Associate Lead Advisor

Lead-Advisor • Full-time • Seattle, Washington, United States • $75k - $100k / year • 2m ago

The ideal candidate has a strong background in financial planning with an emphasis in investment analysis/management.

This individual is self-motivated, possesses exceptional problem solving and analytical skills. This individual will work within the existing infrastructure in investment analysis and planning.

As an Associate Lead Advisor, you will provide support to Private Wealth Advisors in managing client relationships while developing skills in new business development. Successful advisors are ambitious, adaptable, competitive, and seek to grow professionally and personally. If you are results oriented and seek creative solutions, while having the grit to take ownership of them and implement, you will be a perfect fit.

Maintain Existing Client Base:

· Be an integral part of the relationship team for the firm.

· Lead an unparalleled client service experience.

· Focus on ongoing client relationship management including client care and delivering on promises made to client.

· Directly responsible for client satisfaction with firm and retention of client accounts.

· Responsible for development of technical, relational, and client skills of team members.

· Maintains familiarity with industry and economic trends and applies knowledge to client service and relationships.

· Maintains knowledge of and shows ability to apply compliance standards.

· Desire to develop skills needed to increase assets under management from assigned client base.

· Publicly represents the firm’s strategic brand.

· Engage with team/staff in actions that are consistent with firm branding, service standards and initiatives

Responsibilities and Duties

· Run financial planning and investment analysis programs.

· Coordinate, communicate and construct client portfolio.

· Research and solve client servicing problems.

· Participate in and provide service support for comprehensive financial planning meetings:

o Collect, organize, and synthesize personal and financial client information.

o Analyze, research, propose and implement financial solutions.

o Assess the client’s overall financial picture, understand their needs to devise a customized plan.

o Package and prepare meeting materials with the ability to anticipate client’s needs.

o Help develop tools and templates to assist with the efficient delivery of our planning offerings.

o Preparing financial plan updates

· Continuously monitor client’s financial situations from both detailed and big picture perspectives.

· Identify gaps or key areas of improvement, any potential risks, mitigations, and value-add suggestions.

· Provide in-depth analysis on an annual basis on individual fund analytics and overall portfolio performance.

· Building accurate plans for clients, ways to delivering, new planning concepts and analysis.

· Handle case notes, processing correspondence, maintaining client case files, and filing new statements, account forms and other insurance and investment related materials.

· Maintaining Advisor’s calendars, scheduling client reviews and follow-up appointments

· Responding to home office inquiries

· Ensuring firms and insurance compliance requirements are implemented and followed.

· Work collegially and productively with peers and other team members

· Commit to ongoing growth of skill set and competencies needed to serve client, firm, and individual success

Competencies

· A background that demonstrates high performance standards and success in business development.

· Understanding of financial planning that isn’t always product based.

· Have a working understanding of tax thresholds, types of taxation for different instruments and accounts, and the levers for increasing or reducing taxes.

· Have a basic understanding of financial markets and a relentless drive to learn more.

Education

· Bachelor’s degree

· Series 7 License

· Series 6 or 66

· Life, Health and Disability

· Certified Financial Planner (CFP) – Certified or in process of certification

What we offer

· We have an exciting and clear vision for growth, driven by strong firm culture and collaboration with other exceptional professionals.

· We believe in your potential, so we invest in a comprehensive mentorship program to accelerate your professional development.

· You need to relax, so we offer generous vacation days and the flexibility to take them when you need them – with a team to support you so you come back refreshed and not overwhelmed.

· Your wellness is important, and we support you with comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability coverage.

· We are financial planners, and we support your financial plan with a 401(k) and profit sharing.

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