Associate Financial Advisor

Talent Wealth Recruiting partners with independent wealth management firms nationwide to attract and place top-tier professionals. Our client, a highly respected independent wealth management firm in Madison overseeing approximately $350 million in client assets, is seeking an experienced, sharp, and highly motivated Associate Financial Advisor.

The Associate Advisor works with the Advisory team on all aspects of wealth management, including managing existing client relationships, identifying and meeting client needs, and developing, presenting, and overseeing the implementation of financial plans. The Associate Advisor is not expected to create new client introductions. However, the Associate Advisor is responsible for assisting on closing new business by demonstrating how potential clients can benefit from working with the firm, directing the planning and onboarding processes, and deepening the client relationship.

• Lead and direct discovery, decision, and review meetings for current and prospective clients.
• Heading up and providing care for select existing clients.
• Conduct periodic client portfolio reviews.
• Monitor and adjust asset allocations.
• Uncover and receive new assets from existing clients.
• Build long-lasting relationships, offer guidance, and provide solutions to help clients meet their financial goals and objectives.
• Develop a thorough understanding of each client’s financial situation to create and maintain customized investment strategies.
• Manages the financial life cycle of our client families in all phases – accumulation, maintenance, and wealth transfer.
• Solve complicated financial planning, estate, tax, and retirement issues.
• Understands financial concepts including Investment Models, Securities, Real Estate, Risk/Risk Tolerance, Estate Planning Tools, Tax (Personal and business), Trusts, and Insurance.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Manager to ensure the client is invested appropriately.
• Organize and direct client priorities and tasks amongst teammates.
• Quick decision-making in response to changing conditions.
• Client and team collaboration focused on results.
• Directive leadership to assure business goals are achieved.
• Delegation of details as necessary, with follow-up on timeliness and quality.
• Receiving client referrals and transmitting them to the marketing team.
• Interfacing with trading, compliance, and client service teams.
• Client onboarding.
• Research.
• Assist Advisor with managing the team and day to day operations.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• FINRA series 7, 66 (or combination 65, 63) required.
• Experience with goals-based planning software (ex. eMoney, Mone Guide Pro ).
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and listening skills.
• Ability to understand and explain sophisticated financial concepts and issues.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented, accurate, organized, able to set priorities, self-starter.
• Financial planning/wealth management acumen, judgment and experience.
• Passionate about doing what is best for clients and limiting conflicts inherent in the broader industry.
• Team player, collaborative, able to work with and through others.
• Desire/ability to work successfully in a small company environment.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint.