Advisor - Minneapolis

Brighton Jones•Minneapolis, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Brighton Jones is seeking an Advisor to join their purpose-driven, client-focused team. As one of the largest RIAs in the nation, Brighton Jones has a culture of continuous growth, collaboration, and community, recognized with multiple "Best Places to Work" awards. The Advisor will manage the day-to-day responsibilities, priorities, and workload of their client service teams, providing analytical, operational, and administrative support for client acquisition, implementation, and retention. The role involves acting as the first point of contact for clients, reviewing portfolios, preparing client meeting deliverables, analyzing financial data, and strategizing around trades and rebalances. Advisors are expected to drive client meetings, leverage internal and external resources for client objectives, seek leadership roles, and mentor team members. They will also maintain the Wealth Management Scorecard (WMS), craft client meeting agendas, and collaborate with Lead Advisors on client strategies. The role requires ensuring timely and accurate execution of client implementation plans and presenting ideas effectively in client meetings. Additionally, Advisors will partner with Associate Advisors to manage intra-day requests like trades and wire transfers.

Requirements

4 + years of experience in financial planning, wealth management or a related industry preferred
Undergraduate degree required
Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Juris Doctor (JD) required.
Baseline proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, Windows) required; expected to learn other position-related systems on the job
Organized and able to handle multiple client relationships with contending priorities and coordinate team member resources most effectively

Nice To Haves

Excellent work habits, strong organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks and manage workflows
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with clients and co-workers
Exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated teamwork mentality
Must be able to project a capable and trustworthy image
Must be a self-starter and proactively manage workload, communications, and ownership of tasks
Commitment to excellence and high standards
Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm
A high degree of personal integrity, maturity, and acute attention to detail
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Acts as the first point of contact on client communications; strategizes with Lead Advisor to ensure responses are timely and thorough
Reviews current client portfolios and makes recommendations to clients in consultation with team; proactively considers both strategic and tactical opportunities around investments and other planning areas
Prepares comprehensive client meeting deliverables including Cash Needs Analysis, Strategic Asset Allocation, and Vocational Freedom Analysis; analyzes all client data and evaluates potential planning strategies
Provides spreadsheet analysis on an ad-hoc basis for more advanced financial topics such as tax loss harvesting, stock option and restricted stock wealth transfer strategies and risk transfer/management; maintains all record-keeping related to these activities, including cost basis and other position data via portfolio management software
Responsible for reviewing, approving, and strategizing around trades and portfolio rebalances
Attends and drives client meetings; owns the execution of post-meeting actions, in conjunction with Analysts
Leverages internal and external resources to achieve client objectives in such areas as Investment Management, Estate Planning, Tax Planning, Risk Management and General Planning; Works with Tax, Investments and Estate Planning to determine additional levels of detail required for the client's situation
Seeks out leadership roles in the team and firm projects/assignments
Trains, guides, and mentors the team on more complex planning areas and strategic intricacies of service delivery and support
Maintains all aspects of the Wealth Management Scorecard (WMS), including planning topic status, score, and last date reviewed; ensures content is accurate, timely, and reviewed periodically
Crafts client meeting agenda and determines deliverables to be presented; analyzes client data and develops strategies; collaborates with Lead Advisor to define both the client strategy and the most effective form of presentation
Prepares and finalizes all standard deliverables related to the delivery of wealth management advice based on inputs from team members; these include Cash Needs Analysis (CNA), Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA), and Vocational Freedom Analysis (VFA)
Works with Tax, Investments and Estate Planning to determine additional levels of detail required for the client's situation
Following client approval, works with team to ensure that all tactical parts of the client implementation are executed timely and accurately
Presents ideas and concepts in an organized and effective manner; attends client meetings and is expected to effectively present specific planning topics; ensures all client related action items are communicated and memorialized in the CRM
Partners with the Associate Advisor to achieve timely execution of intra-day requests with strict timeframes such as trades, wire requests, and journals; initiates these requests and is responsible for reviewing and approving them; ensures completion within specified time-frames.

Benefits

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
401(k) with 100% match up to 3% of annual compensation
Equity ownership opportunities for every employee
New Business Incentive Program
Generous employee referral bonus
Cell phone data reimbursement
Financial planning services discount for employees and immediate family members
Minimum 3 weeks PTO starting Day 1
Winter Break
Summer Friday flex-days
10 paid holidays
Unlimited Volunteer Time Off plus company grant matching
Heavily subsidized transit
100% reimbursement for required training, certifications, licensing, and dues
Personal career development plans
Richer Life Business Partner (coaching for all employees)
Mindful Emotional & Social Intelligence training
Annual professional & personal wellbeing stipend
Quarterly team-building events
Regular social events
Employee-led book clubs, committees, and affinity groups
Paid Parental leave (13 weeks for birthing parent and 6 weeks for non-birthing parent)
Adoption benefits
Anniversary milestone celebrations, including a 3-month paid sabbatical at 10 years