Financial Planning Associate

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION: To provide clients with integrated financial services, in partnership with the Client Advisor and other team members. To provide support to Client Advisors and others in the organization to deliver best-in-class client service. To monitor the financial activities of assigned clients and oversee completion of client work.

OUTCOMES :

1. Partners with Client Advisor and other FCI professionals to coordinate communication and delivery of services to clients.

2. Manages execution of client work, creating accountability across FCI functions.

3. Provides financial planning expertise, solutions, and recommendations for clients.

4. Analyzes financial information and prepares accurate and timely materials.

5. Partners with Client Operations Specialists and administrative staff to ensure accurate and timely transactions are completed.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides clear advice and recommendations as a financial planning expert, communicating clearly and effectively with clients. Anticipates needs, answers questions, and recommends solutions. Presents financial information in client meetings.

2. Reviews and analyzes clients' financial situation regularly and proposes tactical and/or strategic ideas to help clients meet their financial and related goals.

3. Contributes to client meeting planning using eMoney for most meetings, with the ability to prepare cash flows, spending rate analysis, financial planning reports, and other reports as needed. Oversees review of meeting materials provided by other departments. Attends most client meetings. Manages execution of tasks resulting from client meeting.

4. Monitors overall financial activity of assigned clients. Identifies and resolves client issues as they arise and, if necessary, brings issues to the attention of Client Advisor and other FCI staff as needed.

5. Oversees the preparation of checks and wires by Client Operations Specialists; approve checks and wires.

6. Responsible for clients' cash flow planning and makes recommendations as necessary including ensuring adequate cash is available for client needs. Works with Operations Team to ensure completion of assigned work and transactions.

7. Reviews the client's semi-annual reports.

8. Works with the Investment Department on clients' investment planning; is knowledgeable regarding clients' investment planning objectives.

9. Works with the Tax, Trust, Estate, and Charitable Groups on clients' estate, tax, and charitable planning and trust matters; is knowledgeable regarding clients' financial and related objectives.

10. Works with clients and insurance brokers to ensure adequate and appropriate insurance coverage based on clients' needs.

11. Completes special projects and participates in company initiatives as assigned.

COMPETENCIES :

1. Accountability & Dependability: takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little oversight; is organized and takes ownership.

2. Communicator: speaks, listens, and writes clearly and effectively.

3. Confidentiality: demonstrates ability to protect confidential information (the business and lives of the clients are confidential to the outside world, and the client's individual activities are confidential with respect to each other).

4. Continuous Learning: sharpens skills on own time, aspires to reach higher potential, keeps commitments, attends training, stays current with trade journals/books/media, and has a plan for growth and development.

5. Critical Thinking: ability to analyze situations, solve problems, think critically, create, and make improvements.

6. Decision Making & Judgment: makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints and risks.

7. Organized: approaches the job in an organized and disciplined manner.

8. Overall Productivity: understands job requirements and standards, motivated to meet or exceed goals with accuracy, and seeks to produce the highest quality.

9. Project Management: uses tools and systems effectively, meets deadlines and budgets, coordinates resources and meets objectives.

10. Problem-Solving & Conflict Resolution: uses logic and facts in analyses of problems, tracks patterns of recurring problems, anticipates issues, develops alternative solutions, escalates, when necessary, looks beneath the surface, and uses good judgment.

11. Relationship Building: values relationships, protects confidential information, treats others with respect, appreciates differences in others, volunteers and participates in company events, and builds bridges to bring people together.

12. Technical Knowledge: leverages knowledge and experience.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor's degree in business, accounting and or tax/finance preferred.

2. Minimum 3 years' related financial planning experience required.

3. Advanced certifications or credentials held or working toward completing - CFP preferred.

4. Ability to travel up to 20% of time (travel for meetings may be less or busier at certain times of the year).

5. Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, Adobe Pro, and PowerPoint required. Proficiency with eMoney or similar financial software preferred.

6. Compensation range of $96-125K plus bonus and full benefits.

ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

1. Sitting, talking at a moderate volume level, hearing, fingering/grasping constantly

2. Standing, walking, reaching frequently

3. Bending, stooping, kneeling, and crouching as necessary to facilitate filing.

4. Lifting up to 10 pounds occasionally

5. Operating audio-visual devices and standard office equipment, such as computers, telephones, fax machines, and photocopiers

6. Typing and entering data on a computer at a speed necessary for successful job performance

7. Looking at computer screen regularly

8. Organizing and sorting correspondence and other documents

9. Quiet, professional, results-oriented office environment

This in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent that such modification is medically necessary and does not cause an undue hardship.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $96,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Bonus opportunities

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tacoma, WA 98401