Wealth Planning Associate

Job Highlights

• Title: Wealth Planning Associate
• Type: Full Time
• Experience: Not Indicated
• Function: Wealth Management
• Location: Louisville, KY, United States
• Company: Baird

Baird provides financial advisory, investment banking, asset management, and private wealth management services. With a client-first approach, it serves individuals, corporations, and institutions globally.

The company is hiring a Wealth Planning Associate who will provide holistic wealth planning support to Baird Financial Advisors and other internal departments.

Collect and review data provided by Financial Advisors, creating analyses using firm standard tools.

Provide support to and collaborate with other members and initiatives of the geographically diverse Wealth Planning Department with research, project management, etc.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or pre-law preferred.
• If no such degree or similar degree, the ability to demonstrate expertise commensurate with such a degree is required.

• Experience reviewing or completing individual tax returns (a plus)
• Experience reviewing or drafting an individual’s estate planning documents (a plus)
• Experience with Money Guide or other financial planning software(s) (a plus)

• Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Enrolled Agent (EA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Juris Doctor (JD) strongly preferred, or must have the ability to earn such designations.
• Experience in the brokerage industry is a plus, including possession of basic brokerage licenses (SIE, Series 7, 66) preferred, or must have the ability to earn such licenses within 18 months.

• Answer and discuss basic to moderate tax, estate, and general financial planning questions from advisors and their clients via multiple forms of communication, including a team-shared inbox and department phone line. For more advanced questions, be able to research solutions or work with other department members or specialists to find an answer.
• Assist in advisor and client‑facing content management across intraweb sites.
• Be familiar with various planning documents, including account statements, Social Security benefit estimates, retirement benefit estimates, tax returns, wills, trusts, etc.
• Creation of analyses for and training of the standard firm tools to Financial Advisors and their teams. Training includes explanation of general functionality, point‑and‑click navigation through the program, and detailed assistance in understanding calculations and conclusions.
• Help manage workflow within the department via the department activity tracking system to accurately record workflow and store client documentation to meet compliance requirements.
• Occasionally, travel to Private Wealth Management (PWM) branches within a defined region to promote the services and capabilities of the team, as well as establish and maintain relationships with Financial Advisors and their teams.
• Provide support to promote and train on the Wealth Management Experience to Financial Advisors and their teams in a defined region, including participation in data gathering or analysis, presentation, and facilitation of meetings or conference calls with advisors and their clients.
• Understand the products and services offered within a brokerage environment and be able to work with representatives of those departments. Recognize when to involve other specialists within the firm in a particular situation.
• Work with other members of the Wealth Planning Department to develop standard deliverables and service tiers to ensure consistent support across the firm.

• Strong computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to work independently on projects and effectively relate to others to accomplish work responsibilities and objectives.

• Collaborative team culture
• Fast-paced, professional office environment
  
  Learning and development opportunities
• May require overtime during busy periods
• Regular client interaction

Baird is an Equal Opportunity Employer.