Financial Planning Associate

Focus Financial Partners•Mechanicsburg, PA

6d•$60,000 - $70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

JFS Wealth Advisors is looking for a Financial Planning Associate that will provide advisor support and/or service to clients. This individual will perform up to 50% client relationship specialist duties, work with various financial planning software (Money Guide Pro, Holistiplan, Income Solver), and collaborate with wealth advisors before, during, and after client meetings to accelerate learning. This is a hybrid position – 3 days in office/2 days remote.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university with a major in Finance
Must be actively studying for the series 65 or CFP®
Effectively handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Analyze and interpret business journals, technical procedures, and government regulations
Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Valid driver’s license
Must be client service and team oriented
The employee must maintain complete confidentiality regarding client names, financial information and all other matters
The position requires occasional overtime
Occasionally works at client locations which require the use of the incumbent’s own vehicle
This position is a non-exempt position.

Responsibilities

Provide client relationship support for advisors.
Facilitates and executes tasks and ensures prompt and complete follow through and maintains progress review meeting schedule
Actively maintains advisors’ calendars and schedules also confirms appointments
Prepare performance reports, including certain institutional reports
Interfaces with clients to provide exceptional service.
Follows up with clients for additional information required by advisors
Meets with clients as requested by advisors and follows up on client questions and concerns with advisors
Serves as contact/resource for clients calling with questions regarding their asset management accounts
Communicates daily with asset management team members regarding items that affect clients
Assures that client plans are executed and modified as needed.
Attends or Performs Progress Review meetings regarding financial plans and investment accounts
Maintains contact with client and/or advisors to review plans based on modified goals and needs of client or changes in investment markets, tax laws, retirement and insurance opportunities
Monitors’ investment accounts to ensure planned strategy is being implemented and transfers are proceeding properly
Facilitates new clients onboarding and account opening/transfers
Works with advisors to onboard new clients from initiation through completion
Requests for contracts, driver’s license copies, and other appropriate new account and/or account transfer paperwork
Oversees transfer of assets and/or accounts to JFS
Coordinates preparation of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) for each account prior to assigning a model to or trading the account
Ensure that accounts are properly set up in AdvisorView, including custom fields and sets and CRM
Interfaces with custodians.
Maintains appropriate documentation and records, as required by custodians and other regulatory bodies
Serves as contact for National Advisors Trust Company, Fidelity, and Schwab to provide requested information as needed
Completes administrative function related to client’s account.
Processes additional funds into existing accounts as instructed
Provides delivery instructions for various types of assets. Processes daily deposits
Fulfills distributions requests, including ensuring cash availability
Processes account closures and client terminations, including launching appropriate workflows involving compliance, operations, and billing
Completes required and requested account maintenance and account service (ex. beneficiary changes, address changes, etc.)
Run reports and global reports in AdvisorView as needed