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Financial Advisor Associate

San Jose, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Oct 2024

💰 $64,488/yr

About the role

Patelco Credit Union, as part of its relationship with CUSO Financial Services, LP (CFS) is seeking a Financial Advisor Associate to join its growing team providing retirement and investment services to its member base in San Jose CA and the surrounding areas.

About Patelco Credit Union

Patelco Credit Union is a not-for-profit credit union with a purpose to build financial health and wellbeing for our members. Since 1936, Patelco has grown from $500 in assets to over $9 billion in assets and is one of the largest credit unions in California with branches throughout Northern California.
We’re here to help people in communities throughout Northern California build financially healthy lives. We do this by being attentive and partnering with our members to understand what is financially best for them. We thrive on change, and we put people first. If you’re looking to use your skills and knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others, we look forward to hearing from you.

Overview

Patelco Credit Union is growing its Investment Team! We are a looking for a Financial Advisor Associate (FAA) to provide retirement and investment services for our members to support our South Bay and Peninsula area branches. This is an excellent opportunity to become an FAA partnering with an experienced Financial Advisor who will mentor you to grow your book of business. We offer warm leads and salary + Commission.
In this role, the successful candidate key responsibilities will include working with registered representatives in assigning the servicing and transitioning of “B” and “C” client base, conducting regularly scheduled reviews with assigned clients to monitor client progress toward client’s goals, and serving as the broker of record for select member client accounts.

This position can be based out of the following branch locations:

South Bay – Sunnyvale and surrounding branches
Peninsula – San Mateo and surrounding branches
San Jose

Responsibilities

Provide investment advice to current and prospective clients to help them achieve their financial goals.
Recommend suitable financial products and services depending on each client’s particular financial status and objectives.
Educate clients regarding the risks, advantages and disadvantages of the different products and services available to them to meet their financial goals.
Partner closely with the credit union branch manager to create a plan to educate members and provide coaching and sales support to credit union employees.
Contact assigned clients and schedule appointments to review goals.
Process paperwork and trades for assigned clients.
Handle routine member inquiries; effectively work with the back-office support personnel at vendors and broker-dealer to ensure a high degree of quality service and member satisfaction. Report specific problems to Program Manager on an as needed basis.
Set up and maintain client files with appropriate information and in accordance with FINRA compliance standards.
Keep all securities and insurance licensing current through successful completion of Continuing Education Requirements.
Complete weekly report of contacts made.
Service branch referrals for members with investment needs.