Registered Branch Associate - South Burlington, VT
About The Position
Our Registered Branch Associates are an essential part of the client team, and we rely on their unique experiences, insights, and professional backgrounds. We value different viewpoints to help achieve exceptional results and improve the lives of our clients. Registered Branch Associates create capacity for the Financial Advisor by partnering together to serve existing clients at the direction of the Financial Advisor. Registered Branch Associates support the branch process in order to provide a streamlined client experience, understand client' motivations and goals, and accelerate trust within the branch team. Edward Jones provides training and support, which may include mentoring, job shadowing, coaching, branch office visits, and a support network extending beyond the branch office to include headquarters assistance via phone, email, and firm intranet resources. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company with over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada. It is a privately-owned firm focused on clients, with a purpose to partner for positive impact to improve the lives of clients and colleagues, and together, better communities and society. The company is an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging, ensuring associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/Equivalent required
- Series 7 and Series 66 required; if not currently registered, registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the assigned study period
- FINRA registrations are required within three months
- State insurance licenses are also required
- Complete all ongoing training offered by the firm and regulatory authorities FINRA and/or SEC
- Complete required CE training to ensure license(s) are in good standing
- Ability to learn and apply legal and regulatory requirements related to selling financial solutions
- Work independently with strong problem solving, critical thinking, and sound judgement
- A resilient, creative and progressive mindset
- Motivated to achieve results as an individual and team
- Attention to detail, organization, and time management
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in securities/financial services industry preferred
Responsibilities
- Deepening relationships with existing clients
- Gather information and collect suitability information to open new accounts
- Research portfolio performance, cost/fees, asset allocation, changes to portfolio construction/investments, and make recommendations to Financial Advisor and communicate to client on behalf of Financial Advisor when in agreement with recommendation
- Execute Financial Advisor solicited buy/sell orders and confirm with clients
- Answer general client questions regarding Edward Jones Stock recommendations and withdrawals
- Actively business plan and work as a team to continuously evaluate and execute branch strategies
- Continually develop yourself to grow personally and professionally
- Building meaningful connections and long-lasting relationships with clients
- Managing multiple projects in a dynamic and highly collaborative organization
- Identifying, analyzing, and resolving a wide variety of issues related to personalized investment solutions, involving the financial advisor when appropriate
- Desire to be part of a continuous learning environment, incorporating feedback and adapting to changes
Benefits
- Training which may include mentoring, job shadowing, coaching and branch office visits
- A support network that extends beyond your branch office and includes headquarters assistance via phone, email and firm intranet resources
- A culture of continuous improvement and professional development
- Medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness)
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Basic life coverage
- Basic AD&D coverage
- 401k 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
- Personal days
- A paid day for volunteerism
- Bonuses
- Profit sharing
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
