Associate Financial Advisor

Associate Financial Advisor (AFA)

Summitry is a Bay Area-based wealth management firm with over $3B in assets under management, 40+ employees, and more than 1,000 clients. We provide personalized financial planning and investment strategies rooted in deep local insight. As a flagship firm of Aspen Standard Wealth, Summitry is part of a broader mission to elevate independent advisory firms across the country. Join an innovative and collaborative team dedicated to becoming the most admirable advisory firm, helping families thrive amid the unique opportunities and challenges of life in the Bay Area.

• Reports to:
  
  Tyler Patterson, Financial Advisor & Associate Manager
• Benefits:
  Yes
• Date:
  Immediately
• Status:
  Full Time/Exempt
• Work environment:
  Hybrid (50%/month)

The Associate Financial Advisor (AFA) is responsible for leading client relationships and serving our existing clients. An AFA must have strong interpersonal and critical‑thinking skills and work well within and across teams. A qualified candidate is a clear communicator, detail‑oriented, organized, has a high degree of follow‑through, handles multiple tasks efficiently, and thrives in a fast‑paced working environment. This is a great opportunity for a candidate with 2 years of advisory, client relationship, and/or financial planning experience.

This position would support a growth track towards becoming a financial advisor.

• Build, deepen, and retain client relationships (generally relationships under $1M in managed assets for those in asset accumulation and asset decumulation phases) by providing high‑quality client experience in all interactions (ex. client service calls, meetings, and comprehensive financial planning) and logging notes/information accurately in CRM/planning software
• Seek to grow relationships through client additions
• Seek to generate referrals from existing clients
• Provide support to the Financial Advisors in their work with larger clients:
• Pre‑client meeting: prepare client meeting agendas and client portfolio presentations, review open CRM tasks, FP checklists, Holistiplan prep, etc.
• Participate in client meetings to develop skills on the path to becoming a financial advisor (ex. running financial planning software/edits)
• Post‑client meeting tasks: referral communications to our Estate Planning partner and assist with trust and estate documentation, update Holistiplan updates and uploads, following up on information/documentation as needed
• Contribute to the BD proposal process (build initial plan after prospect meeting)
• May be responsible for additional special projects/research related to the client’s financial plan/recommendations (ex. RSU spreadsheets)
• Update financial plans for AFA’s existing clients using financial planning software – note: financial planning is not part of the core offer for our