Financial Advisor - Sandy Spring Bank

Are you someone who seeks opportunity and has a true desire to grow your career with an organization that has enriched the lives of its clients and communities in the Greater Washington region for more than 150 years? If so, Sandy Spring Bank may be the perfect fit for you!​

Sandy Spring Bank is a growing financial services company focused on creating real experiences for our employees, clients, shareholders and communities. ​We are proud to have been certified as A Great Place To Work®, recognized by The Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun as a Top Workplace, by Forbes magazine as the #1 Bank in Maryland.  It is our employees who play an integral role in shaping who we are as a company and upholding what matters most to us: people and relationships.​

To help us attract the highest quality individuals, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. We offer competitive market salaries, paid time off, multiple retirement savings options, full health care options, life insurance, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, career development opportunities, tuition assistance and volunteer opportunities. We are proud to offer those, and so much more, making Sandy Spring Bank a remarkable place to work and build a career.

About the Job:

Sandy Spring Bank is currently recruiting for a RPJ Relationship Manager. The successful candidate requires strong financial planning, analytical, and business development skills. The RM provides clients guidance on portfolio allocation, security selection and implementation, and all financial planning issues including long-term goal identification, cash flow and wealth transfer strategies, charitable efforts, real estate activities, and legacy matters.  The Relationship Manager manages, maintains and deepens relationships with the team’s clients to achieve consistent client service, develops new business, and promotes growth and profitability of the firm. RM will work to expand the team approach to service existing clients, and attract new. 

MAJOR JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Relationship Management:

As the primary point of contact, the RM is responsible for ongoing client communication and investment reviews. Supervises implementation of the investment strategy as outlined with client and provides financial planning advice on an ongoing basis. 

2. Business Development:

Cultivates and maintains relationships with numerous sources of new business, including company officials, attorneys, accountants, and other centers of influence. Meets with prospects to explain company services.  Prepares and delivers proposals to prospective clients.  Maintains prospect tracking system and participates and supports development of the RPJ marketing program.

3.  Investment Policy and Market Research:

            Assists in the development of company short and long-term investment policies and strategies based on management investment philosophy and client investment objectives. 

Keeps informed of developments in the security markets. Participates in Investment Committee meetings and decisions.  Each member of the advisory staff is also a member of the firm Investment Committee.

Scope of Authority:

Job function has significant effect on the company and a major impact within area of responsibility.  Authority to operate with significant latitude within the broad framework of company policy.  Incumbent works in close consultation with top management at RPJ.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. Position requires excellent analytical ability and problem solving skills, good judgement, and personal integrity.  A bachelor’s degree or higher in finance or related field is required, a CFP certification   is preferred. A thorough knowledge of stocks, mutual funds, U.S. Treasuries, agencies and municipal bonds is desired. A Series 65 license is required. 
2. A minimum of five years work related experience is required, including experience in financial planning principles, advising, or as a client service professional or financial/investment analyst.   
3. Requires extensive internal and external contacts at all levels involving a high degree of diplomacy, tact, judgment, timing and persuasion. Self-starter with strong organizational skills.
4. Professional and articulate with strong attention to detail. Ability to communicate complex information from diverse sources in an organized manner.  Ability to write statements of broad policy. Ability to make effective presentations of proposals and recommendations before internal and external audiences at all levels.
5. High level problem-solving skills are required; problems are technically complex and require the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data from diverse sources.
6. Proficient computer skills including the Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and other platforms.

7. Must be able to qualify, obtain, and maintain necessary licensing requirements.

SPECIFIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work requires reasonable mobility in and around the work area.  Ability to use standard computer and phone systems is required

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Normal office environment where there is almost no discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, or other disagreeable elements.

Work includes little or no potential exposure to hazardous conditions.

Must be able to travel to remote company and/or client locations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Rembert Pendleton Jackson (RPJ), a subsidiary of Sandy Spring Bank, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position, please call our job line at 1-800-399-5919 and select option 5. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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