Associate Financial Planner

Associate Financial Planner

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in business; finance, economics or related
• 1-5 years in Financial Services
• FINRA Series 65 (or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire)
• Basic competency in all areas of financial planning
• Basic understanding of the investment platform
• Working knowledge of financial planning software
• Proofreading
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects
• Analytical skills
• Able to work well with all levels of employees
• High ethical standards
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office or related software
• Familiarity with Salesforce and Support Org functionality

Responsibilities

• Organize clients financial documentation into planning folder
• Maintain the integrity of the clients’ original documents
• Develop Profile and Strategy plans
• Provide summary of client’s personal info, financial position, asset allocation and analyze investments
• Coordinate requests to Investment and/or Insurance Department
• Gather additional documents from clients as needed
• Discuss findings and coordinate recommendations with Financial Advisor
• Review clients’ employer benefit plans, income tax returns, SS benefits, pension benefits, insurances, beneficiary information & estate plan
• Review and summarize wills, power of attorney and other legal documents
• Create reports/analyses from Morningstar, MoneyGuide Pro, Orion, and Excel
• Incorporate analyses and recommendations into plan
• Gather final illustration for insurance products
• Verify suitability and quality of plans before client meeting
• Submit Roundtable cases
• Finalize plan for delivery
• Records notes in CRM and planning file regarding client communication, and planning actions
• Schedule reviews
• Prepare reviews and maintain accurate account, beneficiary information & RMD tracking
• Provide recommendations on investment objective
• Submit reviews to FA or AFA for a final review
• Post review-tasks; update account information, follow-up on paperwork, and record notes in CRM
• Provides the Financial Advisor with technical planning and research support
• Regularly attends and contributes at WEG monthly trainings, team meetings, and FA meetings (as applicable)
• Respond to questions
• Contribute to problem solving
• Continued learning

Preferred Qualifications

• FINRA Series 7, 63 and Insurance license in Life, Health & Variable is preferred