A NEW HOME for growing your career
As a financial advisor, you are skilled at finding opportunities for your clients, but you should be equally adept at recognizing a professional opportunity for yourself and your career.
We think you will find that here – all the support you need to run your book of business and the independence you want to take control of your own destiny. Through Raymond James, we offer a collaborative culture and services, cutting-edge technology and the robust research and resources of one of America’s largest independent financial services companies.
If your values align with ours and you’d like to join our mission of helping clients pursue their financial goals, we welcome the opportunity to have a confidential conversation with you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Service Advisor – Associate Wealth Advisor
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Experience in financial advisory services with a passion for serving clients and a talent to support lead advisors
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- Understand and support the firm’s vision, mission and strategy
- Serve as an important part of the relationship team for firm clients
- Collaborate with lead advisors to develop presentations and perform analysis
- Develop competency in the firm’s processes, technology and approach to relationship management
- Complete service tasks to support lead advisors in the overall end-to-end client journey
- Provide prompt and accurate client service
- A go-to team player who has good interpersonal skills and a positive attitude
- Ability to handle changing priorities and fast paced environment
- Well organized and detail oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to balance accuracy with appropriate sense of urgency
- Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
- Ability to establish effective relationships
- A passion for delivering an exceptional client and employee experience
- Adhere to company policies and industry regulations
- Perform additional duties as assigned by manager
- Complete on-the-job training with existing team members
- Participate in weekly team meeting; participate in weekly 1x1 meeting with Manager; provide feedback on areas of improvement and contribute ideas to continuously improve
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- Experience providing support to financial advisors, including preparation of reports and other materials for client meetings
- Experience with wealth management and advisory services and ability to execute on instructions from lead advisors and other senior team members
- Ability to organize and manage client information and paperwork with strength of translating client goals into tasks and action items
- Ability to effectively participate in client meetings, take excellent notes, engage in client communications and assist with the new client on-boarding process
- Ability to work well as part of a client service team, including effectively engaging with lead advisors and operations to ensure exceptional results
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- College Degree
- Series 7 and 66 Licensing preferred
- CFP designation preferred
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- Prepare financial plan by collecting client’s balance sheet items and lifestyle inputs
- Prepare portfolio performance review
- Participate in client meetings and write down case notes. Ensure all follow up items are assigned as tasks to the team via the case note process
- Identify and communicate issues or suggestions for the client regarding ad hoc issues that come up during the year
- Follow up with clients on ad hoc requests
- Coordinate with clients to fill out client profile information and to complete various requests
- Complete ad hoc spreadsheet analysis for different financial planning topics
- Present/assist in presenting performance reports, investment ideas and financial planning ideas and reports
- Use YCharts to track performance of model portfolios, to research funds/stocks, and to create client repots
- Facilitate rollover and other asset transfer calls
- Understand the general process for placing trades and the resulting impact
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- Lead yourself exceptionally well
- Follow through and be consistent
- Lighten the Lead Advisor’s load
- Be willing to go above and beyond
- Think about the bigger picture
- Think within a broad context about how your decisions will impact the entire organization
- Invest in relationship chemistry and take steps to build trust
- Be prepared every time
- Know when to push and when to back off
- Be better tomorrow than you are today
- Be someone team members can count on to deliver exceptional results every day
- Listen, be present
- Focus on quality notes and task follow through
- Details are important: names, spelling, accuracy, follow through
- Take initiative
- Willingness to jump in and figure stuff out
- Don’t just go through the process—think critically about the situation
- Raise your hand and ask for help if you need it
This recognition is based exclusively on employee survey results and is given to employers who earn a score of 65% or greater on the GPTW Trust IndexTM. This ranking is not based in anyway on the individual's abilities in regards to providing investment advice or management. This ranking is not indicative of advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. Raymond James is not affiliated with the Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc.