Associate Financial Advisor ( CFP Preferred)

Right Executive Search, LLC; Sturgis (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

SIMPLE IRA 3% match

Job summary

Right Executive Search, LLC is assisting an established wealth management practice in Sturgis, Michigan, to hire a financial planning professional who will advise clients and manage advisory assets.

You will work alongside the founder on comprehensive financial planning, with a clear path toward practice ownership. The team is small, highly educated, long-tenured, and values family-friendly, client-focused service. In-office role with health insurance and retirement plan support.

Qualifications

• At least two years of paraplanning or financial planning experience.
• CFP designation preferred; candidates with CFP designation encouraged.
• Series 7 and Series 65 or 66 licenses preferred.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in becoming a practice owner.
• Collaborative, ethical, detail-oriented, client-focused.

Responsibilities

• Manage advisory assets and provide investment advice for clients.
• Work with founder to develop and deliver comprehensive financial plans.
• Advise on retirement planning, IRA rollovers, and wealth transfers.
• Provide attentive service to a referral-based client base.
• Collaborate with the firm’s professionals and client services staff.
• Use Wealthscape, Albridge, and other platform tools for client access and reporting.
• Develop the business and leadership skills for future ownership.
• Contribute wherever needed in a small, collaborative office.

Skills

Paraplanning experience

Entrepreneurial mindset

Team collaboration

Education

CFP designation

Tools

Series 7 license

Series 65/66 license

Job description

Location: Sturgis, MI (In office)

About the Role

Our client is an established wealth management practice in Sturgis, Michigan, with a client base built almost entirely through referrals. Led by a founder who has worked in the industry since the 1990s, the practice is supported by a national broker-dealer and RIA platform. They are seeking a financial planning professional to offer investment advice and the management of advisory assets while working alongside the founder on comprehensive financial planning.

The role offers a path toward practice ownership over time alongside other team members. You would join a small, highly educated, long-tenured team known for its kindness, personal service, and family-friendly approach to work.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage advisory assets, provide investment advice, and execute trades for clients.
• Work alongside the founder to develop and deliver comprehensive financial plans.
• Advise individuals and families on retirement planning, IRA rollovers, and wealth transfers.
• Provide attentive, personal service to a client base built primarily through referrals.
• Collaborate with the firm’s registered professional and client services associate.
• Use Wealthscape, Albridge, and other platform tools for client access and reporting.
• Develop the business and leadership skills needed for a future ownership role.
• Contribute wherever needed in a small, collaborative office.

Qualifications

• At least two years of paraplanning or financial planning experience, including asset allocation and management of client investments.
• CFP® designation preferred. Candidates with less experience who hold the CFP® designation and are passionate about helping clients are encouraged to apply.
• Series 7 and Series 65 or 66 licenses preferred.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a genuine interest in becoming a practice owner.
• A strong work ethic, sound judgment, and a commitment to acting in clients’ best interests.
• Kind, ethical, dependable, detail-oriented, resourceful, and professional.
• A collaborative approach that fits a close-knit, long-tenured team.

What the Practice Offers

• A clear path toward practice ownership.
• A family-friendly culture that values work-life balance.
• A commitment to your professional development through regular feedback, performance reviews, and the opportunity to learn directly from an experienced founder.
• An established client base built almost entirely through referrals.
• The resources and support of a national broker-dealer and RIA platform.
• Health insurance and a SIMPLE IRA with a 3% employer match.