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Fiduciary Advisor II

Busey Bank · Glenview, IL · $104,000–$128,000 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 10, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had to tell a client or family member something they did not want to hear.

What they are checking: Whether they can deliver hard news with compassion while still following the document.

How do you build a deeper relationship with a client when most of your work is administrative?

What they are checking: Whether they see administration as a chance to understand clients and strengthen their tie to Busey.

How do you work with outside attorneys, CPAs and investment advisors on a client's account?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate a client's other advisors without stepping on toes or giving legal advice.

Tell me about a time you caught a compliance issue in an account. How did you fix it?

What they are checking: Whether they notice when administration drifts from the governing instrument and correct it properly.

You manage a full book of clients. How do you keep track of deadlines like tax filings and required distributions?

What they are checking: Whether they have systems that prevent missed deadlines, which can create real liability in fiduciary work.

What would you do

A beneficiary asks for a large distribution for a new car. The trust allows distributions for health, education, maintenance and support. How do you decide?

What they are checking: Whether they can apply an ascertainable standard fairly and document the reasoning.

The income beneficiary wants more income, and the remainder beneficiaries want the principal to grow. How do you handle that tension?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the duty of impartiality between current and future beneficiaries.

A family member of a trust beneficiary keeps calling asking for account details. They are not a beneficiary. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they protect confidentiality while staying kind to a family that may be under stress.

About the work

Busey may act as trustee, executor, conservator, guardian or agent. How do your duties change between acting as trustee and acting as agent?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that the level of fiduciary duty and authority depends on the role and the governing document.

Walk me through how you administer an estate from the date of death to final distribution.

What they are checking: Whether they know the main steps, like inventory, notices, debts, taxes and accounting, in a sensible order.

What do you cover in a mandatory annual account review, and what would make you raise a concern to the Fiduciary Committee?

What they are checking: Whether they treat reviews as real risk checks, not paperwork, and know when to escalate.

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The full job description

As published by Busey Bank.

Position Summary The Fiduciary Advisor (FA) is responsible for the administration of fiduciary accounts where Busey is acting as trustee, executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, or agent for Busey Wealth Management clients. The Fiduciary Advisor manages fiduciary relationships, ensuring client objectives are met and are consistent with the governing documents and fiduciary administration principles. The Fiduciary Advisor will engage in proactive and ongoing communication with clients to build and maintain relationships and to develop a deep understanding of each clients’ unique goals and objectives. Duties & Responsibilities • Act as the primary relationship manager for a book of clients. • Frequently meet with clients; formulate the appropriate actions necessary to help the client and enhance their relationship with Busey. • Complete mandatory account reviews for the assigned accounts. • Participate in Fiduciary Committees as needed. • Attend discovery/needs-based training. • Serve as resource for the team and act as a project leader from time to time. • Administer accounts in a manner that ensures operational compliance with relevant governing instruments, legal requirements, and business line policies and procedures yet ensures a high level of client service. • Provide high level customer service to clients, beneficiaries, advisors, and other related parties to assigned accounts. • Coordinate and arrange for the presentation and review of discretionary distributions, other discretionary matters, and acceptance of new fiduciary business. • Escalate issues to the Director of Fiduciary Services and Compliance/Fiduciary Officer as appropriate. Education & Experience Knowledge of: • Strong oral and written communication skills • Strong sales and client service skills • Knowledge of standard business systems, including but not limited to, Trust Accounting systems, Microsoft Office Suite • Wealth Management Services including trust administration, estate settlement, Investments, financial planning, and banking concepts including asset allocation • A fiduciary approach to managing client relationships Ability to: • Experience administering fiduciary accounts • Develop and manage client relationships at an advanced level • Make recommendations consistent with the client’s Investment Policy Statement • Make independent decisions • Respond timely to client needs and requests • Partner with other associates on the team in a collaborative and client-focused manner • Understand and think strategically about each client’s financial planning • Analyze and interpret numerical data • Analyze and solve problems that frequently involve decisions based on a wide knowledge of many factors where application of advanced technical concepts is predominantly required • Analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations • Perform duties under frequent time pressures • The Fiduciary Advisor II role is for those Advisors managing larger more complex books of business that bring in substantial revenue. Education and Training: • Requires a bachelors’ degree or commensurate experience with fiduciary administration; previous trust experience preferred. • On-going development and broadening of appropriate knowledge and skills; additional education will need to be successfully completed; must be in good standing with First Busey Corporation continuing education. • Minimum of 10 hours of annual continuing education in courses related to the position’s responsibilities. Approved webinars, seminars, and courses will be credited at the CE amount state. Compensation and Benefits Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance. (Base Pay Range: $104,000.00 - $128,000.00 annually) Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being—now and in the years to come—are important to us. Busey’s Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information. Equal Opportunity Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment. Unsolicited Resumes Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.

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