Personal Finance Advisor

Desjardins; Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks a Personal Finance Advisor to build strong relationships with clients and provide tailored financial advice. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree and have strong interpersonal skills, crucial for assessing client needs and delivering effective solutions. This full-time role offers competitive salary, flexible vacation, and various benefits, promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current financial, economic, political, and legislative events.
• Understanding of compliance with legislation respecting financial product distribution.
• Mutual fund representative certificate (AMF) required.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on financial strategies and assess member satisfaction.
• Stay updated on financial services industry trends.
• Conduct outreach activities representing the caisse in the community.

Skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Drive Results

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

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As a personal finance advisor, you’re responsible for developing and maintaining lasting and trusting business relationships with members and clients, to ensure they’re satisfied. Your role is to listen to members’ and clients’ needs, offer them advice that fits their financial situation and help them choose appropriate solutions to meet their financial goals. You work closely with a client base consisting mainly of individual members and businesses. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You drive results by recommending investments, loans and insurance products. You use your expertise to balance member/client satisfaction, business objectives, profitability and sound and prudent risk management. You work with various partners and experts to design integrated strategies that meet the needs of members and clients. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Advise members and clients on the best strategies and work with them to identify expected results
• Manage business relationships, assess member/client satisfaction and service quality, follow up and identify areas for improvement
• Stay up-to-date on the financial services industry, market trends and best practices in your field
• Participate in outreach activities and represent the caisse in the community
  
  

Required

As a personal finance advisor, you’re responsible for developing and maintaining lasting and trusting business relationships with members and clients, to ensure they’re satisfied. Your role is to listen to members’ and clients’ needs, offer them advice that fits their financial situation and help them choose appropriate solutions to meet their financial goals. You work closely with a client base consisting mainly of individual members and businesses. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You drive results by recommending investments, loans and insurance products. You use your expertise to balance member/client satisfaction, business objectives, profitability and sound and prudent risk management. You work with various partners and experts to design integrated strategies that meet the needs of members and clients. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Advise members and clients on the best strategies and work with them to identify expected results
• Manage business relationships, assess member/client satisfaction and service quality, follow up and identify areas for improvement
• Stay up-to-date on the financial services industry, market trends and best practices in your field
• Participate in outreach activities and represent the caisse in the community
  
  

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
  
  

What You Bring To The Table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of one year of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Mutual fund representative certificate – Autorité des marchés financiers
• Knowledge of French is required
• Knowledge of current financial, economic, political and legislative events
• All products and services aimed at caisse members and those offered by Desjardins Business Centres, Desjardins components and distribution networks, and those offered by competitors
• Debt management
• Notions of compliance with legislation respecting the distribution of financial products and services
• Understanding of the philosophy and fundamentals of financial services cooperatives
• Policies, legislation and standards related to products and services offered by the caisse
• Desjardins business processes
• Service standards
• Techniques used to assess and monitor individual financing applications
  
  

Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy

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Trade Union (If applicable)

CAISSE DU HAUT-RICHELIEU (90042 / Conv_Col_00101) (2016-12-15 - )

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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Job Family

Member/client sales and service (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-07-4

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Banking

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