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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