Associate Financial Planner

Briaud Financial Advisors; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 Days of Leave

Flexible Work Hours

401(k) matching

Continuing Education

Job summary

Briaud Financial Advisors is looking for an Associate Financial Planner to join our team in Bryan/College Station, Texas. This full-time position supports our Financial Planners and emphasizes attention to detail and a client-oriented approach.

Our ideal candidate is passionate about financial planning, holds a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation or is enrolled in a CFP® program, and has strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Passion for financial planning.
• Extreme level of detail.
• Demonstrated excellence in various areas.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to financial plans for clients.
• Develop projections and analyses for financial planning.
• Support Financial Planners and Advisors in research.
• Assist clients with account establishment and requests.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Client servicing

Education

Bachelor's degree with work experience

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

At Briaud Financial Advisors, we pride ourselves on our culture of continuous growth, integrity, teamwork, and professionalism. We are seeking an Associate Financial Planner who wants to add to that culture through their attention to detail and dedication to taking care of clients’ needs. This role supports our Financial Planners, and our ideal candidate is someone with a desire to grow into a Financial Planner role in our organization as well.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of financial plans for clients
• Develop retirement projections, income tax projections and estimates, risk management analyses, and estate plans with subsequent recommendations
• Support our Financial Planners and Advisors through financial planning research unique to each client
• Serve clients by assisting with account establishment, money movement, and other client requests.

If you have the following, we want to talk to you:

• A passion for financial planning — Whether your passion is budding or full-flamed, you can’t help but feel compelled to work in this industry.
• Extreme level of detail — You see and care about the little things that others overlook.
• Superior conceptual and problem-solving skills — Solutions come naturally to you and you aren’t afraid to think outside the box or look for unconventional answers. And if you don’t know the answer, you go and find it.
• Excellent communication skills — You keep others in the loop on what’s going on and are proactive in updating those you work with.
• Humble spirit — You know the areas you need to grow in professionally and you embrace constructive criticism to help get you where you want to be. You strive each day to be a little bit better than before.
• Demonstrated excellence — You have excelled in academia, athletics, or maybe you are just really nerdy about a particular hobby. Whatever the area may be, you excel in it.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation or enrolled in a CFP® program
• Bachelor’s degree with work experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Briaud Benefits Include:

• 30 Days of Leave/Paid Office Closures
• Flexible Work Hours – We know life happens between 8 to 5 too.
• 401(k) with Safe Harbor employer matching
• Continuing Education – paid professional dues, conference attendance, and training

Working Conditions:

• Position type – Full-time
• Work schedule – 40 hours / week, Monday – Friday 8AM – 5PM
• Work location – Onsite: Bryan/College Station, Texas
• Work environment – Business Professional Office

Salary range is $50,000 to $70,000 and is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Note, we do not sell financial products and business development is not required for this role.