Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world.
Financial Solutions Advisor – Consumer Investments – Maine/New Hampshire Market
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Job Description:
This job is responsible for providing comprehensive advice and customized solutions to clients to help them achieve their financial goals. Key responsibilities include triaging client leads, making referrals to business partners based on client needs and asset thresholds, meeting with clients to review financial and investment goals, building a financial plan, and recommending brokerage products. Job expectations include applying and expanding knowledge by completing required licenses and trainings. This position is subject to SAFE Act registration requirements. Pursuant to the SAFE Act requirements, all employees engaged in residential loan mortgage originations must register with the federal registry system and remain in good standing. Since this position requires SAFE Act registration, employees are required to register and to submit to the required SAFE Act background check and registration process. Failure to obtain and/or maintain SAFE Act registration may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Responsibilities:
• Works with clients to plan their short and long-term financial goals by building a financial plan with brokerage products, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, and banking and money managed solutions
• Recommends banking and investments strategies that align with client financial goals and needs
• Triages client requests and makes referrals to appropriate internal service providers based on client needs and asset thresholds
• Mitigates and controls risk as part of daily activities
• Identifies and engages potential new clients through referrals or financial center clientele
• Provides coaching and feedback to referral partners based on knowledge of client needs and potential product services recommended
Required Qualifications:
• Currently holds Series 7 & 66 (63 & 65 in lieu of 66) licenses. If you do not currently hold the 66 but have either a 63 or 65, an offer can be extended with the condition that a passing score is received for the missing series within 60 days.
• Has at least one year experience in the investments industry, including investment training and in-depth knowledge of investment products and services.
• Has at least one year experience working in the financial service industry and/or a sales environment where goals were met or exceeded.
• Sets and accomplishes goals, achieving whatever you put your mind to.
• Builds and nurtures strong relationships.
• Collaborates effectively with others to get things done.
• Communicates effectively and confidently and is comfortable engaging all clients.
• Manages goals, navigates complexity, prioritizes tasks and executes in a fast-paced environment.
• Likes to learn, adapts to new information and seeks the right solutions for clients.
• Efficiently manages your time and capacity.
• Is thorough and thoughtful in incorporating relevant regulatory due diligence into daily activities and long-term strategies for clients.
Desired Qualifications:
•Bilingual Spanish or Mandarin Preferred
Strong computer skills with an ability to multitask in a demanding environment.
• At least three years’ experience working in the financial service industry and/or a sales environment where goals were met or exceeded.
• Achieved additional professional designations such as Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and/or Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC).
• Obtained your insurance licenses.
Skills:
• Advisory
• Account Management
• Client Experience Branding
• Customer and Client Focus
• Oral Communications
• Issue Management
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Pipeline Management
• Active Listening
• Attention to Detail
• Risk Management
• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
• Client Management
• Causation Analysis
• Written Communications
Relationship Banker – Charlottesville Area
This job is responsible for engaging clients in the lobby to educate and assist with conducting transactions through self-service resources, such as mobile banking, online banking, or ATM. Key responsibilities include accurately and efficiently processing cash transactions for clients as needed. Job expectations include having deep conversations with clients to gain in-depth knowledge of the financial and life priorities and connecting clients to solutions that meet the financial goals.
Responsibilities:
- Executes the bank’s risk culture and strives for operational excellence
- Builds relationships with clients to meet financial needs
- Follows established processes and guidelines in daily activities to do what is right for clients and the bank, adhering to all applicable laws and regulations
- Grows business knowledge and network by partnering with experts in small business, lending, and investments
- Manages financial center traffic, appointments, and outbound calls effectively
- Drives the client experience
- Manages cash responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
- Is an enthusiastic, highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and intense focus on results, acting in the best interest of the client
- Collaborates effectively to get things done, building and nurturing strong relationships
- Displays passion, commitment and drive to deliver an experience that improves our clients’ financial lives
- Is confident in identifying solutions for new and existing clients based on their needs
- Communicates effectively and confidently and is comfortable engaging all clients
- Has the ability to learn and adapt to new information and technology platforms
- Is confident in educating clients on how to conduct simple banking transactions through self-service technologies (for example, ATM, online banking, mobile banking)
- Applies strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to meet clients’ needs
- Will follow established processes and guidelines in daily activities to do what is right for clients and the bank, adhering to all applicable laws and regulations
- Efficiently manages time and capacity
- Focuses on results while acting in the best interest of the client
- Can be flexible to work weekends and/or extended hours as needed
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience in financial services and knowledge of financial services industry, products and solutions
- One year of demonstrated successful sales experience in a salary plus incentive environment with individual sales goals
- Six months of cash handling experience
- Bachelor’s Degree or business-relevant Associate’s Degree such as business management, business administration or finance
Skills:
- Adaptability
- Business Acumen
- Customer and Client Focus
- Oral Communications
- Problem Solving
- Account Management
- Client Experience Branding
- Client Management
- Client Solutions Advisory
- Relationship Building
- Business Development
- Pipeline Management
- Prospecting
- Referral Identification
- Referral Management
Minimum Education Requirement: High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) Investigator – Brokerage
This job is responsible for performing end-to-end investigations or investigations support functions of external financial crimes activities across one or more lines of business. Key responsibilities include conducting routine to complex investigations, including fraud committed by external parties, money laundering, or terrorist financing and acting as the liaison to Law Enforcement as required.
The Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) Investigator performs end-to-end investigations across one or more lines of business relevant to the Investigators specific area of responsibility, specifically focused on Special Investigations, Global Markets, or Global Wealth and Investment Management. In the investigative role, the Investigator conducts complex investigations, including fraud committed by external parties, securities fraud, money laundering, or terrorist financing.
Responsibilities for this role include completing investigations while ensuring cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics, reporting facts of the investigation to assist in identifying potential operational or compliance risks, and completing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement. This role may partner with GFC Risk Management, front line units or other stakeholders to resolve investigations. This role ultimately reports to investigations teams responsible for coverage over Special Investigations, Global Markets, or Global Wealth and Investment Management.
Responsibilities:
- Completes investigations while overseeing cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics
- Completes Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement
- Reports facts of the investigation to senior stakeholders, assisting in identifying potential operational or compliance risks
- Partners with Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Management and/or Front Line Units (FLU) or other stakeholders to resolve investigations
- Performs quality control functions, training, communications, guidance, monitoring scenario development/enhancement input and testing, or law enforcement liaison responsibilities in an investigative support role
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years of relevant experience
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience with Fraud, AML, Risk, or Compliance experience and/or knowledge of financial crimes typologies
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in areas such as financial services, fraud, investigative service or law enforcement
- BSA knowledge relative to AML or Fraud as well as general understanding of AML typologies/red flags
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel / data analytics
- Self-starter capable of analyzing and reporting independently
- Ability to analyze and manipulate large data sets
- Interaction with Front Line Units & Customers/Clients
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field
- Experience in financial services and/or a related government entity
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
- Knowledge related to retail and/or institutional brokerage products and services and applicable compliance rules and regulations.
- Securities trading experience in equities, bonds, options, futures contracts
- Transaction analysis and how it relates to FINRA Red Flags and associated risk
- Knowledgeable in the areas of research: ACAT Transfers/ Rejections, Special handling, and transfers between category types (Type 1 = cash, Type 2 = Margin, Type 3 = Short, etc. )
- Back Office/ Front Office Experience, including security reconciliation, Margin reconciliation, securities processing/ master.
- Securities trading experience in equities, bonds, options, futures contracts
- FINRA Series license welcomed but not required.
Skills:
- Regulatory Compliance
- Fraud Management
- Critical Thinking
- Written Communications
- Investigation Management
- Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management
- Risk Management
- Reporting
- Issue Management
- Talent Development
- Coaching
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40
Quantitative Finance Analyst
The WRA Quantitative Developer is responsible for building model software and tooling for the Emissions Calculators and Analytics functions using python and the firm’s proprietary calculator platforms. The role requires close collaboration with Model Developers, Model Risk Management Reviewers and Operational Product Owners. Additionally, the role will support data processing, Front end UI buildout and adopting enterprise level controls when executing production exercises. Candidate must be able to communicate across technology partners, model developers and the business lines to execute on viable software solutions, with a focus on end-user experience and controlled usability. Candidate must be strong in understanding the problems and implementing software solution using the Python Programming language.
The role will be responsible for building quantitative software libraries to estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions resulting from the bank’s financing activities. Responsibilities include:
• Designing and Developing mathematical software packages using Python
• Front-end workflow development to allow end-users to run the calculators
• Writing efficient software and iteratively improving it
• Establishing structure for representing mathematical operations
• Testing work output with continuous integration tools/packages like unittest, pytest, jenkins
• Maintaining Code Quality and ensuring numerical correctness
• Troubleshooting software bugs and partnering with peers in Technology to solve problems
• Documenting and responding to requests / queries from Review Group
Skills:
- Critical Thinking
- Quantitative Development
- Risk Analytics
- Risk Modeling
- Technical Documentation
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Risk Management
- Test Engineering
- Data Modeling
- Data and Trend Analysis
- Process Performance Measurement
- Research
- Written Communications
Minimum Education Requirement: Master’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
Qualifications:
• Three (3) or more years of experience in software engineering
• Understanding of mathematical software packages (numpy, pandas, matplotlib) and risk management
• Aptitude and interest for solving numerical problems with software
• Advanced knowledge of Python programming language, numerical packages like numpy and pandas
• Knowledge of Data structures, Algorithms
• Knowledge of Object Oriented Software Development
• Keenness to learn the firm’s software platforms where the product is built and deployed
• Understanding of databases, query languages and tools like Oracle, Spark
• Basic Knowledge of climate risk, financial concepts & products
Desired Qualifications:
• Working Knowledge of Distributed Software Systems
Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)
Hours Per Week:
40