Financial Advisor

Job Description

Financial Advisor is responsible for the development of new business on the financial services platform and maintaining relationships with numerous sources of new business including company officials, life underwriters, attorneys, accountants and social acquaintances. The Financial Advisor will also discuss the advantages of proper planning and obtaining background information on corporate or personal finances, family relationships and employee status. 
 
Essential Functions
•    Develop new business on the financial services platform
•    Retain existing business
•    Initiate contacts for developing and closing new business
•    Conduct securities buying and selling
•    Develop and meet with prospects to explain Northwest's investment services
•    Discuss the advantages of proper planning and obtaining background information on corporate or personal finances, family relationships and employee status
•    Maintain an ongoing relationship with existing customers to retain and develop business
•    Develop a high community profile
•    Utilize Northwest office network for referrals and prospects
•    Ensure mailing lists are maintained and participating in marketing initiatives and campaigns
•    Conduct educational meetings as required
•    Communicate on the development of new business accounts
•    Administer certain client accounts as required
•    Assist with setting personal goals and targets
•    Meet and/or exceed annual production guidelines
•    Cultivate potential referrals from existing clients, Retail Offices, Northwest’s departments and centers of influence in the community
•    Complete financial profiles and accurately analyze customer needs and prepare proposals
•    Recommend products and services accordingly, taking into account all available alternatives
•    Perform presentations, meetings, and seminars with prospects
•    Finalize new agreements and all supporting new account documentation with customers
•    Cross-sell other Northwest products and services
•    Provide product and services training for Retail Office and Northwest Department personnel on a periodic basis
•    Ensure Compliance with FINRA/SEC regulations and requirements (licensed representatives)
•    Provide required reporting on a timely basis
•    Monitor client accounts on an ongoing basis
•    Review customer account transactions daily
•    Coordinate customer documentation and agreements
•    Schedule client meetings on a periodic basis
•    Conduct regular investment/relationship reviews as required to retail client relationship, and securities buying and selling as directed by client (licensed representatives)
•    Complete timely buying and selling (licensed representatives)
•    Oversee/schedule client distributions / bill payments
•    Review financial / investment markets daily
•    Ensure total document and data integrity
•    Develop a high community profile
•    Initiate and author client correspondence
•    Assure accurate information passed to Operations
•    Oversee system coding on individual accounts
•    Adhere to stated fee schedules
•    Minimize nonstandard fee schedules
 
Additional Essential Functions
•    Ensure compliance with Northwest’s policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
•    Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
•    Work as part of a team
•    Work with on-site equipment
 
Additional Responsibilities
•    Assist with setting personal goals and targets
•    Recommend improvements to sales and procedures
•    Recommend new marketing initiatives / potential new business opportunities
•    Recommend additions to product and services offerings
•    Complete special projects as they are assigned
 
Safety and Health for Supervisors without Direct Reports
•    Discourage any unsafe work habits by setting a good example for employees by following the required safe work practices as indicated by the safety and loss prevention program
•    Consistently and fairly enforce safe work practices
•    Ensure that each employee knows what to do in the event of an emergency
 
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree in Finance /Related Degree    
 
Preferred Work Experience

6 - 8 years relevant experience       
 

General Employee Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
•     Ability to establish effective working relationships among team members and participate in solving problems and making decisions  
•    Ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written  
•    Ability to actively listen to what others are saying to achieve understanding, sharing information with others and facilitating the open exchange of ideas and information  
•    Ability to establish courses of action for self to accomplish specific goals, develop and use tracking systems for monitoring own work progress, and effectively use resources such as time and information  
•    Ability to make right decisions based on perceptive and analytical processes, practicing good judgment in gray areas    
 
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to analyze financial data    
Knowledge of mutual funds, stocks and bonds    
Knowledge of investment markets, general economic fundamentals and available products and services    
Knowledge of Custodian Accounts    
Knowledge in Investments, IRA’s and Estates    
Knowledge of Fiduciary, ERISA and brokerage account types    
Knowledge of Employee Benefits    
 
Licenses and Certifications

Series 7  
Life/Accident/Health    
Series 63    
Series 65 or Series 66            

Northwest is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.