Financial Advisor - Edward Jones Connections
About the role
The Edward Jones Connection (EJC) department acts as a fiduciary, remotely serving our smaller clients in partnership with the clients' local Branch Office Team. Financial Advisors work together with the EJC department service team to deliver an ideal client experience consistent with that of a branch office. This involves serving the client directly over the phone or through technology such as Webex programs.
Responsibilities
- Act as the Financial Advisor for our smaller clients including SEP/Simple IRA participants while preserving the client connection to the local branch team
- Work daily to re-engage clients with our firm and to serve clients who are already engaged
- Provide excellent client service and tailored client solutions to meet the clients' needs
- Provide initial contact and ongoing guidance and service to the clients
- Research and resolve any service issues or unfinished tasks
- Work in partnership with the Client Service Administrator (CSA) to ensure a high level of customer service
- Keep the department apprised of any Compliance/Field Supervision concerns
Requirements
- Current Series 7 and 66 (OR combination of both Series 63 and 65) licenses required to apply
- Insurance license may be required in the future (life, health and variable annuity)
- 5+ years of securities industry experience as a Financial Advisor or a position supporting FA's requiring extensive product, service, market, and general investing knowledge
- Experience as an Edward Jones Financial Advisor highly preferred
- Bachelor's degree in a business-related field is strongly preferred
Qualifications
- Ability to seek, receive and implement feedback
- Strong critical thinking skills are necessary
- Must be able to understand information about various securities, market conditions, industry trends, financial planning, and relationship building
- Extensive flexibility, reliability and sound decision making skills
- Well-developed and practiced stellar verbal and written communication, including exceptional telephone and customer-service skills
- Strong computer skills with the ability to learn and apply technical information. Familiarity in Salesforce, MoneyGuide, Excel is a plus
Skills
- Ability to seek, receive and implement feedback
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Understanding of various securities, market conditions, industry trends, financial planning, and relationship building
- Flexibility, reliability, and sound decision making skills
- Stellar verbal and written communication, including exceptional telephone and customer-service skills
- Strong computer skills with the ability to learn and apply technical information. Familiarity in Salesforce, MoneyGuide, Excel is a plus
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life coverage
- Basic AD&D coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account
- Paid holidays
- 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year
- Sick time
- Personal days
- Paid day for volunteerism
- Eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing
- Employee Assistance Program
Pay
This is a salaried position and available as a home-based role. We offer extended hours to serve clients from 7:30 am-5:30 pm CST. Your specific schedule will take into account your location's time zone and may vary based on the needs of the department.
Schedule
Your specific schedule will take into account your location's time zone and may vary based on the needs of the department. Core hours of operation for most associates in the department will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00pm locally.
Location
Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week effective June 1, 2026. Before June 1, 2026, candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e).