Associate Financial Advisor

Baird; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career advancement

Job summary

Baird in Sarasota, FL is seeking an Associate Financial Advisor to support a Financial Advisor team in delivering wealth management solutions for individuals and families. You will help create customized financial plans, deliver them with the advisor, and engage next-generation clients through planning activities.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree, pursue CFP/CPWA/JD designations within a year, and already meet SIE and Series licenses requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Pursuit of professional designations (CFP, CPWA, JD) within one year.
• Must hold SIE and Series 7/66 or Series 7/63/65 licenses.

Responsibilities

• Review, research, and analyze data to create customized annual financial plans for clients.
• Deliver the financial plan to clients in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team.
• Connect with next generation clients through planning.
• Provide or lead financial education on long-term planning, Social Security/Medicare, tax considerations.
• Identify investment solutions to implement plans in partnership with the Advisor/Team.
• Support marketing efforts to solicit additional planning business and establish the team in front of prospects.
• Research relevant news related to client plans to share as touchpoints.
• Document, follow up, and support closing of opportunities identified from planning.
• Serve as a Team specialist for planning topics and consult on client scenarios.
• Monitor and track client revenues related to financial planning work.

Education

Bachelor's degree

CFP/CPWA/JD designation pursuit

Job description

About The Role

The Associate Financial Advisor provides specialized services to an individual Financial Advisor or Financial Advisor team to assist in their ability to offer sophisticated wealth management solutions to individuals and families and strategically build the client base. Specialized areas of emphasis include financial planning, portfolio management and analysis and/or investment analysis.

The Impact You’ll Make

• Review, research and analyze data to create customized, annual financial plans for clients
• Deliver the financial plan to clients in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team
• Connect with next generation clients through planning
• Provide or lead financial education, such as long-term planning, social security/Medicare, tax return reviews utilizing our team of experts
• Take the planning results and identify the best investment solutions to implement the plan in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team Assist with marketing efforts, such as a newsletter or LinkedIn presence, to solicit additional planning business with the existing client base and to establish the team as a planning team in front of prospects
• Research relevant news articles related to the topic’s covered in a client’s plan to share with them as an added touch point
• Document, follow up, and support the closing of opportunities identified from the financial planning process
• Serve as a Team specialist for queries on financial planning topics and consult with the Financial Advisors/Team on specific client scenarios
• Monitor and track client revenues related to financial planning work to ensure sales opportunities are maximized
• Operate within the team’s client service and wealth management strategy to ensure high quality client service
• Engage the client/prospect, frame the discussion, and convey the mission to better position the Advisor for additional business opportunities
• Performs other duties and special projects as necessary

What You’ll Bring To Baird

• Bachelors degree required
• Must have or be capable of and committed to pursuing and achieving specialized professional designations (ie, CFP, CPWA, JD) or higher-level education equivalent within one year of assuming the Associate Financial Advisor role
• Must hold SIE, Series 7/66 or Series 7/63/65 licenses
• Minimum of three years of investment experience in a client facing role
• Strong technology aptitude with the ability to adopt new tools, including AI-enabled solutions, preferred
• Excellent presentation skills, very strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Proven self-starter, highly motivated, with the ability to work independently

Compensation And Benefits

• $59,300 -$80,200 annual salary range
• Compensation is commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability
• You’ll have the opportunity to advance your career while enjoying our comprehensive benefits designed for your life, career and future

Accepting applications on a rolling basis.