The Associate Financial Advisor plays a critical role in serving our clients, with an emphasis on driving financial plan preparation, modeling planning scenarios, and leading plan implementation. In addition, they develop preliminary recommendations for investment portfolios and lead the preparation for client meetings, ensuring the implementation of these recommendations. Successful candidates will assume greater responsibilities as they develop these competencies, contributing to and leading client meetings, and participating in direct client servicing.
Essential Job Duties
Supports Financial Advisors in client relationship management and service.
Develops financial plans and planning strategies in collaboration with Financial Advisors.
Drives the client engagement process, anticipating and leading preparation for meetings, articulating recommendations, and leading the implementation of planning action items.
Assists in the management of client portfolios under the guidance of the Investment Committee and lead Financial Advisor, such as placing trades, rebalancing, raising cash, etc.
Supports business development efforts.
Participates in and eventually leads the client meeting process, anticipates client needs, updates financial plans, evaluates portfolio performance, and suggests potential agenda items.
Attends client meetings, delivers updates on financial and investment plans, articulates recommended actions, and follows up with the client on any recommended action items relating to the client's financial or investment plan, including any alternative investment fundings.
Performs asset allocation analysis on new/prospective client portfolios and researches existing investments as needed.
Works with new clients to document the discovery process and initiate financial plan design, prepare financial plan scenario analysis, and develop preliminary recommendations.
Creates custom analysis of financial decisions to support responses to client questions and changing life circumstances.
Supports Allium’s business development efforts, contributing to content development and helping to plan and execute follow-up related to client events and educational programs.
Partners with Client Service Associates to ensure cash movement, account updates, and other implementation tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Trains and mentors Associate Financial Advisors as needed.
Reviews quarterly performance reports and invoicing.
Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.
Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.
Performs other duties as assigned.
This position requires a CFP® Certification. Series 65, 66, strongly preferred.