Columbia Bank · Salem, OR
Financial Service Sales Assistant at Columbia Bank — Salem, OR
Full-timeSalem, OR$21–$30/hourPosted 2026-06-25Apply on Workday
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About the Role
A Financial Services Sales Assistant provides administrative and operational support for one or more Financial Advisor(s) and serves as a liaison between Financial Advisor(s) and their clients. A sales assistant has a large influence on client satisfaction.
- Provide administrative support in a variety of ways, including by answering incoming calls, organizing filing systems, coordinating schedules, and preparing correspondence and documents
- Send various forms to clients as requested and required.
- Assist Financial Advisors with client support and time management
- Process confidential information
- Open, maintain, and service client accounts
- Follow up on missing paperwork
- Process new accounts and files
- Perform daily business processing to include department mail and processing checks and securities.
- Maintain the client and mailing database
- Update Financial Advisors’ calendars
- Service clients by researching and resolving problems
- Provide quote information and mutual fund trade entry
- Equity trades can be entered by Series 7 licensed employees
- Accept unsolicited mutual fund and money market investment direction from clients
- Coordinate and assist Financial Advisor(s) with client events by marketing, mailing, following up, and assisting on the day of the event
- Work with the operations department for account maintenance and to initiate and update client instructions
- Complete department projects
- Maintain the client scanning system so records are accurate and complete
- Balance settlement account and review trade blotters.
- Review and notify Financial Advisor(s) of new referrals
- Demonstrates compliance with all bank regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities – knowledge may be gained through coursework and on-the-job training. Keeps up to date on regulation changes.
- Follows all Bank policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training.
- Maintain a working knowledge of Bank's written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description.
- May be asked to coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert.
- Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the Columbia corporate culture in all actions and words.
- Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate.
- Embraces our vision to become “Business Bank of Choice”
- May perform other duties as assigned.
About You:
- 3 years — of experience as an assistant in the financial services industry or a related field (Required)
- Subject matter expert in investment concepts and terminology, including investment vehicles, transaction types, and securities clearing systems
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
- Self-starter with initiative
- Able to work independently or with limited supervision while working closely with clients and Financial Advisors.
- Able to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks at once
- Strong data entry, reading, and comprehension skills
- Ability to process confidential work
- None
The pay range for this role is $21.00 to $30.00.
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