Senior Financial Planner - Walnut Creek/Alamo, CA
About The Position
The Senior Financial Planner works closely with advisors to create, update, analyze, and deliver tailored financial plans to clients within the region. The role focuses on developing and maintaining strong client relationships, overseeing financial planning processes, and contributing to the firm’s service offerings. The planner works with clients with at least $2 million in assets under management and consults with the Financial Planning Manager on clients with $5 million or more and more complex plans. The role also manages and improves planning-team processes, supports and mentors associates and interns, organizes client documents, and contributes to mergers and acquisitions integration. The Senior Financial Planner researches financial trends and legislative changes, helps improve planning tools and software, develops regional service offerings, and leads client seminars and local events.
Requirements
- Certified Financial Planner designation.
- 3–7 years of experience in financial services or a related field, focused on financial planning.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Strong ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships and provide tailored financial advice.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly present complex financial strategies.
- Ability to collaborate and build relationships while working effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and deadlines, and require minimal supervision.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in financial planning processes and documents.
- Ability to address challenges quickly and effectively to support client satisfaction and smooth workflows.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in financial planning software, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Office Suite, Tamarac, eMoney, Money Guide Pro, Social Security Analyzer, Advisys, Zilculator, Holistiplan, Planner CS, or Monday.com.
- Ability to learn and adapt to new systems and software.
- Interest in pursuing additional financial planning designations or certifications aligned with career goals and the firm’s needs.
Responsibilities
- Work with advisors to serve clients with assets under management of $2 million or more, consulting the Financial Planning Manager on clients with $5 million or more and more complex plans.
- Create detailed, customized financial plans covering areas such as tax, retirement, estate planning, and investment strategies.
- Review client data, present plans, prepare action plans based on recommendations, help implement strategies, and track progress.
- Manage and streamline planning processes, including data collection, plan input, scenario generation, internal reviews, and client-meeting presentations; ensure deliverables are accurate and timely.
- Collaborate with team members and departments to improve systems and workflows and increase client satisfaction and service excellence.
- Assist the Financial Planning Manager in mentoring Financial Planning Associates and Financial Planning Interns.
- Organize and maintain client documents in appropriate systems and databases, and maintain and troubleshoot connections for client personal financial websites.
- Support mergers and acquisitions efforts, including staff training and integration, in collaboration with financial planning leadership.
- Research financial trends, optimization opportunities, and market changes to keep the firm’s offerings current and competitive.
- Participate in ongoing professional development, department training, continuing education, and dedicated professional development time.
- Stay current on legislative changes, such as the SECURE Act 2.0, and educate the firm about potential impacts.
- Evaluate and implement updates to financial planning tools and software.
- Lead or participate in developing new wealth management services tailored to the regional client base.
- Lead client seminars and local events, support client meetings to implement financial strategies, and work with local Centers of Influence to execute client action plans.
Benefits
- 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
- 3 weeks of PTO.
- Paid volunteer time.
- Paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedule.
- Highly subsidized health, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) retirement account with company match contributions.
- Free mental health services.
- Life insurance and long- and short-term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
- Employee financial education.
- Employee educational expense reimbursement.
- Employee charitable donations.
- Employee referral incentives.
- Employee team-building activities.
- Employee Assistance Program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
