Brighton Jones

Associate Advisor - Silicon Valley

Brighton Jones$85K — $105K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years of experience in financial planning or wealth management
  • Undergraduate degree required
  • Series 65 or equivalent required within first 120 days
  • Interest in or currently pursuing CFP® certification
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; willing to learn job-specific systems
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily operations of client service teams through effective task prioritization
  • Ensure timely execution of client requests including trades and wire transfers
  • Serve as the primary contact for custodians on operational issues
  • Input and maintain accurate client data in Salesforce CRM
  • Coordinate client service team inquiries and track action items
  • Assist in preparing client meeting agendas and deliverables
  • Review and recommend investment changes for client portfolios

Benefits

  • Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 3%
  • Equity ownership opportunities for all employees
  • Generous paid time off starting from Day 1
  • 100% reimbursement for necessary training and certifications
  • Paid parental leave and adoption benefits
  • Regular team-building and social events
Full Job Description
We are looking for our next Associate Advisor. In this role, Associate 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:

  • Manage 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
  • Timely execution of intra-day requests with strict timeframes such as trades, wire requests, and journals. Responsible for initiating requests, review, and approval. Ensures completion within specified timeframes and provides thorough communication to client throughout the process.
  • Primary point of contact for custodians around all operational and tactical service matters
  • Gather, organize, and input client data into the CRM (Salesforce); manage data accuracy and integrity and keep records current
  • Act as the point person for all client service team inquiries; work with team members to ensure all action items are moved forward and completed
  • Work with the team to craft client meeting agenda and prepare deliverables to be presented; analyzes client data and develops strategies; occasionally attends client meetings; ensures all client related action items are communicated and memorialized in the CRM
  • Prepare all standard deliverables related to the delivery of wealth management advice based on input from team members.
  • Review current client portfolios and makes investment recommendations in consultation with the team regarding changes based on both asset allocation and location; considers both strategic and tactical allocation opportunities to improve return and reduce volatility
  • Provide spreadsheet analysis on an ad-hoc basis for more advanced financial topics and other specialty requests such as tax-loss harvesting, stock option, and restricted stock inventories, and other wealth transfer strategies; maintains all record-keeping related to these activities, including cost basis and other position data via portfolio management software
  • Work with Tax, Investments and Estate Planning to determine additional levels of detail required for the client's situation
  • Manages tax coordination and execution for clients' personal and trust accounts.


Your Experience:

  • 2 - 4 years of experience in financial planning, wealth management or a related industry preferred; expected to be current with industry trends, terminology and concepts
  • Undergraduate degree required
  • Series 65 or equivalent required within first 120 days of employment
  • Interest in or currently pursuing the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®)
  • Baseline proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel, Windows) required; expected to learn other position-related systems on the job
  • Organizational - handle multiple client relationships with contending priorities and coordinate team member resources most effectively
  • Delegation - increase capacity by managing and delegating tasks to the right level, ensure accurate and timely completion
  • Presentation - present complex concepts and ideas in a professional, persuasive and easily comprehendible way to clients, in written and verbal form
  • This role is an in-office, full-time, and exempt position. We are a work from office culture with lots 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: $85,000 - $105,000 per year


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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