Officer III - Estate Settlement

Bank of America Corporation$109K — $135K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA or equivalent experience required
  • Minimum of 3 years of personal trust/estate settlement/investment related experience required
  • JD or Professional designation in paralegal studies preferred
  • Experience with High-Net-Worth clientele
  • Strong communication and organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Manages complex probate estates and deceased grantor trusts requiring expertise in estate administration
  • Builds relationships with internal and external partners to manage risk and ensure effective administration
  • Maintains proactive communication with beneficiaries to enhance client satisfaction
  • Escalates issues to help manage the bank's risk
  • Acts as a technical resource for colleagues and partners
  • Coaches and mentors less experienced coworkers

Benefits

  • Access to industry-leading benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Resources and support for employee contributions
  • Opportunities to make a genuine impact
  • Support for sustainable growth of the business and communities served
Full Job Description
Job Description:

This job is responsible managing and settling the larger and more complex probate estates and deceased grantor trusts. Key responsibilities include account management, completion of account related administrative tasks, and proactively communicating with the parties related to the account. Job expectations include the ability to work independently and escalate issues to reduce risk, build relationships with partners, and coach less experienced teammates.

Responsibilities:
  • Manages more complex probate estates and deceased grantor trusts that require a higher level of technical expertise and knowledge in estate and trust administration
  • Builds and maintains relationships with internal support partners (Tax, Risk, Real Estate, Private Business Group) and external partners (CPA and Attorneys) to manage risk by ensuring accurate, timely and efficient administration
  • Maintains high quality, proactive communication with beneficiaries with a focus on client satisfaction and asset retention
  • Escalates matters to assist in the management of the bank's risk
  • Acts as a technical resource for colleagues in Estate Settlement Services and with other internal partners
  • Coaches, develops and mentors Assistants and Officers


Required Qualifications:
  • BS/BA or equivalent experience required
  • Minimum of 3 years of personal trust/estate settlement/investment related experience required


Desired Qualifications:
  • JD or Professional designation in paralegal studies preferred
  • Experience with High-Net-Worth clientele
  • 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 suite
  • Ability to learn and apply new technology and systems


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

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


Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

Pay Transparency details

US - DC - Washington - 1800 K St NW - 1800 K Street NW (DC1842), US - VA - Richmond - 1111 E MAIN ST - BANK OF AMERICA CENTER (VA2300)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$109,100.00 - $135,700.00 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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