Financial Planning Associate

About the role

We are seeking a Financial Planning Associate to provide financial planning and investment advisory support to clients within growing advisory practices. This role provides organizational, client service, and planning support while developing technical financial planning knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining trusted client relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness, and consistent follow-through.
• Serve as a point of contact for assigned clients, addressing inquiries, anticipating needs, and delivering a high-quality client experience.
• Serve as a resource for day-to-day client financial questions and ongoing planning needs.
• Collaborate effectively with team members to ensure seamless client service and coordinated execution of planning strategies.
• Create, maintain, and analyze comprehensive financial plans.
• Gather, organize, and analyze client data to support planning recommendations.
• Conduct financial planning research and provide analytical support for client-specific planning opportunities.
• Provide in-depth planning analysis to support advisor recommendations.
• Support planning areas such as retirement planning, participant, education, and plans sponsors needs.
• Create pre-meeting agendas, prepare planning materials, and support annual review process.
• Attend client meetings and document notes according to requirements.
• Capture Action items and coordinate follow-up activities resulting from client discussions.
• Complete post-meeting casework and ensure recommendations and commitments are executed accurately and timely.
• Provide timely follow-up on client communications to ensure a high standard of service and completion.
• Carefully coordinate implementation of planning recommendations across multiple stakeholders, including clients, advisors, attorneys, CPAs, custodians, TPAs, and internal team members.
• Organize, prioritize, and update workflows across the team.
• Delegate casework to appropriate team members for timely completion.
• Track outstanding client action items and implementation tasks through completion.
• Maintain ownership and accountability for assigned tasks, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and on-time delivery.
• Communicate project status and implementation progress to clients and advisors as appropriate.
• Organize and prioritize multiple projects while balancing competing deadlines.
• Ensure compliant wealth management and financial planning processes are followed consistently.
• Maintain accurate documentation and client records.
• Track deadlines for meetings, transactions, and documentation.
• Carefully coordinate documentation to meet regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Support execution of planning and investment recommendations.
• Aid in the implementation of strategies across client accounts.
• Support ongoing process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and client service.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while coordinating with clients, advisors, attorneys, CPAs, custodians, TPAs, and other professional partners.
• Highly organized, service-oriented, collaborative, and motivated to grow their financial planning knowledge while providing outstanding execution, follow-through, and client support.
• Bachelor’s degree in financial planning, Finance, or related field preferred.
• Technical proficiency and agility: Strong proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook), knowledge of CRM systems, and ability to quickly learn and effectively apply new software, systems, and technologies.
• Accuracy and attention to detail: Ensures accuracy and completeness in financial plans and client deliverables while adhering to documentation and branding standards.
• Quality and Execution: Delivers high-quality work with consistent follow-through and adherence to deadlines.
• Communication: Communicates clearly and professionally with clients, team members, and professional partners.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Collaborates with team members, attorneys, CPAs, custodians, TPAs, and other partners to achieve team and client objectives.
• Analytical and problem-solving: Applies research and analysis to develop effective solutions and support planning recommendations.

Qualifications

• Candidates with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a desire to further develop financial planning expertise are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates interested in pursuing CFP® certification are encouraged to apply.
• 2+ years experience in client-facing financial planning roles encouraged but not required.

Skills

• Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) certification is encouraged but not required.

Benefits

At Keating and Associates, we offer:

• 9 paid holidays, including your birthday and a floating holiday!
• 401(k) with company match
• Employer-Paid Disability, Life Insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• Health, Vision, and Dental Plans
• Dependent Care and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Fun Company Events such as Lunch & Learns, Virtual Staff Hangouts, Annual All Company Weekend, and more!

Pay

The salary range is $51,000 - $55,000 based on experience.

Schedule

This position is non-exempt, located onsite in Lawrence, KS or Manhattan KS, and reports to the Director of Financial Planning.