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Financial Planner Assistant
Heritage Financial Consultants, a successful wealth management and financial planning firm, is seeking an experienced professional to join one of their female advisor teams in the Hunt Valley, MD Office. The position is for a full-time Planner Assistant role. The Planner Assistant will support two women advisors to help them to grow their business by carrying out the following responsibilities:
§ Organize and schedule client meetings and appointments.
§ Answer client phone calls, maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
§ Act as liaison between clients and the Financial Planner.
§ Execute client onboarding and maintenance activities utilizing CRM software and client record keeping tools.
§ Facilitate, manage, and resolve routine client service requests, including communications, meetings, webinar/virtual events, etc.
§ Perform account set-up and assist clients with operational information. Open and maintain client account records across various custodial platforms. Perform required follow-up necessary to ensure account is in order and approved through the custodian.
§ Submit and process certain operational requests as instructed by the Financial Planner and/or client. These may include: funds distributions, deposits of checks, journals, client and account updates, ACAT initiation and other operational tasks.
§ Remain current with continuing education and understand firm policy and procedures in an ever-changing regulatory environment. Assist in maintaining records required for compliance with securities laws.
This non-selling position is full-time, is compensated with a competitive base salary, will be eligible for a bonus structure with a very attractive overall benefits package described below. The role will also cover costs for education pursuing defined industry related licenses and/or designations, where appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Someone who wants upward mobility in the financial planning field
Licensing optional – Series 6 or 7, and life insurance.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum of 2-3 years relevant experience in a professional work environment
Client service experience required
SKILLS
Strong attention to detail
Highly organized
Tech savvy; Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
Excellent communication and writing skills
Ability to meet deadlines
WHAT HERITAGE CAN OFFER
Competitive Pay Structure
License Reimbursement
Paid Time-Off Plan
Company Retirement Plan
Free Parking & Gym Access
Baltimore Top Workplace (visit our Career page: https://www.heritageconsultants.com/careers/
About Heritage
Heritage Financial Consultants has over $8.2 billion in client invested assets (as of 12/31/2023) and provides customized financial planning to meet the needs of families, individuals, and businesses. Founded in 1999, Heritage has 14 offices across Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, Indiana and Florida and is consistently recognized for being a top financial planning firm and workplace in the Baltimore area where the organization is headquartered. Heritage Financial Consultants was named a “Top Workplace” by the Baltimore Sun Media Group on 12/7/2023 for the year 2023. The firm has received this recognition 6 times, in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023. Heritage Financial Consultants was also named a "Largest Wealth Management Firm" in the Greater Baltimore Area on 12/1/2023 based on data for 2023, by the Baltimore Business Journal. For more information please visit: www.heritageconsultants.com
Equal Opportunity Employer
Securities and investment advisory services offered through Osaic FA, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Osaic FA is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of Osaic FA. CRN-7077018-100124
The Baltimore Sun’s Top Workplaces awards seek out the region’s best places to work through company nominations and determines the winners based on the results of employee feedback surveys provided by Energage, a company that conducts Top Workplaces surveys for dozens of news organizations across the country. The employee survey evaluates factors such as the company’s management and leadership, effectiveness, team values, employee engagement, and benefits and compensation. We applied for the award. Neither the advisors nor their parent firm pay a fee to the Baltimore Sun for the nomination, receipt, or promotion of the award. The award was independently granted and membership in an organization was not required. For more information, please visit https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/topworkplaces/
The Largest Wealth Management Firms in the Baltimore area award is independently produced by the Baltimore Business Journal and is based on the rankings of local Baltimore financial planning firms by the number of registered representatives. Heritage was independently nominated for this award. Neither Heritage nor its parent firm pay a fee to the Baltimore Business Journal for the nomination, receipt, or promotion of the award. The award was independently granted and membership in an organization was not required. For more information, please visit https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/subscriber-only/2021/12/03/financial-planning-companies.html
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Compensation Package:
- Bonus opportunities
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Client services: 2 years (Preferred)
- Wealth management: 2 years (Required)
- Administrative: 1 year (Required)
- CRM software: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Series 7 (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Cockeysville, MD 21030 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55,000 - $70,000
