Senior Associate Wealth Advisor

Focus Financial Partners; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual cash bonus

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Focus Partners Wealth seeks a Senior Associate Wealth Advisor to join our planning-centric team. You will support Wealth Advisors, manage client relationships, and participate in comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, tax, and estate considerations.

You will build and present plans, develop investment strategies, and contribute to growing the client base. This exempt role offers a base pay and bonus within a broader compensation package, with a hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of financial service experience
• CFP or equivalent (ChFC or CPA + PFS) required
• Proven experience in financial analysis, modeling, and strategic planning
• Strong understanding of investment strategies, risk management, tax planning, and estate planning
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to explain complex financial concepts
• Team-oriented approach
• Knowledge of financial industry, products, and planning concepts
• Experience in managing prospect pipelines and onboarding new clients
• Business development skillset
• Clean U4

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and present financial plans through planning software
• Lead the development of financial planning recommendations to clients
• Identify advanced planning opportunities and develop internal best practices
• Model and resolve complex financial questions and client situations
• Serve as primary advisor for a select number of clients
• Manage individual and team prospect pipeline, including onboarding of new clients
• Business develop independently and in a team environment
• Develop mastery of FPW’s investment philosophy
• Mastery of technology stack including CRM system and custodian websites
• Create holistic investment strategy for each client, monitor risk tolerance over time
• Independently lead daily client communications and interactions
• Understand trading fundamentals; collaborate with Portfolio Management for portfolios and tax loss harvesting
• Diligent recording of client communication in CRM
• Collaborate with other AWAs
• Complete client billing reviews and ensure compliance
• Support advisory team strategic priorities
• Interact with clients via emails, calls, and presentations
• Meet with clients in person; some travel may be required

Skills

Financial planning

Relationship mgmt

Investment planning

Retirement planning

Tax planning

Estate planning

CFP

Financial analysis

Teamwork

Prospect management

Business development

U4 clean

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

CRM software

Custodian websites

Job description

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Position Summary

Focus Partners Wealth is seeking a Senior Associate Wealth Advisor to join our team! The Senior Associate Wealth Advisor role is an exciting opportunity to work with a planning centric team dedicated to creating personalized wealth advice based on each of our unique clients’ goals and aspirations. The position involves partnering closely with Wealth Advisors to maintain and enhance client relationships through active participation in the financial planning process. Responsibilities include creating and implementing strategies in retirement, risk management, tax, estate, and investment planning.

Focus provides team members the flexibility to work a hybrid schedule. Our hybrid model is defined as 3 days in office work required per week, while giving team members the option to work remotely 2 days per week, or as assigned by their team leader.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and present financial plans through planning software
• Lead the development of financial planning recommendations to clients
• Identify advanced planning opportunities and develop internal best practices
• Ability to model and resolve complex financial questions and client situations
• Serve as primary advisor for a select number of clients
• Manage individual and team prospect pipeline, including the onboarding of new clients
• Ability to business develop independently and, in a team environment
• Develops a mastery of Focus Partners Wealth’s (FPW) investment philosophy
• Mastery of technology stack offered, including CRM system and custodian websites
• Create holistic investment strategy for each client, monitor risk tolerance over time as needed
• Ability to independently lead daily client communications and interactions
• Develop an understanding of the fundamentals of trading. Partner with the Portfolio Management team to approve and execute portfolios, trade recommendations, tax loss harvesting, etc.
• Diligent recording of client communication and information within client relationship platform
• Resource and collaboration with other Associate Wealth Advisors (AWAs)
• Complete client billing reviews and ensure compliance for the advisory team
• Engage in advisory team business planning efforts and actively support the firm’s strategic priorities
• Independently interact and communicate with clients through emails, calls, and client presentations
• The ability to meet with clients in person. Some travel may be required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of financial service experience
• CFP or equivalent (ChFC or CPA + PFS) required
• Proven experience in financial analysis, modeling, and strategic planning
• Strong understanding of investment strategies, risk management, tax planning, and estate planning
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detailStrong interpersonal skills: with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to clients
• team-oriented approach
• Knowledge of financial industry, financial products, and financial planning concepts
• Experience in managing prospect pipelines and onboarding new clients
• Business development skillset
• Clean U4

The Senior Associate Wealth Advisor is an exempt position. The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $125,000 - $140,000/year. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Focus Partners is an organization of wealth, asset, and business management resources that brings strength, innovation, and partnership to client relationships. Through a comprehensive range of services, Focus Partners supports clients at every stage of life, helping them manage their financial future. Focus Partners uses research-backed investment strategies to create custom-built portfolios and delivers personalized wealth planning solutions to clients in all 50 states. Focus Partners is part of Focus, a leading financial services firm comprised of wealth management, family office, and business management services. To learn more about Focus, visit focuspartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

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Focus is a leading financial services firm comprised of integrated wealth management, family office, and business management services. Blending deep expertise and expansive resources with a boutique, client-first fiduciary philosophy, Focus helps individuals, families, and institutions navigate complex financial situations with highly personalized solutions tailored to their unique needs. To learn more about Focus, visit www.focusfinancialpartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn

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