Financial Professional

Financial Advisor - Provident Savings Bank

Bloomfield, NJ, United States (On-site)

Attention finance, insurance, and sales professionals—are you ready to take on a position that challenges your skills and rewards your performance? Cetera Financial Institutions is looking for motivated and capable individuals to fill the role of a Managed Financial Professional.

With a strong focus on sales and customer service, the Managed Financial Professional should be a true “people person” who enjoys developing professional and mutually beneficial relationships with a wide variety of customers. Candidates should be self‑motivated and driven to exceed expectations in all that they do.

• Meeting with current and potential bank customers to help determine the best way to serve those customers’ investment planning goals.
• Proactively develop a client base to which appropriate wealth management products can be sold, collecting and analyzing information regarding the customer risk tolerance, long‑ and short‑term goals, income, assets, investments, and debts; determining which products best meet the customer needs and circumstances.
• Advising the customer regarding the advantages, risks, and disadvantages of different products.
• Developing internal referral resources to identify customers.
• Identifying external prospects and expanding new client relationships.
• Identifying cross‑sell opportunities, including opportunities to refer customers to other lines of bank representatives through proper customer profiling and needs‑based selling.
• Understanding and complying with all aspects of bank and Cetera policies and practices, including laws and regulations governing the duties and responsibilities of product sales.
• Maintaining all necessary licenses and registrations as required.
• Successfully completing all mandatory training in a timely manner.
• Maintaining superior and courteous service to promote products and expand customer relationships.
• Exceeding customer expectations in terms of accuracy, efficiency, courtesy, and professionalism.

• FINRA Series 7, 63 (Required)
• State Life & Health Insurance License of state where applying
• Strong sales, marketing, and business development skills
• 2 years of experience in finance, insurance and/or banking
• High School Diploma or equivalent

• FINRA Series 65, or 66, preferred
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred

The base annual salary for this role is $60,000, plus a generous incentive compensation package. Base annual salary depends on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location. Base annual salary may also differ significantly due to geography and cost of labor considerations.

What we give you in return:

Not many teams can say that they support people’s dreams coming to life… We happen to do that every day. And as important as we know your career is, we recognize that there’s a whole lot more to life. To ensure that our Employees can make the most of their time outside of working hours, we offer a competitive salary and for full‑time roles, a benefits package including:

• Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship.
• Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are.
• 20+ days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and 2 paid wellness days to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities.
• 401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan‑ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years.
• Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Life Lock, Pet Insurance and more.

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