Senior Associate Financial Advisor

Job Duties

• Collaborate with the Senior Advisor to implement business development, client service, and operational strategies.
• Track progress on key initiatives and ensure alignment with long-term practice goals.
• Oversee daily office operations, including workflow coordination, resource allocation, and vendor relationships.
• Take an active role in portfolio research and asset allocation design.
• Conduct financial planning reviews and update financial plans as needed. Provide investment advice and recommendations based on clients' risk tolerance and objectives.
• Assist the senior advisor in managing all client relationships.
• Manage assigned households and provide ongoing service and planning updates.
• Develop deep relationships with clients and their families to understand their financial goals and needs.
• Collaborate with the assistant to ensure smooth operations and client satisfaction.
• Maintain and document client activity in CRM system.
• Avoid non-compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Design and manage client “touchpoints” strategy to deliver timely information and resources to clients throughout the year.
• Attend and facilitate Experience Center (“XC”) partner meetings to build XC engagement as needed, cultivating COIs.
• Build relationships with prospects and convert them to clients, providing ongoing service through the lifetime of the client relationship.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 3 years’ client-facing experience in the investment or wealth management field, including experience in a consultative service role.
• Demonstrated ability to use discretion and judgment when working with clients, professionally handling sensitive information with discretion.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to engage with internal and external business partners.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of the financial industry, financial concepts and the mathematics behind them, high-level product knowledge, competitive intel and client-service strategies.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, and the ability to learn Raymond James-specific applications (Advisor Access, Client Center, etc.).
• Exposure to a CRM such as Salesforce is preferred.

Minimum Education

High School Diploma; Bachelor’s degree is preferred or equivalent work experience.

Minimum Certifications/Licenses

• Series 7, 63 & 65 or 66 FINRA licenses, Life & Disability Insurance License.

Location

Ridgepointe Experience Center | Bellevue, WA

Target Compensation

$80,000 to $100,000 (This range reflects reasonable earnings potential which includes a base salary and incentive pay based on experience level and current production).

Benefits

• Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401K matching up to 5% per pay period.
• Paid Time Off: You’ll accrue up to 15 vacation days in your first year. In addition, you’ll receive 40 hours of sick time and 3 personal days, which refresh annually.
• 11 paid federal holidays.
• Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility for special employee pricing is subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria).