Financial Professional Associate Jobs in Iowa (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary
This Financial Professional Compensation Consultant is responsible for supporting accounting and operational processes through advanced review activities, customer service support, project coordination, auditing, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position partners closely with internal departments and financial professional offices to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to departmental policies and procedures. Responsibilities include coordinating training resources and process documentation, assisting with accounting-related projects and data research, processing service requests, and supporting workflow management across the department. This role also contributes to quality assurance efforts by auditing workloads, identifying process improvements, and collaborating with leadership to enhance operational effectiveness. Experience with Workday is a plus.
Key Deliverables and Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced review processes for financial professional offices and coordinate with internal and external customers to ensure accuracy
• Assist with organization, planning and development of training modules, software, and overall program for benefit of new and existing staff and financial professionals in regards to Operations departmental policies and procedures.
• Process customer service requests for data updates and advance compensation requests
• Provide customer service related to Accounting and supply information as needed at request of management, company associates, and financial professionals
• Support Accounting Analysts through preliminary software/data research and testing
• Coordinate Accounting projects ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget
• Complete auditing of workload for the Accounting department and coordinate necessary updates or changes in processes needed due to errors found
• Work with management to coordinate and adjust workflow as needed to ensure workload is spread
• Work with Accounting Department to participate, coordinate, and/or lead Continuous Improvement initiatives

What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and collaborative professional with strong analytical, organizational, and customer service skills. They thrive in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, problem-solving, and process improvement are essential to success. This individual is comfortable coordinating projects, conducting audits, researching data discrepancies, and working cross-functionally with both internal associates and financial professionals. They possess strong communication skills and enjoy supporting training and operational initiatives that improve team effectiveness and service quality. The successful candidate demonstrates adaptability, initiative, and a continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of professionalism. Experience with accounting operations, workflow coordination, and systems such as Workday is highly valued.
Salary Range: $21-24 per hour. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate based on the ideal candidate's qualifications, the company's operational needs, and other factors permitted by law. Actual compensation may vary depending on experience, skills, education, performance, internal equity, and geographic location.
Why Cambridge? Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, well-being, and work-life balance. We offer paid time off, paid holidays and floating holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability, and company-paid life insurance. Associates also enjoy volunteer time off, wellness incentives, and additional benefits that support you both personally and professionally.
You can find more details about our comprehensive benefits package here.
Company Overview: At Cambridge, our purpose is simple: to make a difference in the lives of our financial advisors, their clients, and our associates. Founded in 1981, we have nearly 45 years of experience supporting independent financial advisors with industry-leading tools, compliance, and transition services. Guided by our core values-integrity, commitment, flexibility, and kindness-we put financial advisors first in every decision we make.
Cambridge is an internally controlled, growth-focused independent broker-dealer with $254 billion in assets under advisement and $1.97 billion in annual revenues. We rank among the largest and fastest-growing firms in the industry, providing financial advisors with the flexibility, resources, and support to thrive. With home offices in Fairfield, Iowa, and Phoenix, Arizona, and a nationwide reach, our 900 associates maintain a 4:1 advisor-to-associate ratio to ensure personalized service.
Our community of over 4,000 producing financial advisors includes diverse business models-RIA, corporate RIA, hybrid, fee-only, and brokerage-and offers a broad selection of investment solutions with no proprietary products. At Cambridge, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace, where 60% of our associates and 18% of our financial advisors are women, and 17% of our advisors are under 40.
Join us to help financial advisors succeed, make an impact, and discover your Something Wonderful. For further information about Cambridge, please visit https://www.joincambridge.com/
Work Environments
This role offers a hybrid schedule, requiring three days weekly in the office. Applicants should be located near one of our hubs (Fairfield, IA or Phoenix, AZ) and must be willing to work this schedule. Cambridge is not considering remote candidates at this time.
Recruiting Agencies: This position is being managed directly by Cambridge's Talent Acquisition team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners in the rare instance we require additional talent options. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited submissions. Your respect for this process is appreciated.
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