Financial Planning Assistant

About Wealth Enhancement

Wealth Enhancement is an independent wealth management firm with an endless passion for enriching the lives of our clients. We continually seek to perfect our craft of personalized financial planning with our team-based Roundtable and UniFi processes that go far beyond the standard approach. We proudly provide unique financial plans and investment management services to over 80,000 households from our over 140 offices - and growing - nationwide.

Since 1997, Wealth Enhancement has tirelessly raised the standard of wealth management with specialized knowledge and more attentive service that helps every client craft their future. For more information, please visit www.wealthenhancement.com.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Planning Assistant! The Financial Planning Assistant will organize the client’s financial documentation and assist advisors with client service responsibilities. In addition,  you would assist in the creation of customized financial plans tailored to meet client’s needs, and create client reviews.

This is a hybrid role.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $50,000.00 to $60,000.00, exclusive of bonuses and benefits. We encourage you to apply and provide us with your compensation expectations when you do. We’re big on open conversations, so, let’s have one.

Primary Job Functions

Client Account & CRM Support

• Establish and maintain new client accounts in the CRM database

• Generate, merge, and mail client welcome letters

• Assist in networking and maintaining direct business accounts

• Support the administration of data exchange between Portfolio Accounting and CRM systems

Scheduling & Operational Coordination

• Assist with scheduling meetings, appointments, and internal events

• Provide administrative support for new business processing

• Coordinate with advisors and team members to ensure timely task completion

• Support ad hoc projects and operational initiatives as assigned

Data Entry & Project Support

• Perform accurate and timely data entry across multiple systems

• Assist with special projects, reporting, and operational improvements

• Provide backup support for other administrative roles as needed

• Contribute to process documentation and workflow optimization

Creation of Customized Financial Plans

• Provide an accurate summary of clients’ personal information and current financial position

• Provide an accurate current asset allocation

• Submit cases to the Roundtable on behalf of the Financial Advisors

• Coordinate and obtain recommendations from the Financial Advisor

• Gather and coordinate pertinent insurance materials and documents with the insurance department for review, as necessary

• Coordinate investment allocations and/or recommendations from investment department, as necessary

• Assist in the creation of other financial planning reports/analyses by utilizing financial planning software

• Incorporate analyses and recommendations into the Financial Plan

• Submit financial plans to the Planning Operations Manager or a Senior Financial Planner for final review before delivery to the Advisor and client

• Support the Financial Advisor or Financial Planner with Financial Plan completion tasks (e.g. printing, copying, binding, mailing)

• Record notes regarding client communications, inquiries, and actions related to planning

Scheduling & Creation of Client Reviews

• Prepare reviews and maintain accurate information on all accounts (WEG & outside WEG), beneficiary information, RMD tracking, etc.

• Submit review to Financial Advisor or Associate Financial Advisor on a timely basis for final review

• Record notes regarding client communications, inquiries, and actions related to reviews

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in business; finance, economics or related

• Superior verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

• Familiarity with Salesforce, e-Money, and/or Orion preferred

• Experience with Workday preferred

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