Associate, Financial Planning - British Columbia

rbc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program including bonus

Career advancement opportunities

World-class tools and coaching

Job summary

The Royal Bank of Canada is seeking an Associate to provide proactive sales support for a team of Financial Planners in Vancouver. You will help deliver a differentiated client experience by identifying needs, coordinating client contact, and supporting financial plans with credit, investments and everyday banking solutions.

You will collaborate with partners across RBC to strengthen client relationships, expand opportunities, and drive progress toward the team’s annual sales plan.

Qualifications

• Mutual Funds accreditation required (e.g., Investment Funds in Canada or equivalents).
• One RBC Advisor breadth across banking, investments and credit, with ability to fulfill on a robust Advice Experience.
• Strong client contact routines that proactively integrate retention and activities to help the team achieve results.
• Flexibility, eagerness to learn, strong ethics, and a drive for success.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, collaborating with ecosystem partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre- and post-interaction enablement and client service for financial plans.
• Identify client needs, make referrals, expand relationships, and track progress against the sales plan.
• Support meetings with clients and fulfill credit, investments and everyday banking solutions.
• Act as a Digital Ambassador by staying current on technology and guiding clients digitally.
• Follow all policies and procedures and identify operational risks.

Skills

Client relationship management

Sales support

Team collaboration

Education

Mutual Funds accreditation

Canadian Securities Course

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As an Associate, you provide proactive sales support and responsive value‑based client contact for a team of Financial Planners. You will support the unit/team in achieving sales objectives by contributing to a differentiated client experience. In this role, you collaborate with partners across the organization to identify and meet client needs and goals, strengthening client relationships and making it easier for them to do business with RBC.

What will you do?

• You are a strategic member of the Financial Planning team and will work directly with Financial Planners to provide pre and post-interaction enablement and client service and fulfillment in connection with their financial plan.
• Maximize opportunities to effectively identify client needs, make referrals, expand profitable client relationships, and track and review progress against the team's annual sales plan.
• Increase sales enablement for Financial Planners by assisting with preparations for client meetings, and supporting the fulfilment of credit, investments, and everyday banking solutions.
• You enable and educate our clients by proactively leading with advice, serving through Digital and by leading as a Digital Ambassador who keeps current on technology by building your digital IQ.
• Exercise due diligence in following all policies and procedures, and identity/correct areas of operational risk.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Mutual Funds accreditation (e.g., Investment Funds in Canada, or the Canadian Securities Course).
• Perform as a One RBC Advisor with a breadth and depth of expertise across everyday banking, investments and credit, with the ability to fulfill on a robust Advice Experience on both personal and business needs.
• Strong client contact routines that build yours and your Financial Planners calendar proactively, integrating consistent retention and anchoring activities to help the team achieve greater results.
• Flexibility, eagerness to learn, strong personal ethics, and a hunger for success.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment, demonstrating strong collaboration skills.Ability to leverage your own capabilities, and those of the right partner in our ecosystem, at the right time, meeting client's entire suite of financial needs.

Nice-to-have

• Track record in building rapport and maintaining client relationships within the financial industry.
• Ability to provide increasingly complex everyday banking, investment and credit advice for both personal and business clients.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses, and flexible benefits.
• Continued opportunities for career advancement.
• Support from a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high performing team, as well as world-class tools, coaching, and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to achieve great success and grow your career with RBC.

Salaried Posted Date: 2026-10-15

Application Deadline: 2027-03-31

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

Our Employment Opportunities

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