Financial Advisor | Top Training | Limitless Opportunity

Northwestern Mutual; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that empowers individuals to achieve financial security through personalized financial planning. As a financial advisor, you'll receive comprehensive training and support, enabling you to build meaningful relationships and help clients reach their financial goals. This role offers limitless earning potential, with a performance-based pay structure that allows you to define your own success. With a strong backing from an industry leader, you'll have access to valuable resources and mentorship, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in the financial services sector.

Benefits

401(k)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Referral program

Reimbursements for licensing

Personalized mentoring

Award-winning training programs

Two fully-funded pension plans

Health care reimbursement accounts

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and a drive to succeed are essential.
• A Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help clients develop and implement financial plans.
• Provide personalized mentoring and training.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Motivation

Sales Skills

Financial Planning

Education

Bachelor of Arts or Science

Job description

Financial Advisor | Top Training | Limitless Opportunity

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Base pay range

$70,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Choose a career where changing and impacting someone else’s life for the better is also life-changing for you – personally, professionally, and financially.

FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

Are you looking for more fulfillment from your career? Are you experiencing some career frustrations or simply hit a ceiling? Now’s the time to consider a career with Northwestern Mutual, where our advisors have found impact, long-term flexibility, and unlimited earning potential.

Our financial professionals help clients reach their goals by developing and implementing financial plans to show clients where they are today, plan where they want to go tomorrow, and provide the financial tools and support to help them get there.

Sounds exciting and scary all at the same time? Don’t worry, we don’t expect you to know everything on day one. That’s why you’ll receive in-depth training from one of Training Magazines Top 125 Training Programs and partner with industry experts until you’re ready to do it on your own.

THIS CAREER OFFERS YOU:

• Reimbursements for licensing to help you get started.
• The ability to positively impact someone else's life.
• Personalized mentoring and award-winning training programs.
• Backing by Northwestern Mutual, an industry leader with a proven track record of success.

CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF HELPING OTHERS REACH THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS?

Many people (50 percent) find their calling in financial services after working in other industries. Wondering if you’d be a good fit? See how many of the characteristics below match up to you:

• You know how to connect with people, building personal, trusted relationships.
• Financial planning is interesting to you.
• You’re a driven person who’s committed to succeeding.
• You’re ready to earn more for your hard work.
• You're ready to live the life you want, both personally and professionally.

A CAREER WITH ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES

This career is primarily performance-based but also includes stipends and bonuses. It allows you to control what you would want to earn at any given time in your career. To give you an idea, our financial professionals are making on average about $78,939 in their first year, and there is potential for much more.

What’s the catch? The first years can be tough as you’re learning the business. But the trade-off is that you get to define what success looks like.

INCOME GROWTH OPPORTUNITY:

Average vs Top 25% vs Top 10%

Year 1 | $78,939 - $168,306 - $238,982

Year 5+ | $306,679 - $726,808 - $1,113,953

Beyond income, you'll also have access to a comprehensive benefits package:

• Two fully-funded pension plans
• Life and disability insurance
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Reimbursement for licensing and ongoing education

We want people with different backgrounds and work experience, including but not limited to: financial services, business development, B2B, B2C, hospitality, banking, sales, marketing, management, educators, athletes, logistics, lawyers, attorneys, juris doctorate, communications, real estate, entrepreneurs, military veterans, and community influencers. We hope you have a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree from a four-year college or university. It’s also a plus if you have strong interpersonal skills, grit, motivation, and are a self-starter.

About Northwestern Mutual:

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for 162 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident.

With $250.4 billion in assets, $28.2 billion in revenues, and more than $2 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.4 million people who rely on us for life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, brokerage and advisory services, trust services, and discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Recent Awards and Accolades:

• One of the “World’s Most Admired” life insurance companies (FORTUNE Magazine, 2020)
• Best Places to Work #82 (Glassdoor, 2021)
• Highest Rated CEO's (Glassdoor, 2019)
• 50 Best Companies for Diversity (Black Enterprise Magazine, 2016)
• 50 Best Companies to Sell For (Selling Power Magazine, 2016)

Compensation:

• 1099 contract
• Bonus opportunities
• Performance Based Pay
• Commission pay
• Performance bonus
• Uncapped commission

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Paramus, NJ 07652

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8–10-hour shifts
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.

Ability to Commute:

• Paramus, NJ 07652 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Paramus, NJ 07652: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

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