About the job

Hybrid with an office in Sonoma County such as Petaluma or Santa Rosa.

Are you an experienced wealth advisor and financial planner?

Elevation Wealth Partners could be that place! We are a fee-only, independent Registered Investment Advisor and wealth management firm with offices in Walnut Creek, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa. We have amazing clients for whom we strive each day to do our very best work, and we are growing! If you have been looking for a place where you can focus on building meaningful client relationships as part of a hard-working, highly collaborative team, we currently

have an opening for a Wealth Advisor & Financial Planner based in Sonoma County.

We are seeking to add a new Wealth Advisor & Financial Planner to our team, someone who is interested in building a long‐term career. After a transition period, this person will be the lead advisor on 60 or more long-time and highly treasured mostly North Bay relationships. Our ideal candidate thrives on being a trusted advisor, is passionate about helping others, has an entrepreneurial spirit, a “no task is too small” attitude, has high emotional intelligence, and believes strongly in providing exceptional client service. This person has a connection to Sonoma County and the community because they live there, work there, or are from there. Additionally, we seek someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a positive, can‐do attitude. We believe in offering a rewarding and personally fulfilling career with a work-life balance.

With your extraordinary knowledge and incomparable integrity, we know that clients invest their trust in you. Join a team that also invests in you with key service offerings, industry leading technology and a premier investment platform. Elevation Wealth Partners helps drive the financial well-being for more than 200 family and corporate relationships, overseeing and directly managing nearly $600 million in client assets (mostly through Schwab Advisor Services). You will build long-term, dedicated relationships with clients by bringing them peace of mind as you guide them through wealth management and retirement planning strategies.

Duties & Responsibilities

A Wealth Advisor & Financial Planner performs on the following key areas:

Is the primary point of contact with clients, speaking and meeting with them, developing and delivering comprehensive financial plans.
Engages with clients to understand their experience with money, current financial position, personal values and priorities, long-term financial goals, and then an actionable plan to help them achieve their desired personal and financial goals.
Works with clients on all aspects of their financial lives including retirement plans, insurance, taxation, and estates and wills.
Manages client communications and follows up with clients’ other professional advisors.
Provides client meeting support – schedules meetings, prepares materials and follows-up with clients after meetings.
Analyzes prospective clients’ investment portfolios and financial plans.
Manages client information – prepares client reports, submits and follows up on necessary paperwork, and regularly updates the CRM.
Develops, maintains, and improves systems for monitoring workflows.
Contributes and/or leads firm initiatives around business development, client events, client communications, service model and technology.
Involved in the financial planning profession, local FPA chapter, and attends conferences to ensure the firm is at the forefront of the profession.

Qualifications

The Wealth Advisor position typically requires the following qualifications:

5+ years’ financial services industry experience and a four-year college degree.
2+ years’ experience developing financial plans (preferably utilizing leading financial planning software such as MoneyGuidePro or eMoney) and presenting them to clients.
A Certified Financial Planner™ professional. A CPA with the PFS (Personal Financial Specialist designation) is also acceptable.
Connection to Sonoma County because they live there, work there, or are from there.
Personable, warm, engaging, empathetic, poised, and diplomatic.
Ability to think critically, anticipate issues and prioritize multiple projects.
Experience with High-Net-Worth clients.
Familiarity with the operational aspects of an investment advisory firm (new account openings, disbursements, asset and account transfers, etc.).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Problem-solving, solutions-oriented approach.
Must be organized, meticulous, detail-oriented, and able to multitask.
Team player, able to interact well with clients and all levels of the firm.
Desire/ability to work successfully in a small company environment.
Highly technology savvy with proficiency in software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and CRM.
Professional appearance and etiquette.
Experience with broker/ dealer custody operations (such as Schwab Advisor Services, Fidelity Institutional, or Pershing) is preferred.
Experience with rebalancing software such as Tamarac, iRebal, or Morningstar TRX is preferred.
Experience with the Tamarac Reporting system is preferred.
Knowledge of investments and financial markets.

Compensation and Benefits

Elevation Wealth Partners seeks exceptional employees. Therefore, it is the philosophy of the company to employ a compensation plan to reward exceptional performance.

$200,000+ year total compensation consisting of a base salary, well-defined quarterly bonuses, and annual bonus. Compensation commensurate with skills, experience, and if clients are brought over.
Empowered Paid Time Off. After a transitional period, you are simply allowed to take as much time off as you need for sick days, personal days, and extended time-off (beyond one day).
Additionally, you receive all ten NYSE stock market holidays off: New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Financial support for Medical and Dental benefits for you as well as your immediate family members (exact details TBD based on your needs).
Financial support for professional accreditation/continuing education requirements and other education/training opportunities.
Opportunity to take on additional responsibilities and grow professionally as the firm grows.
Full time position with a flexible schedule that can involve telecommuting (aka working from home or elsewhere) should you desire.
Candidates will be required to provide professional references and undergo a background check.
Elevation Wealth Partners appreciates the value of a balanced life.

Our Company:

Founded in 1999, Elevation Wealth Partners is a Northern California based Registered Investment Advisor with a rich history that provides personalized wealth management services to discerning individuals, families, and companies across the United States. As an independent and privately held firm, Elevation specializes in helping investors grow, manage, and protect their wealth. As a fiduciary, Elevation is dedicated to putting our clients’ best interests first.

Elevation Wealth Partners is fee-only – meaning we are solely compensated by our clients – reducing conflicts of interest and aligning their goals with ours. With offices in Walnut Creek, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa, we serve more than 200 clients in 22 states and four foreign countries. Elevation Wealth Partners manages investment portfolios based on Nobel-prize-winning academic research, and primarily structure our portfolios with factor-based mutual funds (such as those pioneered by Dimensional Fund Advisors, iShares, and Vanguard given their lower costs and long-term expected returns) and ETFs.

Our services are delivered by utilizing the very best industry technology and for clients that are even a little tech savvy, we are 100% on the cloud and paperless. We even have an Elevation Wealth app where clients can access all their financial information on their smartphone or tablet. Comprehensive, high-touch, and easy to understand are the hallmarks of what we execute for clients each and every day.

The Elevation Wealth Partners Team:You will be joining a team that is dedicated to helping our clients achieve their goals by providing exceptional investment management and wealth planning services. Putting our clients first guides our decision-making and culture, and allows us to build long-term, caring, and trusted relationships.

We love working in a professional yet relaxed working environment. We encourage openness, active listening, mutual respect, candor, and integrity. We cultivate a diverse and inclusive work environment where we encourage a work/life balance through a generous PTO policy and flexible work hours. We enjoy each other’s company at team and firm-wide outings.

We are a company that uses creativity and passion to help our clients, colleagues, and the global community live richer lives. We are each involved in our communities through volunteerism and philanthropy.

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