Brighton Jones

Advisor - Houston

Brighton Jones$80K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in financial planning or wealth management
  • Undergraduate degree required
  • CFP®, CPA, CFA, or JD certification required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excellent organizational skills and multitasking ability

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary contact for client communications; ensure timely responses
  • Review and analyze client portfolios; recommend strategic alternatives
  • Prepare comprehensive client deliverables and assist in data analysis
  • Conduct and oversee trading strategies and portfolio rebalancing
  • Lead and facilitate client meetings; ensure follow-up actions are executed

Benefits

  • Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 3%
  • Equity ownership opportunities for employees
  • Minimum 3 weeks PTO starting on Day 1
  • 100% reimbursement for required training and certifications
Full Job Description
We are looking for our next Advisor. In this role, Advisors are responsible for managing the day-to-day responsibilities, priorities and workload of their client service teams. This includes providing analytical, operational, and administrative support for the acquisition, implementation, and ongoing retention of clients.

Your Role:

  • Acts as the first point of contact on client communications; strategizes with Lead Advisor to ensure responses are timely and thorough
  • Reviews current client portfolios and makes recommendations to clients in consultation with team; proactively considers both strategic and tactical opportunities around investments and other planning areas
  • Prepares comprehensive client meeting deliverables including Cash Needs Analysis, Strategic Asset Allocation, and Vocational Freedom Analysis; analyzes all client data and evaluates potential planning strategies
  • Provides spreadsheet analysis on an ad-hoc basis for more advanced financial topics such as tax loss harvesting, stock option and restricted stock wealth transfer strategies and risk transfer/management; maintains all record-keeping related to these activities, including cost basis and other position data via portfolio management software
  • Responsible for reviewing, approving, and strategizing around trades and portfolio rebalances
  • Attends and drives client meetings; owns the execution of post-meeting actions, in conjunction with Analysts
  • Leverages internal and external resources to achieve client objectives in such areas as Investment Management, Estate Planning, Tax Planning, Risk Management and General Planning; Works with Tax, Investments and Estate Planning to determine additional levels of detail required for the client's situation
  • Seeks out leadership roles in the team and firm projects/assignments
  • Trains, guides, and mentors the team on more complex planning areas and strategic intricacies of service delivery and support
  • Maintains all aspects of the Wealth Management Scorecard (WMS), including planning topic status, score, and last date reviewed; ensures content is accurate, timely, and reviewed periodically
  • Crafts client meeting agenda and determines deliverables to be presented; analyzes client data and develops strategies; collaborates with Lead Advisor to define both the client strategy and the most effective form of presentation
  • Prepares and finalizes all standard deliverables related to the delivery of wealth management advice based on inputs from team members; these include Cash Needs Analysis (CNA), Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA), and Vocational Freedom Analysis (VFA)
  • Works with Tax, Investments and Estate Planning to determine additional levels of detail required for the client's situation
  • Following client approval, works with team to ensure that all tactical parts of the client implementation are executed timely and accurately
  • Presents ideas and concepts in an organized and effective manner; attends client meetings and is expected to effectively present specific planning topics; ensures all client related action items are communicated and memorialized in the CRM
  • Partners with the Associate Advisor to achieve timely execution of intra-day requests with strict timeframes such as trades, wire requests, and journals; initiates these requests and is responsible for reviewing and approving them; ensures completion within specified time-frames.


Your Experience:

  • 4 + years of experience in financial planning, wealth management or a related industry preferred
  • Undergraduate degree required
  • Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Juris Doctor (JD) required.
  • Baseline proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, Windows) required; expected to learn other position-related systems on the job
  • Organized and able to handle multiple client relationships with contending priorities and coordinate team member resources most effectively
  • This role is an in-office, full-time, and exempt position. We are a work from office culture with a lot of flexibility.


Skills & Attributes

  • Excellent work habits, strong organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize tasks and manage workflows
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with clients and co-workers
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated teamwork mentality
  • Must be able to project a capable and trustworthy image
  • Must be a self-starter and proactively manage workload, communications, and ownership of tasks
  • Commitment to excellence and high standards
  • Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm
  • A high degree of personal integrity, maturity, and acute attention to detail
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


Compensation:

  • Pay: Competitive annual base compensation
  • Variable Compensation: Eligible for discretionary year-end profit sharing, Restricted Equity Units granted at hire, and an expedited opportunity to convert to Partner status at vest.


Ownership & Financial Wellbeing
  • Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 3% of annual compensation
  • Equity ownership opportunities for every employee
  • New Business Incentive Program
  • Generous employee referral bonus
  • Cell phone data reimbursement
  • Financial planning services discount for employees and immediate family members


Time & Flexibility
  • Minimum 3 weeks PTO starting Day 1
  • Winter Break, Summer Friday flex-days, and 10 paid holidays
  • Unlimited Volunteer Time Off plus company grant matching
  • Heavily subsidized transit


Growth & Development
  • 100% reimbursement for required training, certifications, licensing, and dues
  • Personal career development plans
  • Richer Life Business Partner (coaching for all employees)
  • Mindful Emotional & Social Intelligence training
  • Annual professional & personal wellbeing stipend


Connection & Community
  • Quarterly team-building events
  • Regular social events
  • Employee-led book clubs, committees, and affinity groups


Family & Milestones
  • Paid Parental leave (13 weeks for birthing parent and 6 weeks for non-birthing parent)
  • Adoption benefits
  • Anniversary milestone celebrations, including a 3-month paid sabbatical at 10 years


Visa Sponsorship: Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for the position offered. Accordingly, we are unable to hire individuals who require, or will require, employment visa sponsorship either now or in the future.

About Brighton Jones

Brighton Jones is a wealth management firm that provides financial planning, investment management, and tax planning services to individuals and families. The company was founded in 1999 by Jon Jones and Charles Brighton, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Brighton Jones has over 250 employees and manages over $6 billion in assets. The company has been recognized as one of the top wealth management firms in the country by publications such as Barron's and Forbes.
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1999

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