Investment Advisor Associate

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account with Company M​

Flexible Spending Accounts including**

Wellness Program

Tuition Reimbursement

24-Hour Employee Assistance Program

Adoption Assistance

Paid Family Care Time

Paid Volunteer days

Gym onsite

Fully stocked kitchen- lunch provided

Hybrid 3/2 remote

Job summary

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management in Century City, Los Angeles, is seeking an Investment Advisor Associate (Client Service Support). Join a growth-focused advisory team delivering professional, exceptional service to affluent investors and their advisors.

The role handles client service, account openings, asset allocations, meetings, and CRM updates, with collaboration across management to improve practices.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of client service for high-net-worth individuals at an investment firm.
• Solid knowledge of equity, fixed income and alternative assets.
• Experience with custodians and account registrations documentation.
• Commitment to high service levels for clients and internal colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary service contact for high-net-worth investors and advisors.
• Open new accounts and monitor progress.
• Provide daily client service, including deposits, withdrawals, and reporting.
• Execute asset allocation changes and schedule meetings with clients.

Skills

Client service

Investment knowledge

Equities

Fixed income

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Charles Schwab

Fidelity Investments

Job description

Although we value experience and skills, we also care about who you are. We strive to surround ourselves with good people that share our values, that work hard, and that support each other as a team and as individuals.

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management in Century City is seeking a highly motivated, organized, committed individual with strong initiative and excellent communication skills for the role of Investment Advisor Associate-(Client Service Support). The successful candidate will work as part of a growth-focused advisory team to provide a professional and exceptional level of client service to affluent investors.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as primary service related and administrative contact for high-net-worth investors and their professional advisors (CPA’S, business managers, attorney’s).
• Act as project lead or participate extensively in department or firm level projects.
• Open new accounts and monitor progress.
• Provide daily client service, including but not limited to: investing deposits, calculating withdrawals, handling cashiering needs, facilitating tax trading, charitable gifting, required minimum distributions, special requests, account re-registrations, cost basis step up, custom report creation, address changes, and account terminations, and preparing tax analysis reports.
• Execute asset allocation changes based on Advisor recommendation and monitor progress.
• Schedule Advisor-Client meetings and prepare portfolio review book materials.
• Attend in house or off site meetings or events as requested by Advisor.
• Maintain and update client files, CRM and other portfolio data, as needed.
• Collaborate with management to improve practices and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree.
• 2-4 years client service working with high net worth individuals at an investment management firm, private bank, or broker/dealer with history of increasing responsibilities.
• Fundamental knowledge of equity and fixed income markets and alternative asset classes.
• Knowledge of nuances in setting up various account registrations, including documentation required and limitations behind such registrations.
• Experience with and knowledge of paperwork and workflow associated with custodians such as Charles Schwab and/or Fidelity Investments.
• Commitment to, and demonstrated history of, providing the best service levels to clients as well as to internal constituents.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account with a Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts including Dependent Care
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 24-Hour Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Paid Family Care Time
• Paid Volunteer days
• Gym onsite
• Fully stocked kitchen- lunch provided
• Hybrid 3/2 remote

KAR is made up of diverse, talented, and passionate employees working together to achieve a common and rewarding goal: providing high quality investment strategies and wealth solutions for our clients. We are currently seeking candidates who possess the skills, vision, and determination to excel in their chosen fields. Awarded Best Firm Culture at the 2022 PAM Awards, KAR maintains a team-oriented culture of accessibility, open communication, and respect. We believe in empowering and growing our people and are excited to be hiring.

KAR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

For additional general information on Kayne Anderson Rudnick, please access the firm’s web site at www.kayne.com.

We are KAR, an investment firm specializing in high-quality investment strategies, based in Los Angeles. KAR has a 40-year history serving a diverse client base that includes corporations, endowments, foundations, public entities, taft-hartley clients, and mutual funds. Our unique approach is applied to an array of investment solutions, including small cap (domestic, international, and emerging markets), small-mid cap, mid cap, large cap, all cap and global yield strategies.