Financial Planning Consultant

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Saint Louis, Missouri - United Statestime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 23 Days Agojob requisition :
R-0008580
** Job Description Summary
**** Job Description
**** Responsibilities
* ** Partners with Financial Advisor to review clients’ current portfolio design, understand client goals, enter client data, and conduct financial analysis.
* Evaluates overall individual and employer-based retirement needs, researches various options, and recommends planning alternatives.
* Researches and provides recommendations related to risk management concerns, including insurance.
* Designs and recommends a tailored financial analysis or comprehensive financial plan for clients and prospects that meets their short and long-term financial needs and goals.
* Prepares presentations that clearly communicate the recommendations and alternatives related to the client’s financial analysis and comprehensive plan design.
* Performs detailed document reviews; analyzes client information and situations across the financial planning spectrum to develop plan
* Researches information as necessary on a case-by-case basis and writes customized financial plan observations and recommendations for each client case
* Prepares files for meetings with existing and new clients
* Prepares, coordinates and follows through on any needed communication with new or existing clients
* Continuously monitors clients’ financial situations with detail and accuracy, with the ability to the look at their overall financial picture
* Responds to client questions by telephone, email and occasional personal visits.
* Educates client on the functions of various securities markets and the principal factors that affect them.
* Provides guidance on estate planning options and techniques.
* Responds to and directs education funding questions including 529 savings plans.
* Assists with guidance on small business planning.
* Conducts research as needed related to assigned client cases, including but not limited to basic income tax questions and other legal issues requesting guidance when appropriate.
* May participate in client presentations.
* May open, transfer, and close customer accounts and maintain appropriate account records.
* May obtain and verify the client’s purchase and sale instructions, enter orders, and follow up on completion of transactions.
* Ensures firm and regulatory policies are followed within compliance standards
* Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
** Education/Experience Requirements
*** Bachelor’s degree in a related field and three years’ experience in the financial services industry with an emphasis on financial, retirement and estate planning field or in marketing these services~or~
* An equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training as approved by Human Resources
** Licenses
* ** SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied
* Series 7
* Series 63, 65 and/or 66 as required by state or ability to obtain within six months
** Education
* * Bachelor’s:
Accounting, Bachelor’s:
Business Administration, Bachelor’s:
Finance, High School (HS) (Required)
** Work Experience
** General Experience - 13 months to 3 years
** Certifications
* * s66 - Uniform Combined State Law Examination - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), s7 - General Securities Representative Examination - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
** Travel
* * Less than 25%
** Workstyle
* * Resident At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.
We expect our associates at all levels to:  
• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same  
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes  
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind  
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter  
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