Wealth and Investment Associate

WHO are we looking for?

Wealth and Investment Associate a highly motivated associate to support our Private Wealth practice and local investment team. This functional hybrid role is expected to be approximately 70% Private Wealth client-service and advisory support and 30% investment team support. The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, service-minded, detail-oriented, and interested in building a long-term career at the intersection of wealth management, financial planning, portfolio construction, investment research, trading and implementation, and client service.

The internal title for this role is intended to be Associate | Relationship Manager.

Primary Private Wealth Responsibilities, Approximately 70%

• Support advisors and relationship managers in the delivery of advice to high-net-worth clients, families, business owners, executives, and related entities.
• Prepare client meeting materials, customized reports, financial planning inputs, investment summaries, allocation reviews, performance materials, and follow-up items.
• Assist with client onboarding, account paperwork, advisory agreements, client correspondence, money movement requests, trade-flow requests, and coordination with operations and client service teams.
• Gather and organize client data for financial planning analysis, including balance sheet, cash flow, estate, tax, insurance, debt, and goal-planning information.
• Participate in client meetings when appropriate, document key takeaways, and help ensure timely, accurate completion of follow-up tasks.
• Maintain client information and support portfolio, performance, and attribution review in the firm’s reporting and CRM systems.
• Build trusted working relationships with clients, advisors, planning resources, investment resources, and operations colleagues.

Investment Team Responsibilities, Approximately 30%

• Support the Phoenix investment team with trading and implementation workflows, portfolio analytics, asset allocation reviews, investment research, manager due diligence, and implementation analysis.
• Assist with model maintenance, trade preparation, investment operations workflows, performance reporting, and coordination with custodians, platforms, and internal investment resources.
• Help maintain portfolio analytics, client-facing investment slides, quarterly commentary support, portfolio construction decks, market data, and internal investment committee materials.
• Assist with manager and product due diligence across public markets, fixed income, alternatives, private markets, and tax-aware implementation strategies.
• Help organize and summarize fund materials, research notes, due diligence documentation, meeting notes, and investment platform information.
• Contribute to team discussions with thoughtful analysis

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in finance, economics, accounting, business, mathematics, or a related field.
• Series 65 license required, or the ability to sit for the Series 65 within 90 days of hire and successfully obtain the license within the first year of employment as a condition of continued employment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and comfort working with financial data and investment concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly and professionally.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and follow through accurately in a fast-paced client-service environment.

• Progress toward the CFA designation or an interest in pursuing the CFA designation preferred.
• Internship or professional experience in wealth management, financial planning, investment research, investment operations, trading, banking, accounting, tax, or a related financial-services role.
• Exposure to financial planning, CRM, reporting, investment research, trading, or portfolio analytics systems such as eMoney, Black Diamond, Morningstar Direct, Tamarac, Salesforce, CAIS, iCapital, or similar platforms.
• Interest in portfolio…