Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Retirement Services Specialist
Morgan Stanley
09.2023 - Current
Advising Support: Provide responsive and high-quality support to financial advisors with retirement accounts. Address inquiries, resolve issues, and assist with account-related transactions.
Account Maintenance: Process account updates, beneficiary changes, contributions, and withdrawals in accordance with established policies and procedures. Ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Educational Guidance: Educate financial advisors on various retirement account options, including 401(k)s, IRAs, and other retirement savings vehicles. Explain the benefits and limitations of each account type.
Problem Solving: Investigate and resolve client issues and concerns related to retirement accounts. Collaborate with other departments to address complex problems or provide expert guidance.
Keep up-to-date with industry trends, tax laws, and retirement account rules and regulations. .
Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients to maximize satisfaction.
Educated financial advisors on financial topics and best practices.
Updated financial advisors on changes in tax laws and other regulations affecting investments.
Strong understanding of retirement account products and services, including 401(k)s, SIMPLEs, SEP, IRAs, and Roth IRAs.
Compliance : Stay informed about retirement account regulations and compliance standards to ensure all actions and communications are in accordance with industry guidelines.
MSO Digital Associate – Wealth Management Operations
Morgan Stanley
06.2022 - 10.2022
Manage daily volume of inbound calls and emails from participants, providing world-class customer service to both internal and external clients in all interactions
Technology Support – Morgan Stanley Online registration, navigation, and maintenance.
Responsible for understanding firm policies, procedures, and digital tools to best support new and existing clients.
Onboard new client accounts by collecting and inputting required documentation and client information
Conduct outreach to maintain strong relationships with client base and identify Firm services and solutions, such as digital, online access and cash management offerings, that support clients’ needs
Banking Products – Knowledge of and ability to provide products and services available through the retail banking branch
Digital Awareness – Shares, shows and supports clients on a variety of technological digital and online tools and resources allowing them to explore solutions to achieve their financial goals and financial well-being through the PNC conversation
Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions
Creates customer loyalty and grows customer share of wallet through a differentiated customer experience
Performs lobby engagement activities to connect with customers and position PNC products to meet their needs
Educates customers on options for managing financial transactions by leveraging technology, tools, and resources.
Internal Sales and Services associate/auxiliary analyst, Nationwide Financial
03.2018 - 10.2020
Receive calls from policy holders and financial advisors about their life insurance policies and provide them with accurate information
Educate captive agents, independent agents, financial advisor and policy holders about the various life insurance products and their aspects
Utilize GO-to-Meeting tool to assist producers and customers to fill out forms to reinstate or to modify their policies and or go over quarterly statements or illustrations/projections
Attend monthly team meetings to set monthly goals and to discuss how to meet those benchmarks
Assist as a bilingual rep to help customers with Provident, VUL, and UL, and traditional policies
Assist Customers and agents/advisors with asset allocations, dollar cost average options, tax forms, 1035 exchange forms, policy adjustment applications and re-proposal projections.
Restaurant Associate, Golden Corral
06.2008 - 04.2019
Assisted in multiple stations as cashier, line cook, kitchen, and salad stations
Made sure that the food quality was prepared according to recipes and in a timely manner
Received customers with a positive attitude to bring the best experience possible and processed payments from customers
Trained newly hired cashiers and line cooks.
Financial Services representative, BMW Financial Services
01.2017 - 02.2018
Received calls from customers and car dealerships about the car loans and payment options
Provided customers with information such as annual APR and repayment options about their loans and process payments
Collaborated and communicated information with other teams to help customers and car dealerships to get the customer experience and advice.
Personal Loan Collector- CheckSmart Financial Services
08.2016 - 12.2017
Called debtors to collect past due payments
Offered debtors repayment options and educating them about the impact on their credit score if payment is paid in full
Competed and collaborated with other associates to meet weekly goals, collect about $500,000 in back payments.
Education
Bootcamp - Data Analytics
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
02.2024
Bachelor's Degree in Personal Finance -
Franklin University
08.2023
Associate of Arts Degree -
Columbus State Community College
05.2023
Skills
Salesforce
Analytical Thinking
Microsoft Excel
Attention to Detail
Verbal and Written Communication
Retirement Needs
Insurance Decisions
Certification
SIE- Securities Industries Exam
Series 63 – Uniform Securities Agent State Law exam
OH LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH SEIRES 11-35
ALHC (Associate, Life, and health Claims) Certification
Timeline
Retirement Services Specialist
Morgan Stanley
09.2023 - Current
MSO Digital Associate – Wealth Management Operations