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Position: Associate Financial Advisor

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Status: Full time, in office

Compensation: $110K-$130K (based on experience)

The best and brightest always have choices in the tax and financial services arena. Working with us, a rapidly growing, private, independent financial planning firm with an in-house tax department, is an investment in your future that will reap rewards for years to come.

We are a close, tightly knit team that works collaboratively to bring our values to life each day: hard work, humility, optimism, responsiveness, and doing whatever needs to be done to make things right. Our firm is committed to delivering high-quality, high-touch experiences to our clients so that, no matter whom they work with, clients know that they are receiving our utmost attention. Being their advocate is the highest honor for us!

Are you looking for a new opportunity to advance and be part of a growing team with the infrastructure in place to allow you to deliver a holistic comprehensive planning process? Do you take the long view of opportunities and get excited by the process of achieving success for your clients?

If you are looking for an opportunity to join an established firm and partner with a successful leader, the opportunity to join us as an Associate Financial Advisor may be for you.

Our firm:

• Works for some of the most amazing people in the country. Affluent individuals, families and privately owned businesses entrust us with their retirement and investment goals and dreams. Services offered include full comprehensive financial planning, investment management and implementation, retirement income planning, tax preparation, estate planning and protection planning strategies.
• Wants our clients to succeed and we want our staff to succeed as well. We make sure to practice what we preach and help our team engage in their own success. We deliver training, mentoring, and numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth to all those who join the team.
• Is a highly respected wealth management firm. We are very selective about the clients we bring on board and with whom we do business.

The Associate Financial Advisor opportunity offers strong long term growth potential, including opportunities for additional compensation and a potential future path toward becoming a Financial Advisor.

Utilizing best-in-class resources and technology, you will roll up your sleeves and work in collaboration with the entire team, including the other advisors and the firm's Founder.

The attributes that we look for in teammates include:

• Energy and enthusiasm
• High emotional intelligence: resiliency, emotional regulation, self-awareness, social awareness, communication skills, interpersonal skills, ability to manage conflict
• Commitment to exceeding client expectations
• An interest in growing and continuing education
• Humility and compassion; patience and empathy
• Meticulous listening skills
• An ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively to contribute to the overall excellence of the client experience
• Strong organizational skills
• Desire to be a long-term contributing member of the team
• Strong attention to detail
• Positive attitude, team player
• A long view of the opportunities presented by the firm, and the industry overall

Interested in more details? As an Associate Financial Advisor you can expect to:

• Producing client deliverables in a timely, accurate, and informative manner
• Conduct review meetings in conjunction with the firm's advisors
• Attend client meetings, take notes, create summary letters and file notes and perform necessary follow up
• Monitor account alerts
• Generate review meeting materials for client presentation including creating financial plans
• Maintain relationships with clients, understanding their unique circumstances, connections, talents, interests, etc.
• Provide outstanding service by responding to incoming calls from clients and addressing their concerns in a timely manner
• Review clients' goals and risk profile
• Stay current on trends within the financial planning and investment arena
• Demonstrate job stability and career progression

Qualifications for this role include:

• Bachelor's degree
• CFP® certification or currently enrolled in CFP® certification coursework required
• Series 65 required
• 6+ years of industry experience
• A clean U-4
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Heavy client facing experience
• Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office and some financial planning software
• Demonstrated job stability and career progression

Get in touch today so that we can get to know you! As an Associate Financial Advisor, you will work with some of the most successful business owners, families, and individuals around. You will provide life-changing support to clients who look to us as advocates for their hopes and dreams.

We welcome a diverse pool of applicants from various backgrounds and urge you to apply to learn more about what our firm offers and see if it might be an attractive fit for both of us. We look forward to meeting you!