Financial Planning Consultant

Responsibilities

• Partners with Financial Advisortoreviewclients ’currentportfoliodesign,understand client goals, enter client data, and conduct financial analysis.
• Evaluatesoverallindividualandemployer-basedretirementneeds,researches various options, and recommends planning alternatives.
• Researchesandprovidesrecommendationsrelatedtoriskmanagementconcerns,including insurance.
• Designsandrecommendsatailoredfinancialanalysisorcomprehensivefinancialplanfor clients and prospects that meets their short and long-term financial needs andgoals.
• Preparespresentationsthatclearlycommunicatetherecommendationsandalternatives related to the client’s financial analysis and comprehensive plan design.
• Performsdetaileddocumentreviews;analyzesclientinformationandsituationsacrossthe financial planning spectrum to develop plan
• Researchesinformationasnecessaryonacase-by-casebasisandwritescustomized financial plan observations and recommendations for each client case
• Prepares files for meetings with existing and new clients
• Prepares,coordinatesandfollowsthroughonanyneededcommunicationwithnewor existing clients
• Continuouslymonitorsclients’financialsituationswithdetailandaccuracy,withtheabilityto the look at their overall financial picture
• Responds to client questions by telephone, email and occasional personal visits.
• Educatesclientonthefunctionsofvarioussecuritiesmarketsandtheprincipalfactorsthat 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.
• Conductsresearchasneededrelatedtoassignedclientcases,includingbutnotlimitedto basicincometaxquestionsandotherlegalissuesrequestingguidancewhenappropriate.
• 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.

• 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
• An equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training as approved by Human Resources

• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied
• Series7
• Series 63, 65 and/or66 as required by state or ability to obtain within sixmonths