Financial Advisor Associate

Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC•Leawood, KS

About The Position

Work with one or more experienced financial advisors to build a personal book of business and help shape clients’ financial futures through ongoing financial planning relationships focused on their goals. Build a pipeline using personal and professional contacts and new leads. Join an Ameriprise team practice and support seasoned financial advisors. The role may involve serving clients holistically or specializing in products or services, as well as contributing to the practice’s client experience and business operations.

Requirements

Join an Ameriprise team practice and support one or more seasoned financial advisors.
Obtain the required licenses and credentials within 150 days of hire: FINRA Series 7; active State Securities Agent Registration (S63 or S66); active IAR Registration (S65 or S66); and state Life, Health Insurance, and Variable Products lines.
Meet licensing and appointment-preparation timelines and participate in required licensing coaching.
Follow applicable legal, regulatory, and professional ethics requirements.

Nice To Haves

Four-year college degree from an accredited institution.
High confidence, perseverance, and a strong desire to succeed in a goal-oriented environment.
Accountability for results.
Outstanding verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
Willingness and desire to learn from seasoned financial advisors and participate in a collaborative, team-centric environment.

Responsibilities

Obtain required licenses and credentials within 150 days of hire: FINRA Series 7; active State Securities Agent Registration (S63 or S66); active IAR Registration (S65 or S66); and state Life, Health Insurance, and Variable Products lines.
Attend and engage in licensing coaching as required, and make progress within licensing and appointment-preparation timelines.
Assist seasoned financial advisors in working with clients to help them achieve their financial goals.
Serve as a key member of the team practice, creating and delivering a distinctive client experience.
Support clients and prospects holistically and/or specialize in products or services.
Develop and execute a marketing plan to achieve the practice’s client acquisition goals, where applicable.
Identify clients to engage or re-engage in financial planning relationships, where applicable.
Gather and analyze data and develop financial planning recommendations, where applicable.
Help prepare and/or deliver financial plans and foster ongoing financial planning relationships with clients, where applicable.
Become a product expert, serve clients and prospects in that capacity, run illustrations, and develop product-centric recommendations, where applicable.
Manage designated parts of the business, such as operations, process improvement, staff meeting agendas, or budgets and expenses, where applicable.
Manage the practice’s client service model and ensure consistent execution, where applicable.
Follow high standards of business and professional ethics and comply with legal and regulatory requirements when serving clients and prospects and performing work-related activities.