Job Description: Associate Financial Planner
Summary Description / Primary Role
We are seeking an Associate Financial Planner to join our growing team. If you are a CFP® certificant, or would like to become one, this might be a good fit for you. This role will allow for the opportunity to immediately work directly with clients and help shape the future of a highly committed financial planning firm. You’ll work with industry veterans and a large portion of your time and will focus on nurturing existing client relationships. Candidates should passionately believe that client interests always come first.
A qualified candidate must be passionate about helping clients, reliable, organized, and goal oriented. This position requires the ability to work well in both a self-directed manner and in a collaborative environment while embracing the firm’s core values
Client Service Responsibilities
- Assist in all aspects of financial planning and client service
- Prepare reports for client service requests
- Development of retirement projections, income tax estimates, risk management analysis
- Continuously monitor clients’ financial situations from both detailed and big picture perspectives
- Prepare client account paperwork
- Contact clients to schedule meetings and conference calls
- Receive inbound client phone calls and emails, either addressing their needs or directing them to the appropriate team member
- Eventually attend client meetings and take notes for lead financial planner
- Complete follow-up communication and implementation of actions that result from client meetings
- Assist in portfolio rebalancing and execution of trades
Team Service Responsibilities
- Assist planners in preparing for meetings with the ability to anticipate colleague and client needs
- Update database with notes and actions
- Manage client document system
- Develop content for the company newsletter, blog and social media platforms
- Develop and maintain written systems of all activities
- Attend all firm events
Desired Skills and Experience
Key Qualifications and Characteristics
- Seeking a defined career path in financial planning
- CFP® designation
- B.A. or B.S. degree from accredited four year university
- Knowledge of the securities industry, financial planning and investment management
- Must be a self-starter, problem solver and a goal-oriented team player with a ‘no job is beneath me’ attitude
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Very organized, with acute attention to detail
- Genuinely caring by nature
- Empathizes and listens to clients
- Demonstrates curiosity and confidence when dealing with clients and lead planner
- A burning desire to succeed
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite
- Financial planning software competency; preferably with Money Guide Pro®
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive salary-based structure commensurate with experience
- Annual base salary raises based on merit and the overall increase in firm revenue
- Annual incentive based on merit and the overall increase in firm revenue and net profit
- Paid holidays and personal days
- Retirement plan with company match
- Reimbursements for continuing education and other pertinent higher education programs
- Business casual work environment
- Complementary investment management and financial planning services
- Career track available with opportunities for advancement within the firm, including potential partnership equity
About Illumination Wealth Management
Illumination Wealth Management is a Financial Life Planning firm, headquartered in San Diego, California. We are a small but steadily growing firm, offering an exciting place to work and grow with a well-defined career path. We strive for a team-oriented culture with a commitment to the highest levels of ethics and client service.
Our mission is to help our clients ‘have it all’ and utilize their unique resources to live their best financial life. Our clients come from diverse backgrounds and are building their wealth in a multitude of ways. As a next generation planning firm, our business owners or busy professional clients share a common vision; the desire to live life to the fullest. Our clients have a desire for personal discovery, to be involved in the planning process, and to shift the burden of day-to-day financial management to us thus freeing themselves to engage in activities they enjoy.
Disclosure
This job description does not necessarily list all the duties of the position. You may be asked by management to perform other duties. You will be evaluated, in part, based upon your performance of the responsibilities listed in this job description. Management has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or Illumination may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.