Junior Financial Advisor – Claremont

The Recruitment Council • Claremont, CA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

This leading Asset Manager is looking for a Junior Financial Advisor to join their team. You will need to contribute to the overall profitability of the business by assisting advisory partners with the supporting documentation and compliance requirements of existing and new clients. Ensuring a good knowledge of the administrative systems to secure new business. Be flexible to interact with various high-profile clients spread across the demographics of South Africa. Tap into networks and create leads and potential clients.

Key Relations:

Regional Head and All Advisors /Assistants within region/office
External clients

Qualifications:

Certified Financial Planner designation or in the process of acquiring
Post graduate diploma in financial planning with board exam or in the process of acquiring it
RE exams
Class of business and product training
CPD points – continuous and registration FPI
All regulatory and legislative training
Active engagement/attendance of all internal training
Pro-active self-study of all training/information/practice notes
Identifying and facilitating any personal development and or “soft skills” required

Experience:

Exposure and all activities in relation to supervisory requirements to meet standard of Cat 1 and Cat 11 registration
Shared responsibility between supervisor and supervisee

Competencies:

Aptitude for figures
Writing skills
Influencing skills
Conceptual thinking skills
Interpersonal understanding
Good presentation skills
Effective stress management
Multi-focused – Planning and Management
Output driven mind-set with strong communication skills

Knowledge:

General knowledge of financial markets
Knowledge of insurance and investment products
Thorough understanding and knowledge of global economy, financial and investment markets
Knowledge on investment and financial planning
Good technical knowledge on related subjects such as Tax, estate planning, retirement planning and Forex, interest rates

Personal Characteristics:

Client and service oriented
Affable character
Integrity
Adaptable and flexible to change
Detail oriented
Effective interaction abilities
Quick thinker
Mature
Confident
Well presented
Sensitivity to the clients
High sense of duty and loyalty
Wide range of interests
Self-Starter
High levels of accountability

KPA/Strategic Business Deliverables:

Administration:

High level of understanding of the administrative requirements in the business pertaining to Documentation, Mandates, Processes, Systems, Products, Instructions and Service providers.

Client intimacy while working under supervision:

Building trusting relationships with new and prospective clients
Strategic involvement and suggestions required to grow the business and setting of new benchmarks for the delivery of services to the existing client base.
Identify new clients for the company and accepting a source target in the business. Initiate further referrals from existing clients
Ensure constant business development – attract new business, leads and top ups from existing clients.
Provide a financial roadmap and investment solution
Manage clients' wealth by effective advice and change implementation
Initiate prospecting events to support business inflows by building quality relationships
Attend bi-annual client meetings with clients

Personal Development:

Keep abreast of changes by attending training, networking conventions
Submission of supervision reports if applicable

Practice Management while working under supervision:

Management of business practice management within the company, Management of Stats, Assistant, inflows, FICA and FAIS and internal relationships.
Ensure clients are compliant to House view and adopt strategies to change implementation accordingly
Support the planning and management practice with compliance and technical planning and management ability

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