Paraplanner

Paraplanner

Rochester, NY

JK Executive Strategies is partnering with a respected independent wealth management firm in search of a Paraplanner to join its team. We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented professional to support the firm’s financial advisory team in delivering comprehensive, high-quality wealth management services. This individual will play a key role in gathering and analyzing client information, preparing financial plans, supporting investment and planning recommendations, and ensuring advisors are well prepared for client meetings. This position offers a potential career path into a client-facing advisor role, with the opportunity to assume responsibility for a defined group of emerging-wealth clients as experience and capabilities develop.

Responsibilities

• Partner with financial advisors to prepare comprehensive financial plans addressing retirement, investment, insurance, tax, estate, education, and cash-flow considerations.
• Obtain and maintain the appropriate securities licenses required for assigned responsibilities, and monitor licensing and registration requirements for all advisors.
• Develop proficiency in the firm’s investment research and trading platforms, and trade and rebalance client portfolios in accordance with approved investment strategies.
• Communicate with clients regarding investment and allocation changes, provide relevant updates, and respond to investment-related questions as appropriate.
• Facilitate money movement requests, including deposits and withdrawals, raising cash, transferring funds between accounts, and journaling assets, while following firm procedures and authorization requirements.
• Gather, organize, and analyze client financial information, including assets, liabilities, income, expenses, insurance coverage, and estate-planning documents.
• Enter and maintain accurate client data within financial-planning and customer relationship management systems.
• Develop financial projections, scenario analyses, and planning recommendations for advisor review.
• Prepare client meeting materials, presentations, reports, and planning summaries.
• Assist advisors in identifying planning opportunities, potential risks, and appropriate strategies based on each client’s goals.
• Conduct research related to investment products, retirement strategies, insurance solutions, tax considerations, and estate-planning concepts.
• Coordinate with internal investment, operations, compliance, and client service teams to support the implementation of approved recommendations.
• Track client action items and follow up with advisors and internal partners to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and compliant client records and documentation.
• Progress toward independently servicing an assigned group of emerging wealth clients, including leading review meetings, addressing ongoing planning needs, and coordinating with internal teams to implement recommendations.
• Stay current on financial-planning practices, industry developments, regulatory requirements, and relevant technology.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of financial-planning processes, templates, and client-service standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, financial planning, economics, accounting, business administration, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning, wealth management, investment advisory services, banking, or a related financial services environment.
• Demonstrated experience preparing financial plans, analyzing client information, and supporting financial advisors or wealth-management professionals.
• Knowledge of retirement planning, investments, insurance, tax planning, estate planning, and cash-flow analysis.
• Experience with financial-planning software, CRM platforms, portfolio-management systems, and Microsoft Office.
• FINRA licenses, such as the Series 7, Series 65, Series 66, or related credentials, are preferred but not required.
• CFP® certification, progress toward certification, or another relevant professional designation is considered a plus.

Salary Range

• $70,000-85,000

JK Executive Strategies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of JK Executive Strategies to provide equal opportunity in employment and conditions of employment to all individuals regardless of age, race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, veteran or military status, disability, pregnancy-related condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, marital status, familial status, prior arrest, domestic violence victim status, non-job related convictions, participation in lawful activities outside of our workplace, or any other status protected by law.