Associate Wealth Advisor - Transcend Practice Management

Associate Wealth Advisor

Location: Wilmington, NC 27412

Compensation: $100,000 - $125,000 base salary + incentive compensation/profit sharing

Status: Full-time, Hybrid

The best and brightest in the financial advisory industry always have choices in the wealth management arena. Working with us is an investment in your future that will reap rewards for years to come.

We are a 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 offices are 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!

We are excited to have an opportunity to welcome a new Associate Wealth Advisor to our team! As an Associate Wealth Advisor, you will support existing client relationships in conjunction with the Managing Partner. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, this position offers a direct path to partnership.

The attributes that we look for in teammates include:

• Reliability, integrity, and a proven record of strong client relationship-building
• Self-management
• Commitment to exceeding client expectations
• Careful listening skills
• High ethical standards
• Ability to work autonomously within an area of responsibility, as well as collaboratively to contribute to the overall client experience
• Ability to learn quickly and implement and improve upon established processes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, quickly connecting with others to build relationships within the firm and across our client base
• Drive with a desire to be a long-term contributing member of the team
• Growth-oriented: holding a long view of the opportunities presented by the firm and the industry overall

Get in touch today so that we can get to know you! 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. Utilizing best-in-class resources and technology, you will roll up your sleeves and work in collaboration with a senior advisor to tackle complex financial, estate, and tax planning situations and deliver an experience to clients that is second to none.

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

• Work alongside the Managing Partner to learn about our clients,
  processes,
  and value proposition
• Prepare for and attend client meetings, take notes, complete follow up, and correspond with clients
• Participate and listen carefully in client and planning meetings and translate the discussions into a strategy for data collection and analysis to help drive financial planning efforts
• Interview clients about their attitudes, financial constraints, and goals; identify and clarify client needs; review statements provided by clients
• Continuously stay in relationship with clients and understand their unique circumstances, connections, talents, interests, etc.
• Complete accurate financial plans in eMoney; input updated values into appropriate planning software
• Perform complex analysis of planning strategies, risks, and opportunities in the areas of retirement planning, tax planning, estate planning, cash flow planning, asset allocation, asset protection, etc.
• Own the implementation of client planning strategies
• Develop client deliverables and reports in a timely, accurate, and informative manner
• Respond to client service needs throughout the year

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the entrepreneurial drive to evolve into a Lead Advisor in 12-24 months, beginning to take on direct responsibility for client relationships, and into a Senior Advisor role after 24-48 months, taking over all client relationships in this office as well as management and leadership of the office. Ideal candidates will demonstrate an ability to ensure a continuous high-quality experience for clients as well as an unflagging focus on growth.

Qualifications for this role include:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8+ years of experience as a servicing advisor in the financial services industry
• Series 7 and 66 (or 63 and 65) required
• CFP® designation a bonus; willingness to enroll in the CFP® certification program required
• Proficiency with computer software, including the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Word), eMoney, and Salesforce
• Strong understanding of financial planning concepts and terminology
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and leadership skills
• Demonstrated job stability and career progression

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