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Qualifications
Position Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• 7 years of experience in Fiduciary Services within trust and estates
• 5 years of experience utilizing Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, Power Point
Job Description
Senior Trust Advocacy Advisor
The Trust Advisor in Comerica’s Trust Advocacy group responsible for reviewing legal documentation for new business and ensuring Comerica is willing and able to accept the appointment as trustee for a trust naming Comerica or accept its role in an agency, IRA or charitable account. This position reviews notifications of death, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and many other types of governing documentation that directs Comerica on its responsibilities. Colleagues in this role are responsible for being objective regarding risk management and raising issues that need to be remediated prior to acceptance of new business. These colleagues are highly engaged in new business acceptance for Personal Trust, Advisor Solutions, and Estate Administration.
Responsibilities:
• New Business Review:
• Review governing documentation supporting new accounts to determine if Comerica can and should accept the role as determined by the legal document. Responsible for all type of new business reviews and are asked to review the most complex document types. This decisioning process includes a review of state statutes, overall knowledge of trust and estate administration, an understanding of the family, current class of beneficiaries and finally a decision on approving the appointment of Comerica for this new business.
• Review draft documents and provide feedback on any needed changes to ensure Comerica’s responsibilities as Trustee are clear and the administration process is fully understood.
• Engage with the opening team to address issues or concerns regarding needed paperwork for account opening and complete the final legal review raising any concerns.
Ongoing Administration:
• Review requests for disbursement utilizing Comerica’s discretion as outlined in the governing document. Approve either single distributions or annual blankets for ongoing bill payments and distributions to beneficiaries. Deny requests that are not in alignment with the governing document and offer alternatives. Incorrect decisions during this process create risk for Comerica with current and future beneficiaries.
• Design and implement new processes to support ongoing administration.
Compliance/Risk Management:
• Complete consultations with trust advisors in personal wealth, professional alliances and personal trust assisting with resolution of issues with beneficiaries or resolving issues that a prior administrator caused. These consultations focus on managing or mitigating risk as well as providing suggested steps to remediate issues.
• Review more complicated estate planning documents that require an understanding of Comerica’s responsibilities as well as all other named parties who have a role in the trust.
Maintain a full understanding of Personal Trust policies and procedures to include recommending changes as needed due to new regulatory or procedural requirements.
Team Responsibilities:
• Participates in projects which affect the broader business and improves efficiency of delivery of services to clients. Actively contributes to the team, providing feedback on procedural changes and assisting in the development of less experienced team members.
About Comerica
We know our employees are critical to our overall success and we are dedicated to investing in their future. One of the ways we do this is to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to recognize and reward individual performance, as well support health, well-being, development and security for our colleagues and their family. Total Rewards consists of cash compensation, development and flexible benefit programs designed to meet individual needs today and in the future. Your salary will be commensurate with your work experience and our programs are reviewed regularly to ensure each remain competitive. We are proud to offer benefits such as health and welfare programs, strong retirement benefits, and generous paid time off programs. You and your eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children, can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) and pension, income protection benefits such as life insurance, AD D, and supplemental health programs to offset unexpected health care expenses. We also have a variety of time off programs for things like vacation, sick time, disability, and parental leave. Eligibility for some programs varies based on employment status and tenure.
Upon offer, Comerica conducts a comprehensive background and fingerprint check.
NMLS certification requirement: where applicable, a favorable background check screening, credit check, fingerprint check, and NMLS certification is required in accordance with the SAFE Act.
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned into three major business segments; the Commercial Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica’s colleagues focus on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.
Comerica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer – veterans/individuals with disabilities, committed to workplace diversity.
