Trust and Fiduciary Services Specialist
Organization: Tri-Star Trust
Location: Lansing, MI
Pay Range: $43,532 - $66,748 (higher rate may be considered, based on successful candidate’s experience)
Summary:
As a Trust and Fiduciary Services Specialist, you’ll manage ongoing trusts for beneficiaries and probate/trust settlement following the death of Tri-Star Trust clients. You'll oversee the complex and unique needs of beneficiaries and decedents.
Position Responsibilities:
- Opening and transferring accounts.
- Working with beneficiaries to assess their ongoing financial needs and appropriateness of distributions.
- Maintaining appropriate trust accountings.
- Preparing communications for internal trust committee.
- Identification and collection of assets owned by the decedent at the time of death.
- Valuation of all assets as of date of death.
- Settlement of all debts and payment of all valid claims and costs of administration.
- Distribution of assets pursuant to the terms of the Trust and/or Will.
- Manage issues of timing and beneficiary needs during the estate settlement process.
- Consult with outside attorneys, accountants, and others in managing and controlling risk.
- Create, enhance, and expand customer relationships.
- Work toward developing process improvement and creating best practices to share trust team
members.
- Reimbursed travel during working hours within the state of Michigan.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Two or more years of relevant estate settlement, probate administration, trust administration, or estate planning experience.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities (SKA) Required:
- Understanding of fiduciary accounting.
- Strong organization and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to execute various time sensitive tasks with a sense of urgency.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to communicate with various stakeholders including beneficiaries, and third party professional contacts in insurance, real estate, investment, etc.
- Desire for continuous improvement of technical skills in the Trust, Estate and Financial Services industry.
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