Financial Advisor

AmeriCU; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

AmeriCU is seeking a Financial Advisor to provide tailored financial services to clients in a supportive role. This position involves advising clients, managing relationships, and achieving financial goals through a strong pipeline of referrals. Benefits include competitive medical plans, 401(k) matching, and tuition reimbursement after one year.

Benefits

Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision plans

Generous contributions to Health Savings Account

Paid Holidays

Paid Time off

Employee Appreciation Events

401(k) Matching

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance & Accidental Death Insurance

Enhanced Short Term Disability

Qualifications

• Experience in financial advising or related roles.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to assess individual client needs.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on financial products and services tailored to their needs.
• Manage client relationships and ensure high levels of customer service.
• Source new clients and expand the referral network.

Skills

Client relationship management

Sales

Investment knowledge

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The range for this position: Base Salary $75,000 for the first 12 to 15 months. After initial ramp up period, salary of $40,000 + commissions, position is also bonus eligible!

This position is remote eligible!

Who Are We?

AmeriCU is a not-for-profit credit union based in Rome, NY with assets in excess of $2.7 Billion and serving a membership base of over 170,000 members across Central New York, the United States, and beyond. For 75 years we have been committed to our members, our employees, and our communities. In 2024 we were once again recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State, and most recently AmeriCU has once again been recognized as one of the Best Credit Union’s in America by Forbes. This year, only 3.4% of all credit unions earned the recognition of being a best-in-state credit union. In New York, 4 credit unions qualified for the honor - AmeriCU #2 in NYS.

The Position:

AmeriCU Credit Union is in search of aFinancial Advisorwho aligns directly with our mission to provide our members with the right financial services to live life, dream big, and achieve financial success, and our vision to be the most admired organization in every community we serve. The person in this role will:

• Advise clients so they can live life, dream big and achieve financial success through a one-on-one relationship with a financial advisor committed to their needs. Our advisors are further supported by the banking convenience and products of AmeriCU Credit Union.
• Actively solicit new and existing investment portfolios and insurance solutions and deliver advice-based solutions catered to the individualized needs of each customer and with the client’s best interest in mind. We have a well-established pipeline of financial center referrals and more than 125,000 existing member clients to ensure success.

What You’ll Do:

As a Financial Advisor your primary responsibilities will include:

• Effectively source prospective clients, capitalize on referrals, assess customer needs through collaboration, utilize the full resources of AmeriCU Investments and the Credit Union to deliver highly customized solutions to meet client needs.
• Deliver advice to new and existing clients and earn their trust and respect, be solely responsible for successful client relationship management and successfully convert prospective clients into new clients.
• Recommend investment products and services that are suitable for members, prospects and clients based on their objectives, resources, time horizon, risk profile and preferences.
• Balance investment management, sales activities, customer service, new client development, administrative, compliance and personal growth and development according to both a day-to-day and longer-term plan.
• Seek the expertise of specialists, where appropriate, to identify, banking, lending, planning and investment solutions for a client.
• Increase assets under management by offering robust investment and insurance solutions to clients.
• Ensure accuracy in completing required CRM and related paperwork to comply with standard procedures, regulatory requirements and firm policies.
• Maintain and document customer activity in Synapses on a daily basis, to substantiate advisory and referral activity; follow-up on activity levels of all products to meet or exceed expectations.
• Analyze and interpret portfolio performance reviews and make recommendations for potential changes.
• Extend the referral network for the organization by continuously looking for opportunities to establish relationships with potential clients. Identify members and business partners with additional profit potential and develop action plans to expand those relationships. Meets or exceeds defined sales and member/client retention goals.
• Provide a superior level of service and support to all members and clients. Perform other related duties as assigned including providing guidance and training to less experienced financial advisors and assisting in member service and operational activities. Educate, coach and support member relationship advisors on ACM services in assigned region.
• Complete Member Information Form for each prospective client (member and non-member), submit to Chief Experience / Compliance Office as directed.

Come grow with us!

Whether you are just starting out or have been working in your field already, we offer opportunities for growth and advancement. It is our goal to hire employees who will provide exceptional service to our members and who value giving back and supporting the communities we serve. In addition, we offer the following benefits:

Competitive rates on our Medical, Dental and Vision plans

Generous contribution to your Health Savings Account, if you choose to enroll in one of AmeriCU’s High Deductible Health plans

Paid Holidays

Paid Time off

Employee Appreciation Events

401(k) Matching after 1 year of employment

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement for Full-time employees after 1 year of employment

Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, free to all Full-time employees

Enhanced Short Term Disability – at no cost to you!