About the Role:
The Associate Financial Advisor will be a key planning resource for the Financial Advisors in the Arizona market, assisting in their ability to offer sophisticated wealth management solutions to individuals and families and strategically build the client base. This role combines technical planning expertise with relationship-building, allowing you to influence client outcomes while supporting advisor growth and deepening client engagement across the market.
You will partner with advisors to prepare for client meetings, analyze complex financial situations, deliver planning recommendations, and help position financial planning as an integral part of the client experience. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, a client-first mindset, and a passion for helping individuals and families make informed financial decisions with confidence.
The Impact You’ll Make:
- Review, research and analyze data to create customized, annual financial plans for clients
- Deliver the financial plan to clients in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team.
- Connect with next generation clients through planning
- Provide or lead financial education, such as long-term planning, social security/Medicare, tax return reviews utilizing our team of experts
- Take the planning results and identify the best investment solutions to implement the plan in partnership with the Financial Advisor/Team. Assist with marketing efforts, such as a newsletter or LinkedIn presence, to solicit additional planning business with the existing client base and to establish the team as a planning team in front of prospects
- Research relevant news articles related to the topic’s covered in a client’s plan to share with them as an added touch point
- Document, follow up, and support the closing of opportunities identified from the financial planning process
- Serve as a Team specialist for queries on financial planning topics and consult with the Financial Advisors/Team on specific client scenarios
- Monitor and track client revenues related to financial planning work to ensure sales opportunities are maximized
- Operate within the team’s client service and wealth management strategy to ensure high quality client service
- Engage the client/prospect, frame the discussion, and convey the mission to better position the Advisor for additional business opportunities
- Performs other duties and special projects as necessary
What You’ll Bring to Baird:
- Minimum of three years of investment experience in a client facing role
- Must have or be capable of and committed to pursuing and achieving specialized professional designations (i.e., CFP, CPWA) or higher-level education equivalent within one year of assuming the Associate Financial Advisor role
- Must hold SIE, Series 7/66 or Series 7/63/65 licenses
- Must have an undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Equivalent
- Some travel to branches in the market is expected
- Excellent presentation skills, very strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Proven self-starter, highly motivated, with the ability to work independently
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