Job description

Wealth Planning Associate / Associate Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA)

Northwestern Mutual, West Los Angeles, CA

If you are polished professional who is ambitious and hard-working, with high expectations and strong communication skills, who pays attention to details and has a growth-oriented mindset, we want to hear from you! We are a successful, unconventional, innovative, fast-paced Wealth Management team looking for our next full-time team member (AWMA/Service Advisor) as we continue to grow and impact the lives our clients, with a focus on the women, LGBTQ+, and POC diverse communities. This significant role specializes in creating financial plans for clients, including collaboration with the Wealth Management Advisor on both development and monitoring of the plan to deliver a comprehensive client solution. Applying candidates will enjoy working in a motivating and purposeful environment, laced with nutritious accountability, while providing stellar customer service to our remarkable clientele.

What the AWMA/Service Advisor will bring to our team:

• Intellectually stimulated by challenge, strategic thinking, curiosity, growth, ambition, insight and strength
• Ability to work in a self-directed and collaborative environment; confidence to share your ideas & opinions
• Keen interpersonal awareness: empathetic, responsible, resilient, resourceful
• Computer savvy and love of technology; ability to learn programs/tools quickly with an inherent curiosity to optimize workflow via adoption of new technology
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment - a master of follow up and follow through
• Practices efficient methodology at all times without sacrificing accuracy or missing the details
• Common sense approach to focusing on the urgent tasks of the day without losing oversight of the strategic and proactive objectives and key results of the firm
• Cares about and has a passion for impacting the women, LGBTQ+, and POC diverse communities
• Knowledge of key financial services; investment and risk management concepts
• Skilled in basic statistics and quantitative modern portfolio theory

Responsibilities of our AWMA/Service Advisor

• Workflow Manager: coordinate team, bringing the pieces of the plan together for a client-ready presentation
• Delegate creation of first draft of financial plan/investment proposal to appropriate team members, then review & adjust prior to finalizing and assigning to WMA for final review
• Create custom analyses of financial decisions, perform research (economy, financial markets, individual securities, mutual funds) of investments/equity compensation clients currently hold and provide strategic guidance/recommendations to the WMA
• Delegate insurance/investments admin to appropriate team member and ensure tasks are completed and proper client follow up takes place. Portfolio analysis and monitoring, tax gain/loss analysis with developing and executing appropriate trading strategies
• Administrative and operational responsibilities: data input CRM, tracking metrics, liaise with other team members to assist, participate in team meetings
• Client interaction: take the lead on answering routine client questions and service request, offer strategic advice on insurance products, investment allocation/strategy and general financial planning topics
• Join WMA in all client review meetings as an opportunity to meet the client, learn and follow up post-meeting with all action items internally and email confirmation of next steps and objectives to client
• Maintain strong compliance documentation related to research, trading and client interactions

AWMA/Service Advisor: Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree is required, preferably in financial services/wealth management or business
• 2-4 years of full-time work experience in the financial services/wealth management field is a must
• CFP® designation is required
• FINRA: Must have a Series 7, also 63 or 66
• Life, Accident & Health Insurance License, or ability to achieve within 90-days of hire

AWMA/Service Advisor: Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive base salary commensurate to experience
• Monthly bonus payouts on insurance and investment production
• Holiday bonus payout based on goals achieved
• 401k qualified plan access after 12-months of hire with a 3% employer match
• Employer-sponsored licensing, professional development and education opportunities
• Monthly medical stipend
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Parking/transportation stipend or budget for remote work/home office
• High-impact and dynamic career path

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

COVID – We are currently working remotely four days a week with one day in the office to connect and bond as a team. We follow all state and CDC guidelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID – We are currently working remotely four days a week with one day in the office to connect and bond as a team. We follow all state and CDC guidelines.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90071: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Financial services/wealth management: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CFP (Preferred)
• FINRA License Series 7, also 63 or 66 (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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