Financial Advisor Trainee (Denver, CO)

About the role

The Advisor Mastery Program (AMP) at Raymond James Financial is designed to educate the next generation of Advisors through distance learning, apprenticeship, and training at the firm’s international headquarters. The program focuses on building a comprehensive skill set for new Advisors, including technical and sales skills.

Responsibilities

• Become trained and skilled to effectively and efficiently perform the Financial Advisor role, following the specific goals and expectations of the team if hired as a team candidate.
• Maintain production targets that contribute to overall company revenue goals.
• Build a book of business consistent with AMP program goals for assets under management and required production.
• Provide high-level client service and manage the full scope of a client relationship.
• Evaluate client financial needs, investment opportunities, and current holdings.
• Identify and recommend suitable investment products, solutions, and services based on client needs, time horizons, risk profiles, and preferences.
• Seek out internal resources to identify investment opportunities and solutions for clients.
• Open, transfer, and close customer accounts, maintaining appropriate account records and monitoring the customer's portfolio.
• Make recommendations consistent with changes in economic and financial conditions, considering newly offered investments.
• Complete required program training, obtain mandatory industry licenses within prescribed timeframes, master assessments, and meet minimum performance and production standards.
• Achieve continuous learning in investment products, industry rules and regulations, and financial planning.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university preferred with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant working experience, demonstrating achievement in sales (preferably intangible) or business environment, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training as approved by Human Resources.
• Licenses/Certifications: SIE required, provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied or ability to obtain within four (4) months from the start of the program. Series 7 and Series 66 or the ability to obtain them within four (4) months from the start of the program. Life, Health and Variable Annuity or the ability to obtain within six (6) months from the start of the program.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices.
• Financial markets, banking, and financial data analysis and reporting.
• Basic principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services.
• Firm’s working structure, policies, mission, strategies, and compliance guidelines.
• Operating client relationship manager system and other required software applications to produce financial plans, correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Identifying the needs of customers through effective questioning and listening techniques.
• Organizing, managing, and tracking multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment to run an optimal practice.
• Staying updated on investment products, industry rules and regulations, and financial planning.
• Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
• Keeping all appropriate parties up-to-date on decisions, changes, and other relevant information, and articulating reasons behind decisions.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Demonstrating persistence in the face of obstacles, accepting criticism, and dealing calmly and effectively in high-stress situations.

Skills

• Operating client relationship manager system and other required software applications to produce financial plans, correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Identifying the needs of customers through effective questioning and listening techniques.
• Organizing, managing, and tracking multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment to run an optimal practice.
• Staying updated on investment products, industry rules and regulations, and financial planning.
• Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
• Keeping all appropriate parties up-to-date on decisions, changes, and other relevant information, and articulating reasons behind decisions.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Demonstrating persistence in the face of obstacles, accepting criticism, and dealing calmly and effectively in high-stress situations.

Benefits

The Advisor Mastery Program (AMP) at Raymond James Financial offers a comprehensive education for the next generation of Advisors, providing a holistic approach to training for technical and sales skills. The program supports long-term development, whether candidates plan to be stand-alone Advisors or join existing teams. The AMP Program includes training, mentorship, and support to help new Advisors build their practice and provide sound financial advice to clients.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $57,783.96 - $75,000.02.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is less than 25% travel.