Associate Financial Consultant

Overview

At Community Financial System, Inc. (CFSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer commercial banking, wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we’re committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

To ensure our people can enjoy long and successful careers here at CFSI, we offer competitive compensation, great benefits, and professional development and advancement opportunities. As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

The function of an Associate Financial Consultant is to assist in the growth and development of an existing book of established client relationships, work and develop referrals within an assigned territory of CBNA Branches while collaborating with a Senior Financial Consultant.

• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all job‑specific training requirements in a timely fashion.
• Provide clients with suitable solutions to their financial services needs while maintaining a high standard of ethics.
• Service the needs of existing customers and effectively manage existing book of business for additional investment customers.
• Demonstrate good business practices involving, but not limited to, punctuality, professional demeanor, and leadership.
• Maintain neat, timely, and accurate records for regulatory and business purposes.
• Network with community centers of influence to generate mutual referrals.
• Abide by the terms and agreements outlined by Invest Financial Corporation (the firm’s Broker Dealer).
• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to policies, procedures, and internal controls, and meet all training requirements in a timely manner.
• Other Information:
  As an integral member of Community Investment Services, Inc., this position is responsible to assist CISI and the bank in achieving their goals.

• B.S. degree in finance (or a related field)
• Securities License 7, 66, and NY Life and Health License desired or willing to commit to attaining Licensees within a 6‑month period.
• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

• Proficient reading, writing, grammar and mathematics skills.
• Excellent interpersonal relations and communication skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, and email systems skills.
• Working knowledge of the policies, procedures, and regulations related to the sale of investment products.

• Minimum of 5 year industry experience or related field.

Commensurate with experience plus potential for annual merit increase. In addition to your competitive salary, you will be rewarded benefits including: 11 paid holidays, paid vacation, Medical, Vision & Dental insurance, 401K with generous match, Pension, Tuition Reimbursement, Banking discounts and the list goes on!

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear.

The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or…