Trust Officer

Trust Officer

Trust Officer Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• JD is a plus
• 5-7 years of relevant trust administration experience.
• Strong teammate who enjoys collaboration with internal partners
• CTFA, CFP, CFA, or equivalent
• Trust investment knowledge and/or experience with brokerage and/or delivery of trust services through alternative channels

Trust Officer Responsibilities:

• Responsible for trust account servicing, including ongoing account reviews, discretionary distribution reviews, relationship building with advisors, clients, and attorneys, assisting in researching legal issues, knowledge of state and federal statutes governing trust administration, and assisting in interpreting and executing actions as advised by governing documents including Wills, Trusts, Codicils, Amendments, FLP, Contracts, etc.
• Actively participate in Trust Administrative Sub-Committee meetings. Perform administrative account reviews annually.
• Accountable for servicing and retention of existing accounts.
• Supervise and monitor new account establishment and funding
• Work with advisors, internal trust team, attorneys, accountants, and family members to ensure timely and accurate estate settlement including review documents to assist in figuring out dispositive provisions, review/approve payment of final expenses, a coordinate gathering of material/documents for the final income tax return and estate tax return, assist in settling other asset flow into trust/estate, ensure proper distributions made to beneficiaries, ongoing communication with beneficiaries and advisors, etc.
• Coordinate preparation of trust tax returns and Agency letters with an accountant, address coding and other issues impacting preparation of returns, assist in the development of new policies and procedures to address improvements and changes, review tax returns for accounts administered, assist other team members to help ensure timely preparation and review of all returns is completed.
• Lead and/or participate in projects as a subject matter authority (e.g., IRA development, coordination with Financial Planning, system conversions, team process improvements, etc.).

I partner with companies all over Texas and with other recruiters in the U.S. to place qualified candidates with strong companies. To be considered for this position and others, please apply with a resume. For any more questions or inquiries, email Eli Wergin at eli.wergin@gogpac.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

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