Trader/ Investment Operations Associate

Merit Financial Advisors • Alpharetta, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Merit is a fast growing, pioneering financial services firm that invests heavily in the growth and development of team members. Merit seeks to establish, educate, and help individuals reach their financial goals as they transition into and experience retirement. With an unswerving commitment to excellence and reliability, Merit provides objective financial advice and believes in establishing long-lasting relationships. By offering an array of services, clients can receive tailored solutions that promote growth and help them achieve financial goals. Merit believes in addressing the retirement challenges in America by helping clients reach financial freedom and confidence to the working population and retirees alike. This focus on comprehensive financial wellness enables us to deliver the ultimate client experience. Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, with 39 locations across the country, Merit balances tactical advice with innovative strategy. Our 250 hardworking employees are leaders rooted in humility and we are poised to grow. Merit is a multi-generational firm with a foundation built around servant leadership and total team leadership. We have been recognized as a “Best Places to Work” by InvestmentNews and have made the fastest growing companies list in both INC 5000 and Georgia’s Fastest 40. As we expand and work to bring our relationship-driven approach to the financial industry, we are looking for the right individuals to join our team.

To support the firm in all aspects of the investment management process through trading, investment performance attribution, model management and research. This role will provide advisors, financial planners and the client service team assistance with investment operations and analysis to increase the value proposition offered to clients.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of industry experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business from an accredited university
• Series 7 and Series 63 or 66
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Desire to wear multiple hats in a fast-paced, high growth company
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Highly observant and analytical
• World-class problem solver
• Excellent organizational skills and follow-through skills

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for daily trading functions within the firm. This will include trading mutual funds, exchange traded funds, equities, and individual bonds for client accounts ensuring adherence with Merit’s trade policies and procedures as well as client investment policies
• Rebalancing Merit and advisor guided models using the Orion Eclipse system
• Understand and gain knowledge regarding the Orion Eclipse rebalancing and trading system, become familiar with Merit’s multi-custodial environment understanding each custodian’s unique set of policies and procedures for trading
• Provide service support for individual advisors so that they understand how to submit trade cases in Salesforce and interact with the trading team
• Providing general investment and operational support for the Firm’s financial advisors, financial planners, and client service team
• Conduct education sessions with advisors regarding trading procedures
• Auditing client transactions, fees, cash balances, and securities to ensure compliance with firm policies
• Work with trading team to continuously improve processes to become more efficient.
• Remain current on financial markets and world events as they pertain to risks which might affect our client accounts.
• Ability to manage and explain the Merit Investment Program offerings and models
• Please note the job responsibilities may vary, grow and change.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life & Personal Accident Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA) or Dependent Care FSA
• 401(k) Plan with company matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level