Associate Financial Advisor

Stratos Wealth Partners

Redwood City (CA)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 124,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Firm-sponsored licensing exams and CFP

401k with employer matching

Generous PTO and Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

Annual Wellness Benefit

CFP certification support

Job summary

Pettinelli Financial Partners is seeking an Associate Financial Advisor in Redwood City, CA. You will partner with Lead Advisors to deliver comprehensive financial planning, lead client meetings, and ensure tasks are completed and documented for growing households, including special needs families and business owners.

You’ll advance along a planning career path toward CFP certification. The role combines relationship management, detailed financial planning, and collaboration with teams to

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
2+ years of experience in financial planning or wealth management with client-facing exposure.
Actively pursuing CFP certification; CFP is a plus.
SIE, Series 7, Series 66 and California Life/Health licenses or pursuit within 12 months.

Responsibilities

Serve as relationship lead for an assigned group of households and co-lead for higher-tier relationships.
Lead client meetings, present materials, and participate in onboarding and case prep.
Document client interactions in CRM within 24 hours and coordinate follow-up tasks.
Collaborate with Turnkey Asset Management Programs on portfolio design and monitoring.
Support estate planning engagements and insurance analyses; manage implementation schedules.
Represent the firm at client, prospect and community events; pursue new business opportunities.

Skills

Client relationships

Meetings facilitation

Communication

Organization

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics or related field

CFP certification pursuit or CFP Board–registered program

Tools

Salesforce

Redtail

Wealthbox

eMoney

Microsoft Office

Job description

Associate Financial Advisor

Location: Redwood City, CA (in office or hybrid) | Full-time | Reports to: Director of Financial Planning

Compensation: $90,000 – $124,000 base salary, depending on experience and level (Associate Advisor Level 1 or 2), plus annual performance bonus eligibility and benefits.

Position Overview: Pettinelli Financial Partners (PFP) is a boutique, team-based wealth management firm. Every client is served by a team comprised of a team (Lead Financial Advisor, an Associate Advisor, specialists, and our client service team) rather than by one person alone. The Associate Financial Advisor is a key member of that team: you will partner with Lead Advisors to deliver comprehensive financial planning, lead meetings and relationships for a growing group of households, and make sure every client commitment is documented, delegated and completed. You will serve the families PFP knows best (special needs families, business owners and the next generation of clients) and help them “plan wisely, live fully.”

This role sits on PFP’s planning career path (Paraplanner → Associate Advisor → Service Advisor → Lead Financial Advisor → Partner). It is designed for a planner who is building toward the CFP® certification and wants a clear path to leading client relationships of their own.

Duties & Responsibilities

Client Relationships & Meetings

Serve as relationship lead for an assigned group of households, and as second chair alongside Lead Advisors for higher-tier relationships.

Take an active role in client meetings (presenting, not only taking notes)

Follow PFP’s onboarding process for new clients and the case preparation process for review meetings.

Participate in all firm client campaigns. Client relationship development and management, including ongoing and regular client contact and communications.

Manage, delegate and complete all meeting follow-up items; send post-meeting summaries and action items to clients.

Keep Lead Advisors and the client service team informed on all active and pending client matters, escalating concerns or client dissatisfaction promptly.

Financial Planning & Advice

Provide objective, fiduciary financial advice by analyzing each client’s goals, cash flow, investments, insurance, tax and estate situation.

Build, update and maintain financial plans in eMoney, including scenario and simulation modeling, and use eMoney reports in client deliverables.

Support estate planning engagements

Collaborate with Turnkey Asset Management Programs (TAMPs) on portfolio design, asset allocation and performance monitoring.

Prepare insurance research, illustrations and analysis; confirm state licensing and product-training requirements before requesting proposals; follow up on underwriting and communicate details to clients.

Manage the plan implementation schedule, including planning updates, portfolio changes and investment and protection policy reviews.

Business Development Basics

Identify and log new opportunities—including assets held away—in CRM system, and position recommendations that deepen existing relationships.

Ask for and track referrals, and contribute to annual goals for new households, referrals and net new business.

Represent PFP at client, prospect and community events, including special needs community events.

Documentation, Process & Compliance

Document every client interaction in CRM system within 24 hours, using PFP’s task standards.

Submit complete, accurate service requests to the client service team and coordinate on complex requests before they are submitted.

Use the firm’s technology stack—Salesforce, eMoney, Wealth.com, Zocks meeting notes and Zoom Phone—as designed.

Follow all firm, LPL Financial and Stratos Wealth Partners compliance requirements, including annual compliance training and continuing education.

Team & Professional Development

Attend and participate periodic planning team meeting, presenting topics of discussion on a regular basis.

Help train and mentor paraplanners and interns.

Progress steadily through the CFP® education program and exams, with firm support.

Contribute ideas that strengthen PFP’s culture, client experience and processes.

What We Offer

A defined career path with published pay ranges for each level and raises for promotions and for licenses and designations earned.

Firm-sponsored licensing exams and CFP® certification support.

Hands-on mentorship from experienced CFP® professionals and a collaborative team environment.

Competitive benefits package.

401k with employer matching

Generous PTO and Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage (70% of employee premium is employer paid, 50% of dependent coverage is employer paid)

$1,300 Annual Wellness Benefit

Tax-Advantaged Savings: Take advantage of Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, plus HSAs for eligible employees.

Pettinelli Financial Partners is an equal opportunity employer

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in finance, business, accounting, economics or a related field, and/or equivalent experience.

2+ years of experience in financial planning or wealth management (for example, as a paraplanner or client service associate) with demonstrated client-facing experience.