Wealth Planner

Cerity Partners

$110K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of experience in financial planning, estate planning, and/or tax preparation
  • Series 65 certification (to be obtained within three months of hire)
  • Pursuing or has attained a CFP® designation
  • Proficient in e-Money and Salesforce is a significant plus

Responsibilities

  • Assist in onboarding new clients, customizing contracts and processing forms
  • Manage cash transfers, wires, and trades as necessary
  • Process account openings and deposit electronic checks
  • Proactively interact with clients to enhance their overall experience
  • Schedule and prepare for client meetings
  • Resolve client queries efficiently
  • Input and analyze client data using financial planning software
  • Support the Wealth Advisor in developing financial plans and recommendations

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance available from day 1
  • 401(k) savings plan with a 4% match
  • Flexible paid time off policy
  • Parental leave offered
  • Financial assistance available for education and professional designations
  • Opportunities for community engagement
  • Commuter benefits provided
Full Job Description

Position Summary:  

A Wealth Planner will provide comprehensive wealth management strategies consistent with our clients’ goals and values. This colleague will support a Wealth Advisor in managing client relationships. Alongside the advisor, the Wealth Plannerwill focus primarily on portfolio construction, with individualized financial plans and recommendations to help clients meet their financial goals as a secondary responsibility.The planner will alsoassistwith client meetings and present findings and recommendations.  

Primary Responsibilities: 

  • Assistadvisory team with onboarding of new clients: customize our standard contract with new client information, obtain all appropriate formsfrom custodian, and work with each new client to ensureaccuratecompletion. Coordinate submission with the custodian for processing. 

  • Responsible for cash transfers, wires, data maintenance,reportingand trading as needed. 

  • Processing account openings, depositing electronic checks, moving money, and processing tasks with custodians. 

  • Proactively interact with clients andassistin creating an outstanding client experience. 

  • Schedule client meetings. 

  • Receive client calls and resolve questions/issues as needed. 

  • Analyze and input client data into financial planning software. 

  • Assistwith the timelycompletion and submission of all clientrelated transaction requests. 

  • Preparing forms and reports for client meetings.

  • Conduct independent research and build financial plans for prospective clients. 

  • Develop client recommendations with assistance from the Wealth Advisor.

  • Assistin building comprehensive financial plans. 

  • Organize andmaintainthe CRM system (Salesforce), utilize financial planning software (eMoney). 

  • Ongoing maintenance and quality control of CRM. 

  • Other duties as assigned 

Required Credentials: 

  • Bachelor’s degree 

  • Series 65 (to be obtained within three months of hire date) 

  • 5+ years financial planning, estateplanningand/or tax planning/ preparation experience 

  • Pursuing or hasattaineda CFP®

Skills & Competencies: 

  • Ability to talk to clients independently 

  • Ability to train and mentor Client Service Associates

  • Ability to develop wealth planning and investment recommendations and present to clients when applicable 

  • Working knowledge of e-Money, Salesforcea strongplus. 

  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, and ability to organize and prioritize workin order tomeet deadlines in a proactive manner with little supervision required. 

  • Must accept and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment. 

  • Ability to build andmaintainrelationships with potential and current clients. 

  • Tenacious about doing what is right for the client – always. 

Physical Requirements: 

  • Prolongedperiodssitting at a desk and working on a computer.  

  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.  

Compensation Range:

$110,000 - $120,000

WhyCerityPartners:

Our people drive our success by working together to deliver exceptional service to our clients. Below isa glimpse of the key elements of our total rewards package:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance – day 1!

  • 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match

  • Flexible PTO policy

  • Parental Leave

  • Financialassistancefor advanced education and professional designations

  • Opportunity to give back time to local communities

  • Commuter benefits

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