About The Position
The Wealth and Practice Management Division ensures branch teams and clients have consistent access to high-quality retirement, banking, insurance, mutual fund, and education savings products aligned with the firm’s investment philosophy. Financial Planning advances the firm’s shift from goals-based advice to comprehensive planning by expanding capabilities, tools, and resources and partnering across the division to align and integrate strategy. The Advising Specialist II serves as a financial planning subject matter expert, focused on implementing a standardized financial plan review process to ensure quality and consistency. The role requires deep planning expertise, a strong understanding of firm guidance, and the ability to provide thought leadership and influence large-scale initiatives. Candidates who live within a commutable distance of the Tempe, Arizona, and St. Louis, Missouri, home offices are expected to work in the office four days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 7 years of relevant financial services experience.
- Series 7 and Series 66 required or attainable within 6 months of hire.
- CFP required or must begin within six months of hire.
- Deep subject matter expertise in at least one of the following, or broad exposure to and understanding of all of them: foundational investment knowledge, financial planning, a financial planning topical area, and financial planning tools.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex subjects.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or similar master’s-level degree preferred.
- CFP, CPA, CIMA, CFA, law degree, or another relevant designation strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review financial plans to ensure they meet firm policies and quality standards.
- Partner with Financial Planning teams to educate, coach, and support advisors in delivering high-quality plans.
- Ensure adherence to current practices and identify opportunities to improve policies and controls.
- Evaluate planning policies for consistency and alignment, applying knowledge of the firm’s business model and investment philosophy.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for stakeholders and branch teams to uphold planning policy integrity.
- Collaborate on planning-related projects from design through implementation.
- Partner with Service, Field Supervision, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to resolve planning-related issues.
- Monitor industry, competitor, and regulatory trends and assess their impacts on the firm’s approach.
- Drive results through collaboration, including training and mentoring others.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary benefits, such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage
- Short- and long-term disability coverage at no cost to associates
- Basic life and basic AD&D coverage at no cost to associates
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Ten paid holidays
- 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year
- Sick time and personal days
- Paid day for volunteerism
- Potential bonuses and profit sharing
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
