Associate Financial Planner

Overview of Sugarloaf Wealth Management

Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC is an RIA firm delivering customized financial planning and wealth management solutions for over three decades to enrich the lives of our clients and equip them fully with the resources they need to meet their financial goals and objectives. This is your opportunity to play an instrumental role in the future growth and continued success of our fast-growing organization!

Position Description:

The Associate Financial Planner will apprentice under and assist our senior advisors throughout the financial planning process, from discovery to implementation. The Associate Financial Planner will help gather and analyze financial information to build, present, execute, and monitor financial plans.

The Associate Financial Planner will also assist in direct client service activities, including carrying out client service requests, client check-ins, and general communications. The focus of these activities is to help enrich the client experience and add value through increased service and support, freeing up valuable time for our senior advisors where they can concentrate their efforts on deepening client relationships and new client acquisition.

Functional Roles & Responsibilities:

• Help senior advisors prepare for meetings by working with clients and prospects in gathering financial information regarding their goals, assets, liabilities, insurance, estate planning, tax, and more.
• Complete financial planning executive summaries, create Money Guide reports from Money Guide Elite, and video delivery for clients and prospects.
• Become the expert in financial planning software in creating a superior client experience.
• Assist senior advisor in post-meeting tasks such as notes, CRM updates, follow up.
• Assist financial planning department in entering plan data into the needed software.
• Work with the trading department to carry out trading tasks.
• Become efficient in back-office duties including account transfers, systematic withdrawals, account maintenance.
• Engage retirement plan participants of our defined contribution plans with on-site education and planning meetings.

Personal Qualities, Skills, & Attributes

• Knowledge of key financial concepts – financial planning, portfolio & risk management
• Passion to help others and to do so with honesty, humility, & integrity
• Thrive in a team setting and support team members in multiple capacities
• Reliable – follows through on responsibilities & commitments
• Can effectively prioritize and organize
• Comfortable with phone conversations, presentations, and in meeting settings
• Able to connect with others and put them at ease
• Takes direction and can efficiently execute a plan
• A disciplined, effective listener
• Encourage others and build up those around you
• Incorporates common sense into decision-making
• Great problem-solving ability with a “I’ll find a solution” mentality
• Respectful of others – promote unity and peace & defend against division and discord
• Confident in abilities, but humble in actions & spirit

Education Requirements and Industry Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in financial planning, business, finance, or comparable
• 1 -3 years of experience in the financial planning field is preferred
• Preferred candidate will have or will be working toward earning the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation

Preferred Technology Experience and Digital Proficiency

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, & Teams) and Adobe Acrobat
• Web Conferencing Platforms (Teams, Zoom, etc.)
• CRM Platforms (Salesforce)
• Portfolio accounting systems (Black Diamond)
• Money Guide financial planning software
• Risk Assessment software (Tolerisk)
• Fidelity Institutional custodial platform (Wealthscape)

Compensation/Benefits

• Full Benefits Package includes 401(k), Health, Vision, and Dental.
• For more information about our company, please visit our website www.swmllc.com. If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply via the LinkedIn job posting. Given the high demand for this position, we’re only able to contact the most qualified candidates.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Duluth, GA 30097: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person