Sr Financial Planner

UMB Financial Corporation; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UMB Financial Corporation as a Sr. Financial Planner where you'll collaborate closely with Wealth Advisors to design client-focused financial plans. Your role includes mentoring junior planners, managing client relations, and ensuring adherence to financial regulations. This hybrid position offers competitive compensation and an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applicable experience within Financial Services.
• Holds CFP or is in pursuit of.
• FINRA Series 65 licensed.

Responsibilities

• Focus on servicing high-value family client segments.
• Manage day-to-day client financial planning interactions.
• Act as a point of escalation for client inquiries.

Skills

Client experience mindset

Financial research skills

Compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Salesforce CRM

eMoney client portal

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

UMB’s Private Wealth Management team custom-tailors services for clients, incorporating financial planning, private banking, investment management, personal trust and lifestyle services, estate management and insurance services. We provide an active, engaged team of partners to clients, offering thought leadership and guidance to help them stay on track to meet their financial goals. We pride ourselves on a listen-first approach that keeps the focus on the client, always striving to understand their story, their dreams and their goals so we can help ensure their plan meets their needs now, and in the future.

As the Sr. Finan cial Planner, you will be working closely with the Wealth Advisors & Financial Advisors to design and develop financial planning analysis for presentation to clients. You will utilize financial planning software to number crunch and design plans. This is a hybrid role but is driven by client meetings. (Tues/Wed/ Thur on site).

How you’ll spend your time:

• You will be p rimarily focused on servicing high value family client segments as a client-facing Wealth Planner .
• You will serve as a s enior mentor for other financial planners on the team; regularly provides guidance and feedback on financial planning best practices .
• You will act as a p oint of escalation within the team for resolving time sensitive client inquiries and handing complex client advice topics .
• You will w ork collaboratively with other functions in Private Wealth to resolve escalations and complete special projects .
• You will s erve as the main financial planning point of contact for clients .
• You will be r esponsible for managing day to day client financial planning interactions, supporting wealth advisors across client advice topics .
• You will e nsure clients have a positive financial planning experience that always exceeds their expectations .
• You will s tay current on all tax rules, laws and regulations that could financially impact UMB clients .
• You will b uild and maintain client relationships aimed at client retention and engagement .
• You will be i ntimately involved in the new client prospect and onboarding process, partnering with client service to ensure client setup in eMoney .
• You will m aintain and update Salesforce CRM and eMoney for all financial planning activities .
• You will m anage client paperwork and electronic data files for all financial planning relationships .
• You will u nderstand the client’s overall business needs and help identify value-added services that Private Wealth can provide .
• You will r eview activities within the job scope for sufficient controls to prevent errors, breaches of client confidentiality, and misstatements of financial planning recommendations .
• You will a ssist Wealth Advisors and other associates with planning related questions .
• You will e nsure adherence to corporate policy, operational policy, and regulatory guidance .
• Other duties as assigned .

We’re excited to talk to you if:

• You possess a b achelor’s degree in relevant field or combination of education and experience that provides and equivalent background .
• You have 5+ years of applicable experience within Financial Services .
• You hold the CFP or in pursuit of .
• You have a good u nderstanding of financial services financial planning frameworks and concepts .
• You are a ble to balance a client experience mindset when managing and controlling business risks .
• You have e xperience in supporting financial planning data collection, entry, and process .
• You have g eneral knowledge of compliance rules and regulations within wealth management .
• You have e ffective financial research skills .
• You have worked in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) .
• You have worked with eMoney client portal and financial planning software .
• You hold CFP or advanced designation .
• You are FINRA Series 65 licensed .
• You have Holistiplan and/or Vanilla planning experience .

Compensation Range:

$83,200.00 - $178,800.00

UMB’s Private Wealth Management team custom-tailors services for clients, incorporating financial planning, private banking, investment management, personal trust and lifestyle services, estate management and insurance services. We provide an active, engaged team of partners to clients, offering thought leadership and guidance to help them stay on track to meet their financial goals. We pride ourselves on a listen-first approach that keeps the focus on the client, always striving to understand their story, their dreams and their goals so we can help ensure their plan meets their needs now, and in the future.

As the Sr. Finan cial Planner, you will be working closely with the Wealth Advisors & Financial Advisors to design and develop financial planning analysis for presentation to clients. You will utilize financial planning software to number crunch and design plans. This is a hybrid role but is driven by client meetings. (Tues/Wed/ Thur on site).

How you’ll spend your time:

• You will be p rimarily focused on servicing high value family client segments as a client-facing Wealth Planner .

• You will serve as a s enior mentor for other financial planners on the team; regularly provides guidance and feedback on financial planning best practices .

• You will act as a p oint of escalation within the team for resolving time sensitive client inquiries and handing complex client advice topics .

• You will w ork collaboratively with other functions in Private Wealth to resolve escalations and complete special projects .

• You will s erve as the main financial planning point of contact for clients .

• You will be r esponsible for managing day to day client financial planning interactions, supporting wealth advisors across client advice topics .

• You will e nsure clients have a positive financial planning experience that always exceeds their expectations .

• You will s tay current on all tax rules, laws and regulations that could financially impact UMB clients .

• You will b uild and maintain client relationships aimed at client retention and engagement .

• You will be i ntimately involved in the new client prospect and onboarding process, partnering with client service to ensure client setup in eMoney .

• You will m aintain and update Salesforce CRM and eMoney for all financial planning activities .

• You will m anage client paperwork and electronic data files for all financial planning relationships .

• You will u nderstand the client’s overall business needs and help identify value-added services that Private Wealth can provide .

• You will r eview activities within the job scope for sufficient controls to prevent errors, breaches of client confidentiality, and misstatements of financial planning recommendations .

• You will a ssist Wealth Advisors and other associates with planning related questions .

• You will e nsure adherence to corporate policy, operational policy, and regulatory guidance .

• Other duties as assigned .

We’re excited to talk to you if:

• You possess a b achelor’s degree in relevant field or combination of education and experience that provides and equivalent background .

• You have 5+ years of applicable experience within Financial Services .

• You hold the CFP or in pursuit of .

• You have a good u nderstanding of financial services financial planning frameworks and concepts .

• You are a ble to balance a client experience mindset when managing and controlling business risks .

• You have e xperience in supporting financial planning data collection, entry, and process .

• You have g eneral knowledge of compliance rules and regulations within wealth management .

• You have e ffective financial research skills .

• You have worked in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) .

• You have worked with eMoney client portal and financial planning software .

B onus points if:

• You hold CFP or advanced designation .

• You are FINRA Series 65 licensed .

• You have Holistiplan and/or Vanilla planning experience .

Compensation Range:

$83,200.00 - $178,800.00

The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMB’s standard for this role, but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location, experience level, and other job-related factors. In addition, this range does not encompass the full earning potential for this role. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information

UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates , such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.

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