Associate Financial Advisors - Legacy Wealth Advisors

Thrivent; Faribault (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrivent seeks a licensed financial support professional in Faribault, MN to assist Legacy Wealth Advisors with client relationships and investment products. Responsibilities include client interactions, proposal preparation, and facilitating seminars. Candidates should possess required securities and insurance licenses, along with a strong customer service background.

Benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities

Qualifications

• Previous administrative/secretarial experience desired.
• Demonstrated experience in handling confidential information.
• Basic understanding of Thrivent's products and services.

Responsibilities

• Handle client communications and sensitive information.
• Assist in business planning and marketing services.
• Conduct research for investment product recommendations.

Skills

Customer Service Orientation

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Planning/Organizing

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Securities Registration (Series 6/63, 7/63, 7/63/65 or 7/66)

Insurance Licensed for Life/Health and Variable Products

Job description

This position provides licensed financial and non-financial support to Legacy Wealth Advisors and will serve as a resource to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Financial Advisors. Individuals in this position will be focused on securities and investment advisory products and services as well as fixed and variable life, health, and annuities products and together with the Financial Advisors, will serve the financial and non-financial needs of Thrivent clients and their families. Responsibilities may include working with a Financial Advisor to develop and implement business and marketing plans to acquire, cultivate, and retain clients, prospecting and marketing, case and proposal preparation, referral generation, and building a sense of “community” with and among clients and prospects. The Associate reports to and is employed/contracted by the Financial Advisor. Thrivent Investment Management Inc. is the sponsor for FINRA registration and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is the sponsor for insurance licensure. Position location is Faribault, MN.

Position Roles/Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Handle sensitive communications with clients, which may include highly confidential information and effectively respond through verbal and written communications to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction
• Facilitate and/or co-present product specific seminars and/or workshops as necessary
• Identify criteria for fund selection and track against indexes, specifically for WRAP accounts
• Participate in business planning for the Practice as needed
• Counsel and advise prospective and current client on suitable financial products and investment advisory services
• Open and complete product applications
• Conducting substantive research or information gathering that will be used with making suitable securities product recommendations or providing appropriate investment advice (e.g. conducting due diligence, etc.)
• Obtain client financial and/or suitability information
• Accepting and/or entering securities trade orders from clients, including unsolicited trade orders
• Explain, discuss or interpret insurance coverage; analyze exposures or policies; provide recommendations
• Issue certificates of insurance, endorsements, binders, commitments, or insurance contracts
• Assist Financial Advisors in the preparation and follow up for the client meetings
• Collaborate with Financial Advisors to assist client with product changes
• Participate and drive marketing services including direct-mail, fraternal activities, seminars, meetings
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned in accordance with licensure and business needs

Position Qualifications

• Previous administrative/secretarial experience desired.
• Must be securities registered (series 6/63, 7/63, 7/63/65 or 7/66).
• Must be appropriately insurance licensed/appointed for sale of all life/health and variable products.
• Must be securities registered/insurance licensed/appointed in all states in which the candidate will be doing support work for Legacy Wealth Advisors. · Must be willing to complete appropriate state training in order to sell Long Term Care if this is determined to be a part of the position or support needs on the sponsoring Financial Advisor.
• Demonstrated customer service orientation/experience, 2+ years preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain a high quality of work while experiencing frequent interruptions.
• Ability to maintain integrity of sensitive/confidential information.
• Basic understanding of Legacy Wealth Advisors, our products and services, and Thrivent Financial.

Competencies

• Planning/Organizing
• Analytical Thinker · Client Focus
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills ·
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Adaptability/Flexibility

External/Internal Dependencies

• External/Internal Dependencies ·
• Must be able to work with all roles of the Legacy Wealth Advisors team
• Must be able to represent the organization in work with external clients
• Must be able to cultivate and maintain relationships with outside organizations

Compliance and Regulatory

As part of Legacy Wealth Advisors recruiting/hiring/contracting process, a verification of a candidate's background will be made to complete the hiring/contracting process. In addition, fingerprints will be taken for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review against nationwide fingerprint records.

All persons with access to Wealthscape are deemed Access Persons and are subject to Compliance with the firm’s Code of Ethics which requires all outside brokerage accounts to be maintained at one of the firms designated by TIMI.

Pay Transparency

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [e-mail] or call800-847-4836and request Human Resources.