Associate Financial Advisor

Overview

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 29-May-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose:
We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding career, the Associate Financial Advisor role at Edward Jones may be the right opportunity for you. With the same licensing as our Financial Advisors, Associate Financial Advisors work with an established Financial Advisor to serve clients, grow the branch, and positively impact communities in alignment with firm strategy.

Our Associate Financial Advisors 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.

• Gather information and collect suitability to deeply understand clients' and prospective clients' needs, priorities, and concerns to accelerate trust and create a personalized, comprehensive strategy to achieve their goals.
• Meet with clients regularly to track progress toward goals, uncover additional assets, proactively address emerging concerns, and adjust their strategy to ensure their needs are met.
• Partner with other members of the clients' professional team such as attorneys, accountants, trust officers, to help fully understand clients' goals and circumstances.
• Research portfolio performance, cost/fees, asset allocation and changes to portfolio construction/investments, and make recommendations to clients.
• Collaborate with the FA and branch team to ensure alignment and create, monitor, and adjust the branch business plan to increase branch effectiveness and achieve desired business results.
• Cultivate relationships with organizations and businesses to maintain presence in the community and obtain referrals and new business.
• Coordinate with the FA to assist in the creation of new clients via face-to-face and virtual sourcing strategies.
• Continually develop yourself to grow personally and professionally.

• High School Diploma/Equivalent required;
  Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Series 7 and Series 66 required, if not currently registered, registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the assigned study period
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in securities industry preferred
• FINRA licenses required within three months. State insurance licenses required
• As an associate, you are required to complete all ongoing training offered by the firm and regulatory authorities, as well as required training to maintain license in good standing

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

As a salaried professional, you can also expect…

• A culture of continuous improvement and professional development
• Full-time Associates receive the following benefits:
• Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits, short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a…