Transition Support Associate
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Full Time
Mid Level
Transition Support Associate
Reports to: Director of Transitions
Status: Exempt
Skills and Experience:
Reports to: Director of Transitions
Status: Exempt
Apollon Wealth Management is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Transition Support Associate to assist with advisor onboarding and firm transitions. This role supports the preparation of client paperwork, data reconciliation, project tracking, and communication across teams to ensure a seamless and accurate transition experience for incoming advisors and their clients.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the high-volume preparation of client onboarding paperwork (300+ clients per transition) using advanced Excel functions and mail merge processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Conduct complex data reconciliation across CRM systems, custodians, and portfolio management platforms to validate and standardize client information.
- Utilize advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, conditional formatting) to merge, analyze, and audit large datasets (1,000+ rows) for accuracy and reporting.
- Maintain exceptional attention to detail when handling sensitive client and financial data, ensuring compliance and a seamless advisor transition experience.
- Provide comprehensive back-office support throughout the transition lifecycle, managing administrative tasks and documentation to free advisors for client-facing work.
- Demonstrate strong technical aptitude by quickly learning and navigating new financial technology systems for data extraction, entry, and quality control.
- Execute ad-hoc projects such as documentation audits, data clean-up, and workflow improvement initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Partner with Operations, Compliance, and Custodian teams to troubleshoot data discrepancies, streamline processes, and support peak transition periods.
- Identify and implement efficiency improvements by optimizing spreadsheets, reducing manual data entry, and enhancing routine workflows.
- Ensure all client paperwork and digital records meet internal and external compliance requirements.
- Assist the Director of Transitions with departmental onboarding checklists, trainings, agendas, and communication throughout onboarding and integration.
- Collaborate with custodians and/or broker-dealers to support transition planning, timelines, and execution.
- Identify firm-wide process improvements discovered during onboarding and help drive solutions and implementation.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert on Apollon products and technology platforms to effectively communicate offerings to new advisors.
- Schedule and coordinate advisor and firm onboarding meetings with the internal Apollon team.
- Maintain consistent communication with internal stakeholders by formally sharing updated advisor information throughout each phase of the onboarding process.
- Build, update, and manage a real-time project management/tracking tool to support transparency and execution across transition stages.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Proven experience in onboarding, project management, operations or a related role within the financial services industry.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent Excel spreadsheet skills and the ability to utilize technology to automate solutions to operational challenges encountered by the team
- Proficiency in technology platforms used in wealth management or financial services.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
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