Wealth Advisor

Hancock Whitney Corporation; Winter Park (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hancock Whitney Corp. in Winter Park, FL seeks an experienced Wealth Advisor to develop comprehensive wealth strategies for high net worth clients. You will prospect, deliver financial planning services, and coordinate with a Relationship Team to align products with client needs.

The role requires deep knowledge of estate, investment, and tax planning, with CFP/JD/CPA preferred and Series 7/66/Life-Health licenses advantageous. Strong sales and interpersonal skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business preferred; a combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 8 years of experience in financial services or planning.
• Demonstrated understanding of estate, investment and financial planning issues for affluent and high net worth clients.
• CFP, JD, or CPA strongly preferred.
• Highly motivated; self-starter with the ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent sales and interpersonal skills required.
• Series 7, Series 66 and Life/Health licenses are strongly preferred and will allow for maximum incentive potential.
• A current Series 63 and 65 registration can substitute for the Series 66.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage in the prospecting, selling, production, and delivery of financial planning services to new and existing Private Wealth Management clients.
• Identifies and pursues acquisition of qualified Private Wealth Management clients, both new and existing bank clients.
• Recognize financial planning, estate planning, tax planning, and product implementation opportunities and communicate them to the client and appropriate Relationship Team members.
• Collect data necessary to have financial or estate plan prepared.
• Present and execute financial, estate, or tax plans.
• Analyze client financial information and deliver financial advice and appropriate financial products based on client needs.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with Relationship Team members.
• Generate and refer clients to align with appropriate channel.
• Provide ongoing relation ship servicing to maintain goodwill and gain additional business.
• Monitor, maintain, and update call planner, pipeline, and closed business report using sales management tool.
• Represent the bank in civic, community, and industry functions to network and develop additional business.
• Understand wealth products and solutions to discuss needs and propose solutions.

Skills

Excellent sales and interpersonal

Self-starter/autonomous

Relationship management

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

CFP

Juris Doctor (JD)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Job description

JOB FUNCTION / SUMMARY

Wealth Advisors are responsible for developing comprehensive, integrated, multigenerational wealth strategies for high net worth clients to include the placement of wealth management products in order to satisfy identified needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively engage in the prospecting, selling, production, and delivery of financial planning services to new and existing Private Wealth Management clients
• Identifies and pursues the acquisition of qualified Private Wealth Management clients, both new and existing bank clients
• Recognize financial planning, estate planning, tax planning, and product implementation opportunities and communicate them to the client and appropriate Relationship Team members
• Collect data necessary to have financial or estate plan prepared
• Present and execute financial, estate, or tax plans
• Analyze client financial information and deliver financial advice and appropriate financial products based on client needs
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with members of a Relationship Team designated to support client service and client development
• Teams with partners throughout the bank to generate and make referrals to align clients with the appropriate channel
• Provides ongoing relationship servicing with current clients to maintain goodwill and gain additional business
• Monitor, maintain, and update call planner, pipeline, and closed business report using sales management tool
• Represent the bank in civic, community, and industry functions to network and develop additional business
• Obtain and maintain an understanding of the wide range of wealth products offered by the company, wealth issues and product solutions relevant to Private Wealth Management clients as well as investments and risk at a level to discuss needs and propose solutions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree, with a concentration in Business preferred; a combination of education and experience may be considered
• 8 years of experience in financial services or planning
• Demonstrated understanding of estate, investment and financial planning issues for affluent and high net worth clients
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Juris Doctor (JD), or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred
• Highly motivated; Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously
• Excellent sales and interpersonal skills required
• Series 7, Series 66 and Life/Health licenses are strongly preferred and will allow for maximum incentive potential
• A current Series 63 and 65 registration can substitute for the Series 66

ESSENTIAL MENTAL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to travel if required to perform the essential job functions
• Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines
• Ability to operate related equipment to perform the essential job functions
• Ability to read and interpret a document if required to perform the essential job functions
• Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 10 pounds if required to perform the essential job functions.
• If the employee is unable to lift/move/carry this weight and can be accommodated without causing the department/division an “undue hardship” then the employee must be accommodated; hence omitting lifting/moving/carrying as a physical requirement.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or history of disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, disabled veteran, or other protected characteristics as required by federal, state and local laws.

When you choose a career with Hancock Whitney (Nasdaq: HWC), we pledge a heartfelt promise: You can grow. You have a voice. You are important. You also share in a rich regional heritage and embrace core values—timeless ideals vital to our culture since the 1800s that inspire how we serve clients, communities, and each other: Honor & Integrity, Strength & Stability, Commitment to Service, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility. A fast-growing organization consistently rated among America’s strongest, safest financial services institutions, our company is based in Gulfport, Mississippi. Our bank and subsidiaries provide contemporary, comprehensive consumer, commercial, and wealth financial products and services at regional headquarters and 200-plus financial centers across a vibrant Southeast corridor including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Each day, our nearly 4,000 associates carry on a mission to help people achieve their financial goals and dreams. We come to work to create opportunities for the people we serve in the communities we call home. Together, we continue building a company solidly focused on being better, going beyond, and doing more to secure success for the people and businesses depending on us. Let our legacy lead to your future.