As an Associate, you will support a Senior Financial Advisor and their team with their financial planning practice, providing a full range of financial products and services for clients.
This is an excellent role for someone who is excited to utilize the financial planning process to enhance client relationships and grow an already successful practice. It is an ideal role for a detail oriented financial services professional that enjoys problem solving and is adept at constructing financial plans.
This individual will have the opportunity to grow as a member of our team for many years
professionally and personally.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Gathering and inputting client data and information into financial planning software
- Preparing presentations for client meetings
- Updating clients’ plans and monitoring and evaluating as circumstances change
- Identifying opportunities to deepen and solidify the relationship with the client (e.g. insurance, banking, etc.)
- Assisting in the preparation of a prospect or client file prior to meetings
- Jointly meeting with clients alongside the Senior Financial Consultant
- Processing new business including completing and submitting applications
- Helping Financial Consultant and team formulate recommendations for a client
- Finding more opportunities to serve current clients
- Tracking active tasks or projects and bringing them to completion
To qualify for this opportunity, you should possess:
- Business Administration Diploma or other Postsecondary degree in a relevant business discipline or equivalent experience
- A Mutual Fund or Securities (RR) license and LLQP certification (or willing to obtain)
- Experience in a role involving financial planning and using financial planning software
- Strong computer skills in the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Customer service orientation, with a demonstrated ability to professionally interact with clients, both on the phone and faceto-face
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to ever-changing priorities/time restrictions
You should also have the following attributes:
- Self-starter who takes initiative and can work independently
- Problem solver with an ability to anticipate and understand future steps necessary to accomplish tasks
- Critical thinker who can come up with unique ways to solve problems
- Self-confident but highly coachable with a high level of integrity
- Desire to learn and be mentored by others
- Problem solver with an ability to anticipate and understand future steps necessary to accomplish tasks Enthusiastic
- Flexible and willing to adapt and evolve
