Financial Planning and Investments Oversight Officer

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 14-Oct-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 500¹ 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.

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The Edward Jones Generations® provides an end-to-end, high net worth (HNW) client experience by partnering with our branch teams to provide ongoing client services including holistic financial planning, tax and estate planning services via trusted 3rd parties, plan implementation via expanding sets of Edward Jones products and services, and ongoing reporting and support. We’re looking for strategic thinkers and collaborators who have a strong background in the many complex needs of financial planning as well as a deep desire to put their clients first in everything they do.

The Financial Planning and Investments Oversight Officer provides expert-level oversight of fiduciary financial planning and discretionary investment management within Generations® ensuring alignment with fiduciary financial planning standards, client objectives, and firm investment philosophy. This role reviews and evaluates financial plans, portfolio strategies, asset allocations, and policy exceptions, exercising independent judgment and delegated authority to mitigate firm risk and support performance outcomes.

While not directly leading associates, the Oversight Officer influences quality and consistency through coaching, committee participation, and collaboration with financial planners, portfolio managers, tax and estate experts and internal stakeholders. The position plays a critical role in safeguarding investment integrity and supporting strategic initiatives across Edward Jones Generations™.

• Review financial plans to ensure alignment with client objectives, fiduciary financial planning standards, and firm policy.
• Review investment strategies and asset allocations to ensure alignment with client objectives, fiduciary standards, and firm policy.
• Evaluate and elevate investment-related risks, including policy exceptions, concentration issues, and market exposures.
• Review and validate financial planning strategies for complex or high-net-worth client relationships.
• Review and validate portfolio construction approaches for complex or high-net-worth client accounts.
• Support the development and refinement of investment policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide coaching and training to help planners, strategists, and consultants deliver higher quality and personalized plans for clients.
• Partner with firm Financial Planning to support the development and refinement of financial planning standards, procedures, and best practices for high net worth clients.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on financial planning and investment-related matters for…